Forty-First Collection

In the world filled with Avocado toasts, was so interesting to find this unique citrus based toast for brunch at Herringbone in La Jolla, San Diego. Burst of freshness and crunchiness were accented by the bright colors of the ingredients as well as the location itself; So provided an awesome photo op while celebrating a friend's birthday.

Celery Root Chowder.
Smoked trout, Box crab, caviar, celery, potato, romanesco, and wood sorrel.
Prepared by Vanessa Lauren.

Light: Aputure 120d; Westcott Rapid Box XXL.
Camera: Sony a7iii; Sigma Art 50mm f/1.4.

Kindred is a very edgy Vegan restaurant (One of its kind) at South Park, San Diego. They seem to know how to cook the best vegan food around here drawing in massive crowds. On a late February night, my friend @thedoubleeaterz and I decided to indulge in some vegan chocolate awesomeness (Kindred used Tcho chocolates to make this dessert :)). The dark restaurant vibes assisted in creating a moody image.

Two years ago I shot at The Montagu Arms and last month I was back there with a new chef bringing in all the excitement of a new menu in a gorgeous established hotel.
Matthew Whitfield worked formerly at Eleven Madison Park and now is head chef at The Montagu

This is his lemon tart with ice-cream - beautiful!

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I wanted this image to be light and very soft so the green nuts stood out from the plain shell. These Pistachios where shot in window light

Preparation of a dish from "Republique" Chef Walter Manzke Westholme Australian New York Strip for the "Road to Lyon" supporting Culinary Team USA, sponsored by Mentor BKB - held at Melisse Restaurant in Santa Monica California - Chef Josiah Citrin.
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Photographing a martini for a local restaurant, I decided to spice up the classic iconic martini glass by dropping an olive in it and recording the splash.

Angus Avocado Burger
Best 2 ingredients in one dish!
Camera: Canon 5D mark iii
Lens: 50 mm
Settings: ISO 400, 1/50 sec at ƒ/2.8, daylight

Photoshoot on location at our local patisserie. Belgian chocolate melting over a stack of profiteroles.
Foodstyling by @jodyvassallobeautifulfood. Client @scratchpatisserie.
Using natural light at a low angle.

Just as simple as it looks - oven roasted potatoes with spinach, dip and fresh smoked salmon. But first time shot with a softbox-light.

A traditional Sundanese warm drink of spiced tea latte called Bandrek. A concoction of ginger, lemongrass, cinnamon, cloves, pandan leaf then mixed with coconut milk. A popular drink to be enjoyed during cold weather or rainy season.

This menu with sea inspiration was created by A Escola by the Artist restaurant, in Porto, Portugal by executive chef Hugo Dias.

The lush looking tart is a vegan vanilla wattleseed tart, topped with fresh figs and cacao nibs

Shot in my studio, using natural light

I shot this photograph at a restaurant called Aurum Lounge in Middlesbrough, in the North East of England. It's independently owned and ran and loves to give a sense of 'home away from home' in the surroundings and food they serve. The menu is designed to be from 'paddock to plate', only the best organic products find their way onto the menu.

The restaurant have fabulous floor to ceiling windows, giving great natural light into the room. On the day that I shot this, the light was perfect and all I needed was a little diffused light from my speedlight to fill in some of the detail around the fabulously jam-packed chicken wrap!

"Berliner" are delicious Pancakes filled with Jam.
This yummy Recipe can be found on my website: graziellas-foodblog.de/kreppel/

Roast topside of beef cooked medium rare is a real classic. The secret is allowing the beef to relax for at least 10-15 minutes before carving and shooting the picture just as the beef is cut to capture the succulent juices.

Gluten-free beetroot chocolate cake is full of chocolate flavor and you don't even taste the beetroot. I took this photo in daylight.

Christmas Gin & Tonics created in an amazing restaurant in Amsterdam city. Restaurant Daalder is always creating new flavors. I love to play with the light to make things look sparkling. Cheers!

I wanted to capture the simplicity of red onions, the colors, the papery layers without any props, they are really quite beautiful.

Self-capture: a shot of my hands putting natural flowers on a lemon naked cake.
Shot with natural light and on a tripod with self-timer.

Halibut, Lettuce Velouté, Courgette, New Potato, Roast Golden Enoki. Beautifully plated by James, Head Chef at SALUT! in Islington, London and shot in daylight.

This is a green smoothie bowl filled with organic frozen avocado, organic spinach, organic celery, and organic frozen bananas and strawberries. It has an added crunch with some dried coconut and granola on top, and a little added fruit with some blueberries. A very tasty and healthy breakfast to get your day started off with a smile. :)

Tea is a staple in India. Its a conversation starter, a mid-day break, a reason for friends to meet or just an energy booster.
A traditional Indian street side tea kettle and glasses.
Photography Style, Dark, and Art Centric.
Food Styled by Anjali Ramaswamy.

Visual statement on health and nutrition:
Garlic is healthy for blood, heart and blood vessels.
Photographed on a mirror, without flash.

This dish was made by chef Antonio Biafora for Biafora Restaurant. A dish through which they have revisited an ancient local snack called "bread and dried figs".
Restaurant: @biafora_resort

- Quench -
The simplicity of a glass of refreshing Lemon water. Part of our daily lives & often unnoticed. Play of light & Shadow through water & lemons.

A Burmese specialty, which is also a Northern Thai street dish, Khow Soi, consists of tender, rich meat or chicken curry on a bed of noodles drenched in a delicately spiced creamy coconut sauce served with an elaborate array of different contrasting garnishes.

Chef Atul Kochhar and Tina English have joined forces and opened a gorgeous new restaurant in London's Mayfair.

This was shot in late January as the snow was threatening to fall but the warmth from the food and the shoot sustained us all day - as well as an amazing soundtrack!

Stunning dish by a wonderful chef and fabulous team. Congratulations to them all.
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@kanishkamayfair

Love these little chaps but very rarely can I find one with all seeds complete, I paired their woody texture
with a matching rough background.

Whenever I am visiting a bakery, I am drawn to the beauty of artisan bread loaves. Not to mention that I also love to eat it. The textures and warm colors are amazing. On a recent visit, I grabbed several loaves and created this image for my own use, using natural window light.