Culinography
April 18, 2011
Culinography: Happy Passover!
Tonight is the first night of Passover, and the first of two seders this week. Enjoy that gefilte fish! (If you’re lucky, yours will be made of salmon like the one above). Photo by Erin Gleeson.
April 11, 2011
Culinography: Dim Sum Charlie’s
I was recently in my hometown of Santa Rosa (Sonoma County, CA) and a bit of a buzz has started about a gathering of food trucks on Monday afternoons in one parking lot in town. Serving fare from their adorable airstream trailer, Dim Sum Charlie’s had the longest line by far- which of course we […]
April 4, 2011
Culinography: Sea Salt Flakes
My new favorite thing to cook with! Photo by Erin Gleeson.
March 28, 2011
Culinography: The Most Phallic Dish I’ve Ever Eaten
Right?!? They were, however, some tasty lamb balls. Paired with a crunchy kale chip, this dish was served at the Beard House during a Middle Eastern meal. Photo by Erin Gleeson.
March 21, 2011
Culinography: Lunch at Google
I had the pleasure of lunching at Google in NYC (above Chelsea Market) last week as the guest of a friend who works there. Google’s executive chef emails out the huge menu daily! It definitely had the feeling of a big cafeteria, but it was friendly and fresh, with Google slick. Lots of healthy vegetarian […]
March 14, 2011
Culinography: Terracotta Baked Beets
After baking beets in a terracotta dish (lid-on), the skin should peel off easily using just your fingers. Photo by Erin Gleeson.
March 7, 2011
Culinography: Dried Clementine Peels
I recently visited the beautiful kitchen of cookbook editor Valerie Saint-Rossy in Brooklyn Heights and noticed these whimsical little dried clementine peels displayed in a bowl. She’d simply cut them down the sides and left them to dry overnight. Each new peel formed into a whimsical surprise the next morning. Photographed by Erin Gleeson.
March 1, 2011
Ask Culinography: How Do I Take Food Photos With My Smartphone?
I am a professional food photographer, and even I seem to find myself camera-less in front of amazing food quite often with nothing but my iPhone to document it. Here are a few suggestions on how to make your smartphone photos of food look a little better. First of all, with small cameras, food usually […]