Last week we had the in-laws down to look after the kids – happens once in a blue moon. So where to go on a date on this very rare and special night? Nathan Outlaws Seafood and Grill. I have had (…)
Category Archives: Restaurants
Alan Murchison
Last year Alan Murchison produced some of the most beautiful and complex restaurant food that I had the good fortune to shoot, so I was really happy to be back at L’ortolan to shoot his cooking again recently. This time (…)
Soul Food at the Wild Cafe
I have been looking forward to this shoot since the day it was booked in. Bedruthan Steps Hotel has launched a new Bistro called Wild Cafe. I think that they should have called it Soul Food Cafe (it’s that good (…)
Trencherman’s Launch
Just back from shooting the The Trencherman’s Guide lunch for the launch of the guide. Very pleased to have one of my shots on the cover this year. Was also very happy about the grub – Josh Eggleton’s (from the (…)
William Yard Bakery
This week I had a meeting in Plymouth. I don’t normally do meetings, so I used it as an excuse to finally check out the Royal William Yard Bakery. It’s a bit like the Eden project bakery, a bit confusing (…)
London Social Media Week
Public speaking. Fear rising from the pit of my stomach, a dry mouth and shaking hands. So why do it? This week I was invited by Great British Chefs to do a presentation on Food Photography for Social Media, with (…)
Let them Eat Cake
I love cooking. I love baking more. So I could not pass up the opportunity to photograph the recently formed Cornwall Clandestine Cake Club. The club is a part of a national network that brings together like minded bakers (…)
The Tanner Brothers
This week I headed across the border into Devon, and the City of Plymouth. The first day was set aside for the Barbican Kitchen – lovely food to shoot and dinner and beer. The second day was a real treat (…)
Tom Aikens
Was summoned to London this week to shoot for Tom Aikens. Boarding the Sleeper train at Bodmin Parkway, I squeezed down the small corridor and into my cabin. Its a great way to get to London from Cornwall and means that I (…)
Nathan Outlaw Masterclass with Paul Ainsworth
Paul and Nathan are virtually neighbors - well Paul is across the estuary, but as the crow flies it pretty close. The evening masterclass was the final for 2011, and it was a corker – the Peking Duck was rediculously good.