The Kitchen Counter Cooking School officially goes on sale in about a month (Sept. 29th). As a preview, here's the official book trailer! I'm also pleased to announce the initial tour dates. We'll continue to add events but as you can see, the Mike and I will be everywhere. I'm … [Read more...] about Book Trailer & Reviews for The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
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How to Pose for a Chef Photo
Is that a big knife, Chef Eric Ripert, or are you just happy to see me? Admittedly, there's something odd about posing for a chef's photo. For the first book, the publicity department at Viking/Penguin felt that I needed photos of me wearing a Le Cordon Bleu jacket. If only I'd … [Read more...] about How to Pose for a Chef Photo
Self Portrait
As part of an ongoing series of assignments from Penny de los Santos, last week I had to compose a self-portrait. Among the rules: It had to express something about me. I had to push the shutter (no help from anyone else). It needed to something conceptualized and composed, not … [Read more...] about Self Portrait
The last time I came to Austin
A couple of years ago, Mike and I came to Austin for the Texas Book Festival, a massive annual literary event started by Laura Bush. As we checked into the Sheraton, a standard monolithic corporate hotel, we noticed something… unusual in the lobby bar. A Texas-sized gentleman … [Read more...] about The last time I came to Austin
Creative Live workshop with Penny de los Santos
So, my video worked and I managed to snare one of the six spots in Penny de los Santos' three-day food photography weekend. You can watch along for free this weekend as its streams live, or purchase the full three-day course for a discount over the weekend. Update on Saturday … [Read more...] about Creative Live workshop with Penny de los Santos
