bay area food photographer

Duarte’s Tavern is a local hang out as well as a tourist destination.  The pies are incredible and the artichoke soup is legendary.  The tavern is run by Tim Duarte.  His is the fourth generation to run Duarte’s here in Pescadero.  Pescadero is a small town on HWY 1 between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay.  If you have not been there it is worth the trip.  The “downtown” consists of Stage St. which has cute shops and grocery stores.  There are also a couple of B and B’s if you want to stay over.

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I spent a couple of hours shooting dishes etc at Bulettes Larder last week.  The food was incredible.  Chef Amaryll Schwartner creates beautiful plates of food that are bursting with freshness and flavor.  One dish had a couple of persian mulberries on the side.  I had never heard of persian mulberries but they were delicious!

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Check out the Mobile Food Party in SF next Friday.  It sounds fantastic.  I will be there with my camera for sure!

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/06/off_the_grid_a_roaming_night_m.php

http://www.sfcartproject.com/archives/793

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Beautiful chocolate appetizers from sixth course at the amazing Farmer Jane talk from CUESA at the ferry building in SF.

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Here is another great restaurant from the cookbook project.  Woodward’s Garden is a charming place, the chefs and the food are amazing.  This is a picture of a Steak dish that was so tasty it is making me hungry just thinking about it.  

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Farms, in Alameda?  Yep, it is true.  The Alameda Point Collaborative has a farm on the old Naval base.  They use the farm to feed the residents of their transitional and permanent housing for people who were homeless.  Many of the residents are teenagers.  They are given the opportunity to work on the farm, through the Growing Youth Project.  I spent an afternoon with them as they harvested and then packed up the bags to be delivered to the community.  At the end of the day each worker is given a few bags to deliver.  It is a lot of work, especially for the supervisors, Evan and Tia, who work double time harvesting and keeping the troops on task.

In addition to the community bags some of the food is sold at a  farm stand on the island and some is sold directly to local restaurants.   Pappo on Alameda is one of those restaurants.  Chef John Thiel uses fresh veggies from the farm to create beautiful healthy food like the zucchini salad that I shot for the cookbook.

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Finally done with editing last weeks shoots. Boy does my shooting/editing arm hurt. Why do I take so many pictures?
Anyway, here is a shot from the Brown Sugar Kitchen in west Oakland. If you live near or in Oakland it is a place you should definitely check out. They serve breakfast and lunch in their diner style restaurant complete with counter seating which gives you a front row view of the cooking magic. If you like chicken and waffles you will be in heaven. The waffles are made with cornmeal and served with brown sugar butter and apple cider syrup. I am getting hungry just writing about them. The chicken is seasoned and soaked overnight in buttermilk and then fried to crisp the outside and then baked to finish cooking the chicken. Healthier and delicious!
Well, I will be adding more pictures (hopefully a slide show) soon. Now I need to get some lunch…

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I am working on getting my marketing together. I need to find a good graphic designer to work with on my “branding”.

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No, this is not some ripoff of Julie and Julia, I am the photographer for an actual cookbook. It is a farm to restaurant, local, seasonal food book. So far it has been amazing. I have only scratched the surface and am blown away by how much is out there. This week I shot at Slow Club in San Francisco. The farm they use is called Free Spirit Farm and the guy who runs it is such a free spirit he doesn’t really check his email or phone messages. Awesome. I am sure I will track him down eventually.

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