Discovering Venezuela’s national dish: Arepa
I was a woman on a mission this Saturday morning. It was 9:30am and I’ve already left the warmth of my flat to venture into Acklam Villiage by Portobello market. …
View ArticleFood & product photography workshop: day 1
It’s just a quick hello from me today. This week I am attending a 5 day food & product photography workshop in London. After deliberating back and forth over the…
View ArticlePhotography workshop photo-recap
This week has been a bunch of firsts for me: 1st time working with studio lights for food photography, painting with light, and … fracturing my foot. Despite the injury…
View ArticleMy introduction to studio lighting & commercial photography
It took me a while to come to terms with spending £700 on a 4-day food & product photography workshop at the London School of Photography. These days I have…
View ArticleExploring interior photography at Burger & Shake
Lately, seemingly from out of nowhere, I’ve become drawn to space. Whether in a cafe, shop, or restaurant where natural light filters in and shadows are cast, I have developed…
View ArticleDiscovering the taste of wine: a full day course with Thirty Fifty
London was dressed by a flurry of snow one Saturday morning when BF and I partook in a wine tasting course held by ThirtyFifty (so named after the latitudes where…
View ArticlePhotoshoot: paleo & gluten-free afternoon tea pop up
Over the weekend I did a shoot for Ceri Jones’ paleo & gluten-free afternoon tea pop up held at Cafe Crema in southeast London. Through her 1st pop up, Ceri…
View ArticleLondon lunching: Momo Restaurant
Finally, I’ve made a list. One that contains the names of London restaurants that I’ve meant to try in the last two years of living here but never willed it…
View ArticleBrunchin at Grain Store, Granary Square
In Granary Square, right next to what looks like a derelict warehouse you’ll find rejuvenated signs of life. At least that’s what I had the pleasure of experiencing last Sunday…
View ArticleAl fresco dining on a summer’s eve in London: Shrimpy’s
As the sun steadily dipped behind the derelict warehouses that are decorated with scaffolding, our party of four were sat across the canal at the old King’s Cross filling station…
View ArticleFood styling & shoot with Pukka Paki
A few weeks back I showed up at Sumayya’s doorstep, drowsy from the heat with a camera bag strapped to my back and tripod along with reflectors enveloped in my…
View ArticleMiele 2063 Dining: a taste of what’s to come
Have you stopped to consider how different your meals – both in how it’s prepared to how it is eaten – might be fifty years into the future? I certainly…
View ArticleDivine dining at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
It has become our once a year ritual, a visit to Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant, Dinner, housed in the Mandarin Oriental hotel. This time around we were a party of four…
View ArticleA tour of London’s ramen bars: Bone Daddies
I’m a mad woman on a mission lately trying to make up for lost times. Evidently 2012 saw a surge of ramen noodle bars propping up in London and I…
View ArticleSweet Christmas tidings
While Christmas isn’t one of my favorite holidays it gets an honorable mention. I love the sight of soared spirits even among the grumpiest of men and the quiet nook…
View ArticlePayday Lunch at Sushi Samba London
Dan, my friend & ex-colleague, and I meet up periodically in the City to catch up and lunch. This past March we ventured to Sushi Samba London, a popular City of London restaurant that serves up a...
View ArticleEating with the season: Diana Henry’s ricotta with summer berries & honey
After two years of making a mental note to stop by the Bloomsbury Farmers’ Market at London’s Torrington Square, I’ve finally made it. The market was teeming with a hungry lunch crowd that warm...
View ArticleOn food & travel photography: workshops with Donal Skehan & Marte-Marie Forsberg
Food and travel photography has grown from a passive interest of mine to undeniable passion to a full time job in the last two and a half years. Within this time span I attended five photography...
View ArticleA cacao-inspired brunch at Rabot 1745
It was 10:30 am on a Saturday morning. There was a thickening crowd of people in Borough Market as I made my way to Rabot 1745, a restaurant with a cacao-centric menu, for 10:45 am reservations. The...
View ArticlePhoto essay: the colors of Fera at Claridge’s
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of enjoying a long lunch with a new friend and fellow expat, Julie of A Lady in London, at Fera the new restaurant in Claridge’s hotel. Everything about the...
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