Category: Food Styling

the point of the day: peeled and zested

I carry this little pouch in my tool box, stuffed with a handful of zesters and peelers that I use often…plus a few rarely used butter curlers and melon ballers. These work in a range of applications, like for removing citrus zest in different thicknesses for garnishes. The peelers are also terrific for making ribbons… Continue reading the point of the day: peeled and zested

smoke and mirrors

Trained Arbourists (with a 100% job placement for grads!) practise one of those unique trades that always gets my attention,but especially on this rainy morning. I was on my way to a photoshoot where we were featuring a smoked food product. It’s difficult to show “smokiness” (unless it’s real smoke shown against a black background…which today’s… Continue reading smoke and mirrors

applied arts award

This is great news!  James Tse wins and Applied Arts Award !  and right on the cusp of releasing the second cookbook we also got to work on by Mark McEwan, called Fabricca.

brownies & ice-cream

photo  James Tse food stylist  Ruth Gangbar prop stylist  Sasha Seymour client  Chatelaine Magazine These cool treats made the cover of Chatelaine Magazine this month, in a story on gourmet frozen desserts. We can tell you, enthusiastically, that Cherry-Cheesecake Pops taste as refreshing as they look! Sasha (the prop stylist) “hit this one out of the park”… Continue reading brownies & ice-cream

Covered !

Here are a few Summer issues of magazines I do food styling for, with shots that made the covers. Thanks to the creative teams that made these projects such a pleasure to see in print. Cheers to Summer ! client   Food & Drink Magazine photo  Rob Fiocca food styling  Ruth Gangbar props styling Catherine… Continue reading Covered !

pizza for breakfast

client:  Mark McEwan’s Great Food at Home photography: James Tse food styling : Ruth Gangbar      prop styling : Laura Branson pizza: Fontina and White truffle

Matt Long, farmer plus…

I’ve had a blast working in Prince Edward County lately with my friend Matt Long, who also happens to be an utterly amazing food photographer, farmer, visionary, and chef. His enthusiasm for media developement, growing and cooking good food is infectious, and we’ve been collaborating with writer and cooking school owner Cynthia Peters on local stories… Continue reading Matt Long, farmer plus…

dover sole

Here are a few shots from Mark McEwan’s first cookbook, Great Food at Home. We’ve completed the photography for his next book, and the anticipation of its release this Fall is once again uncomfortably delicious. photography by James Tse food styling by Ruth Gangbar prop styling by Laura Branson

horntrip

HornTrip Magazine is “an online spotlight for Prince Edward County’s seed-to-table gastronomy culture, vibrant arts scenes, wellness havens, and green initiatives” . I love what Editor Becky Lane is thoughtfully doing with content and design, offering such a great addition to the blooming-hot media landscape here these days. Food styling on location at Doug Crowe’s… Continue reading horntrip

making cupcake art

Winter needs colour, so I’ve joined forces with Cynthia Peters at her marvelous“From the Farm Cooking School” in Prince Edward County for “Sweet Love Bites”,  a cupcake decorating workshop on Sun Feb 13. food styling Ruth Gangbar   photo Mark Burstyn client LCBO Some deliciously fun things to be  demonstrated will be: making chocolate leaves,… Continue reading making cupcake art

cheers

James Tse photog This pic of me pouring champagne for a holiday feature a few summers ago still entertains me….with a tree that only got assembled to the height needed for the crop in the picture. It’s ironic, as I look over to our own little Xmas tree at home today….being it’s just the top… Continue reading cheers