Julie & Julia: A Hollywood Moment For YOU!
July 5, 2009 – 2:56 pm | 10 Comments

I’m not able to make it to Los Angeles for an exclusive screening of Julie and Julia Movie, but would love to choose one of you to be my correspondent, travel paid for! If you’re …

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Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio
May 24, 2009 – 7:05 pm | 27 Comments
Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio

Below is a slideshow of how I got my “money shot” for the Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio dish. The first shot is the money shot - are you interested on all the other shots that led …

Steamy Kitchen on Daytime TV!
February 15, 2009 – 11:30 am | 55 Comments
Steamy Kitchen on Daytime TV!

I’ve been so excited all weekend that I just couldn’t focus or concentrate on anything other than making the pile of chocolates and wine in my home disappear as quickly as possible, leftover from this …

Food Styling and Photography: Gettin’ That Money Shot
February 4, 2009 – 1:38 am | 45 Comments
Food Styling and Photography: Gettin’ That Money Shot

See my food styling and photography commentary…how I got from plain and boring to this scrumptious pizza.

Warm Fig, Apple and Gorgonzola Flatbread
October 29, 2008 – 2:46 pm | 50 Comments
Warm Fig, Apple and Gorgonzola Flatbread

(click on photo for a set of 9 additional step-by-step photos on how I got this money shot)
While I love to make my own pizza or flatbread dough from scratch, sometimes I just don’t feel …

Lamb Chops with Curried Pears
October 1, 2008 – 9:02 pm | 40 Comments
Lamb Chops with Curried Pears

See shot-by-shot commentary of photos that led up to the money shot.

Rock Star Chef Kerry Simon
A couple of weeks ago during a trip to Los Angeles, I bumped into rock star chef Kerry Simon at …

Chinese Chicken Salad
September 22, 2008 – 12:05 am | 46 Comments
Chinese Chicken Salad

(click on photo for shot-by-shot food styling and photography analysis of some of the photos that led up to the “money shot”)
Chinese restaurants in China don’t really have Chinese Chicken Salad on their menus, it’s …

Need Food Fluffer Desperately!
May 22, 2008 – 3:05 pm | 44 Comments
Need Food Fluffer Desperately!

I’m working on a photograph for the cookbook, Grilled Pineapple with Chocolate Coconut Rum Sauce. And thought I would take a photo of me holding the skewers for the cookbook. It didn’t quite work out, but come take a look at the little video…

Another one bites the dust…
May 15, 2008 – 12:55 pm | 67 Comments
Another one bites the dust…

Instead of showing you some the of photos that are going into the book, I thought I’d show you one that isn’t. This is a photo of Indonesian Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce. I do looooove the photo, however, I’ll have to re-shoot…

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