I am happy to announce that I just put up a solo show of my photography at the International Culinary Center, home of the French Culinary Institute, in SoHo, NYC. It will be up through March 2012 and showcases dishes by several different chefs including Alex Espiritu (of Valrhona), Dan Kluger (of ABC Kitchen, NYC), Daniel Humm (of Eleven Madison Park), Elizabeth Falkner (of Orson in SF), Francois Payard, Johnny Iuzzini (Jean George, NYC), The Voltaggio Brothers (of Top Chef), and Kevin Sbraga (of Top Chef), among others. Images of dishes above, from top are by Pichet Ong, The Voltaggio Brothers and Johnny Iuzzini.
Kale Chips
Kale Chips are an easy healthy snack to have before dinner, perhaps with a holiday cocktail!? All the crunchy satisfaction, and a little less guilt. They burn quickly, though, so watch them like a hawk. Four of five minutes in a hot oven does it, just until they get a little brown around the edges. Enjoy!
Happy Chanukkah
Brooklyn Art Exhibit
I am very excited to announce that the two Forest Feast images above, plus a still life I did on Passover Seder have been chosen to be part of an exhibition going up in January in Brooklyn, NY at the Powerhouse Area as part of the NY Photo Festival. If anyone is around, please stop by the opening on Jan. 6th at 6pm!
Seasonal Persimmons
Persimmons are ripe and in season these days in the Bay Area! I saw an ad on craigslist for “free persimmons”. I drove down to the address where they told me the tree was, only to find that the remaining little orange jewels were so high up I would have needed a cherry picker to grab them. I did however find this lovely little intact fruit on the ground and brought it home to make something with…
