food
Delicious meat-on-a-stick eatery The Kebabery opened down the street from me, with food by chef Traci Matsumoto-Esteban. Photographed for the East Bay Express.
Thrilled to have worked on this month's cover for San Francisco magazine's Food issue! They wanted to incorporate their three food critics' favorite Bay Area dishes, with visual inspiration from 1950s cookbooks. Prop styling by Joanna Andreoni and food styling by Amanda Anselmino from Kern Represents.
Some new work for San Francisco magazine. I will forever be excited about shooting dumplings. I visited the San Francisco Chinatown destination, China Live, a new sort of restaurant and emporium of curated goods.
New restaurant, Neptune's on Alameda, serves Southern and Asian inspired food and is housed in a former Foster's Freeze. Chef Naomi Elze-Harris heads up their kitchen.
Owners and wifies, Tiff and Sylvie, at their restaurant Hella Vegan Eats in Oakland, CA.
Housemade hot sauces from across the world, shot for a great spread in the current food issue of East Bay Express. Prop assistance by Grace Suh.
Some shots for Taste magazine at Tartine Manufactory in San Francisco! Liz has a beautiful new book out called Tartine All Day.
I photographed a colorful cookbook with delightful recipes from Cartoon Network's Adventure Time! Scrumptious recipes from culinary wizard Jordan Grosser. Here are some quickie phone pics!
On assignment for one of my very favorite food magazines, Lucky Peach!
I photographed Nick Balla, chef at Bar Tartine, making the most verdant fisherman's stew for Lucky Peach's Fantasy Issue.
So excited to see the cover story out for Jarry Magazine's Relationships issue, featuring Christian Reynoso, John Herbstritt and their Little Blue truck.
Here's a new project I've been working on with Chinatown Pretty collaborator/writer Valerie Luu! These past few months we've been photographing and interviewing classic SF Chinatown restaurants that have been operating over 40 years. The Chinatown Community Development Center invited us to put on an exhibit highlighting some of our favs. Eat Chinatown will be up through April 9th --here's a peek. You'll also find old menus and ephemera at the show!
Dates: 1/20-4/9
Location: 41 Ross Alley, SF, CA
Gallery hours: Th-Sun 11-4p
So honored to be awarded a PDN Food Photography Taste award!
This fruit picnic snap is from a photoshoot with Vietnamaese restaurant Rice Paper Scissors.
A fun assignment photographing Chef Gabriela Cámara, who helms Cala in San Francisco. She talks to Lucky Peach Magazine about her new restaurant in Hayes Valley and employing the formerly incarcerated.
Hina Yakitori opened last year in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. There is real artistry on the binchotan (charcoal) grill by Chef Tommy Cleary. I enjoyed observing his careful timing and precision. You can read Luke Tsai's review in East Bay Express.
Yummy new spot, Teni East Kitchen, in Oakland serving their spin on Burmese food, including their house-made balachaung chili sauce!
Recently, I photographed a 9-page cover story on Oakland food businesses for Norwegian Airlines Magazine. They offer direct flights from OAK International to Norway and funny enough, I'd booked a vacation on that route for September and was able to catch this issue on my flight. I received the assignment just days after I booked my trip, so stars must have been aligning. Made me happy to highlight these proudly-Oakland restaurants and businesses --Brown Sugar Kitchen, The Cook and Her Farmer, Locol, Mamacitas Cafe, Mandela Food Co-op, Miss Ollie's and Red Bay Coffee.
