late summer magic

I’m thrilled to see this gallery of images posted by friend, Bangkok-based, County-born photographer Ian Taylor; we captured these a few weeks ago, fueled by iced tea and Waupoos apple, blueberry and strawberry Hand Pies. You don’t get to have 36,124 facebook friends like he does,  without being a fantastic shooter and vagabond. Thanks for that really fun day,… Continue reading late summer magic

Sumac

Food stylists’ job description sometimes involve foraging (for this sumac) ,recipe writing (see my recipe for these lamb kebabs with sumac as pictured, below), with a bit of sleuthing (for this cake). Lincoln  wanted to pair unusual food with their uniquely positioned product; it certainly made for impressive results, and one of my all-time favourite… Continue reading Sumac

Food●ography March 8 menu & Summer workshop!

Excited to share Michael Hoy’s delicious menu for next Food●ography workshop on March 8, at Huff Estates Winery with Hoy @ Huff !  Bring your cameras and join me, photographer Christopher Gentile and graphic designer Tim Snyder of Ton-up Creative ,as we transform the winery’s dining room (with some help from our friends at French County) into… Continue reading Food●ography March 8 menu & Summer workshop!

creative mustard

We’re excited about sharing creativity with participants of foodographypec.com, a food styling workshop on Tues Nov 13 in Prince Edward County (home of Countylicious, delicious maple syrup, Maple in the County…)Join us as we capture syrup pours with melting butter onto pancake stacks; “put the sizzle” to Ontario lamb racks and roasted Vicki’s root veg, paired with wines from Karlo… Continue reading creative mustard

Taste celebration and more

The countdown has begun to this year’s Taste: Community Grown  event in PEC. And with it, some news! Come visit our foodographyPEC.com “Say Cheese” photobooth in the Farmers Market in Booth #32/33 and say hello !! The website and facebook page launches this Saturday ,  But meanwhile here’s what we’re about: “As culinary professionals and… Continue reading Taste celebration and more

point of the day: beach glass and burl

The beach at The Nook, with a view to Glenora and the heights of Lake on the Mountain. After 18 years of collecting the stuff here on the shore of the Adolphus Reach, I’ve got…well… alot of it. So I’ve pondered making jewelery, mosaics or “hanging mobile things” , but so far done nothing about… Continue reading point of the day: beach glass and burl

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…

cottage life is soup

Here are a few images from the current issue of Cottage Life Magazine which I food styled (with help from Emma Reddington), photographed by Edward Pond, recipes by Jane Rodmell, props by Martine Blackhurst at Rustica. A food bonus to this issue was also a story about fishing and cooking pike….well deserving of  writer Jake… Continue reading cottage life is soup

cedar smoked beet salad

We’re celebrating Coutylicious here in Prince Edward County,  and a great chance to graze around all ten participating restaurants this year, sampling 3 course,  fixed price menus ($30-$35) featuring our astounding local ingredients. It was great to hear that Executive Chef Christian Reinhart (and my friend and Sous Chef Tim Stouffer) have included their spin on a Cedar Smoked Beet… Continue reading cedar smoked beet salad