Just after dusk the other day, it was cold, but the farmers market at Union Square in New York was bustling. Shoppers sipped steaming apple cider and perused more baked goods than vegetables. I came across the largest golden beet I’ve ever seen and bought it for $1.50. It’s about 10 inches long and looks […]
Author Archives: Erin Gleeson
February 2, 2010
Tomatoes in Winter
I just got back from 2 lovely weeks at my family’s house in Sonoma County. They have an amazing year round garden, and even though it’s California, things get sparse in winter. This winter is especially cold, and the frost that came suddenly last month wiped out what was left of the outdoor tomatoes. Mom […]
January 13, 2010
James Beard House Exhibit (NYC)
I am happy to announce that my exhibit at the James Beard House featuring 20 of my photos, is now up through the end of February. The James Beard Foundation is a non-profit culinary organization based in NYC, which resides inside the late James Beard’s Greenwich Village brownstone. I have had the honor to photograph […]
December 2, 2009
Hungry Filmmakers Event (NYC)
I plan on going to this event on Dec. 15. It’s only $10! Plus the proceeds go to Just Food, an organization I love. Hungry Filmmakers EventTuesday, Dec 15 7:00pat Jimmy’s No. 4343 E. 7th Street, NYC Hungry Filmmakers is a film screening event featuring the efforts of food-conscious filmmakers. On December 15, excerpts of […]
November 27, 2009
Culinography: Canadian Charcuterie
Charcuterie platter.By Chef Jeff Crump, The Ancaster Old MillAncaster, Ontario, Canada *Erin Gleeson is based in NYC. She enjoys shooting cookbooks and teaches photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
November 17, 2009
Culinography: Pastry Chef Kaushik Chowdhury
On Friday I went to dinner at the James Beard House for the Six Plates, Six Pinots dinner. I was especially impressed by JW Marriott Desert Ridge pastry chef Kaushik Chowdhury’s palette cleanser which came mid-meal: a Granny Smith apple-celery sorbet with fennel jam and fennel pollen. *Erin Gleeson is based in NYC. She enjoys […]
November 12, 2009
Culinography: Korean Cuisine
I am happy to announce that Korean Cuisine, a cookbook I photographed, has just been published. The author is chef and food writer/educator Yongja Kim. I developed a new found LOVE for Korean food because of this book, and I hope you will, too. For two weeks last fall in a kitchen in Greenwich Village, […]
November 3, 2009
Culinography: Taste of the Greenmarket
Thyme Honey and Lime Martini at the Taste of the Greenmarket. Check out the lovely copper bar! Drinks by Rick Hickman of the Green Table. *Erin Gleeson is a food photographer based in New York City. She enjoys shooting cookbooks and teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her photos have been published in The […]
October 20, 2009
Succotash in the Sukkah
Sukkot is my new favorite holiday. During this week-long Jewish harvest holiday we built a sukkah in our backyard in Brooklyn and invited friends over to eat in it with us nearly every night. We decorated the sukkah with gords and pumpkins and dried corn. According to tradition, the sukkah had 3 walls and a […]
October 6, 2009
Culinography: Fall Dinner Party
I went to my friend Josh’s for dinner last week and he had prepared a lovely spread on his West Village rooftop complete with candles, wine, goodies from his CSA box, grass-fed buffalo burgers and a view of the Empire State Building lit up in fall colors of red, auburn and yellow. photo © erin […]