Bon Appetit Magazine: July 2013

Here's a few photos from a really fun story I forgot to post from earlier this summer, featured in the July issue of Bon Appetit.  Grilled Oysters two ways, and how to smoke your own Texas-style brisket at home on a gas grill - Project Brisket.  Food styling by Chris Lanier, prop styling by Kaitlyn DuRoss.

Bon Appetit Magazine: Sept. 2013 - The Restaurant Issue

Aaaaaand even more from Bon Appetit this month - a step by step look at making authentic Ramen at home: Project Ramen.  Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Kaitlyn DuRoss.

Bon Appetit Magazine: Sept. 2013 - The Restaurant Issue

Just a little bit more of all the new work in the September issue of Bon Appetit - Chez Sardine's Miso Maple Salmon Head, the comeback of the Iceberg Wedge Salad, and Blue Hill's famous Vegetables on a Fence.

Bon Appetit Magazine: Sept. 2013 - The Restaurant Issue

Back in June, I traveled down to Nashville, Tennessee to photograph Bon Appetit Magazine's #3 top new restaurant of the year - Rolf & Daughters.  Chef Philip Krajeck and his team put together some amazing dishes - most notably their incredible pastas, and showed this photographer a great time in Nashville.

"Keepers" Cookbook

A brand new cookbook from former Saveur editors Kathy Brennan and Caroline Campion.  Last fall I had the pleasure of working on this project at Caroline's home in New Jersey, and am very proud and excited to finally see it finished and available!  Here are just a few of the many images and great recipes from the book...

Cooking Light Magazine: September 2013

Cover and inside photos for the Sept. 2013 issue.  Food styling by Simon Andrews, prop styling by Alistair Turnbull.

Food Network Magazine: September 2013

Portrait of chef and restauranteur Donatella Arpaia, and her recipe for canning fresh summer tomatoes.

Bon Appetit Magazine: August 2013

Cover photograph for Bon Appetit Magazine, August 2013.  Food Styling by Victoria Granof, Prop Styling by Lucy Attwater. 

Cooking Light: August 2013

Cover photograph for the August issue of Cooking Light Magazine.  Food styling by Simon Andrews,  Prop styling by Alistair Turnbull. 

Monocle Magazine: Issue 65, July/August 2013

As part of Monocle's Food and Entertaining Guide for 2013, featuring 24 hours of dining around the world, I photographed the East Village's classic go-to spot for late night eats - Veselka restaurant.

Women's Health Magazine: July/August 2013

"Fast Food Upgrade" - Feature story for Women's Health Magazine on how fast food chains are adopting a new, healthier approach to their menus.  Food styling by Alison Attenborough.  Prop styling by Angharad Bailey.  

Cooking Light Magazine: June 2013

Dual covers now out for the June issue of Cooking Light Magazine, featuring two different fresh summer recipes.  Food styling by Victoria Granof, Prop Styling by Kaitlyn DuRoss.

Food Network Magazine: May 2013 - Summer Travel Special / Ocean City, New Jersey

Photographs from Ocean City, NJ - part of a special summer travel section for the May 2013 issue of Food Network Magazine, featuring boardwalks from all across America.

HGTV Magazine: May & June 2013

Two "signature dishes" for HGTV Magazine - Marcus Samuelsson's Spaghetti with Peas, and Daphne Oz's Italian Tuna Salad with Apples & Olives.  Food Styling by Carrie Purcell.

Travel + Leisure Magazine: April 2013

Last fall, I had the envy-inducing opportunity of heading south to Tennessee's smoky mountains for Travel + Leisure magazine, to photograph one of America's best outdoor dining experiences - an open-air, pastoral dinner at the world-class Blackberry Farm resort & hotel.  The photos and story are out now in the April 2013 issue, check it out!

Spring Cocktails 2013

It may still feel like winter, but some of us are already seeing spring (at least in our heads).   With that in mind, food stylist Liza Jernow and stylist Martin Bourne collaborated with me on this fresh, boozy head start.  Any day now spring, any day...

Catskill Sugar Shack

A few weeks ago I headed up to the Catskills to visit my friend, chef & food stylist Chris Lanier.   I had been talking about coming up to visit for some time, with the intention of getting out of the city for some quiet winter relaxation, and (more importantly) to help harvest some sap from the maple trees on his 5-acre piece of land in Ulster County.  Unfortunately, mother nature has her ways of changing plans for you, and the weather was still a bit too cold for much sap to be running.  So we moved on to plan B.  Break up the icy 20 gallon collection of sap Chris had in storage, then proceed to spend the entire day splitting firewood, tending fires, boiling down maple syrup, sipping whiskey, and getting into some serious outdoor, open-fire cooking.  Sometimes, even when things don't go as planned, they still turn out pretty damn good.  Here's a few of the photos...