I love cheese. If I ever give-up photography, I think I will become a Cheesemaker. It is better than chocolate. I have been shooting a bit of cheese lately for a new project – in our fridge at one point (…)
Summertime App
Great British Chefs have been at it again – and I have been flat out shooting food for them. This time it is another beautiful app for the iPad all about the Summertime – with 21 chefs each contributing five recipes (…)
I can’t BBQ in this!
So I knew work would would go a bit quiet during the Olympics this year – I saw it happen during the Sydney Games in 2000 when I was working for Kodak (R.I.P.). Gold Medal tally aside, I have been (…)
It’s all about the Gavage…
Spent some time recently in the South of France – they should call it Duck Country. Visited a Foie Gras producer to try and get to the bottom of how I feel about eating this super tasty stuff – unfortunately it (…)
Deli Farm Charcuterie
I have been flat out over the last couple of months working on a new project based on South West food, cooking and produce. It has made me acutely aware of just how much bounty we have on our door step here (…)
Be Prepared
I always try to have a backup plan – producing photography you are dependent on so many electrical technical devices, all designed to stop working like swiss clockwork after 13 months. I was under pressure on a food shoot recently using my (…)
Grumpies
Had a shoot at Barefoot Media today, and for lunch we enjoyed a National Pie Week tasting of four pies produced by Grumpies of Cornwall (voted by MSN Food as one of the Top 10 British Pies). The blue cheese, (…)
Nathan Outlaw Seafood and Grill
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 (…)
Torrejas
Recently I posted a shot of Torrejas on Facebook. Its a Spanish / Mexican / Cuban dessert and one of the tastiest things I have ever eaten. I had a shot at making it today, with a bit of South (…)
We Ate Like Pigs
We are recently back from Spain after shooting a bunch of apartments and some lifestyle stuff. Had a great time following Rick Stein’s advice and spent some time in Seville. In a nut shell, Seville rocks: winding cobbled streets full of people (…)
Favourite Things
Just a quick post about how photography is a great excuse to hoard beautiful things. I collect plates, knifes, bread boards, old linen, bits of wood – anything that I can use to prop a food shoot. I have boxes (…)
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 (…)
New Loaf
…back in the kitchen and making more of The Easiest Bread Ever. This time I used half rye flour and half stone ground wholemeal. I added Red Onion Marmalade to a big loaf and a small loaf, the other small loafs got olives (…)
Keeping Chickens
It’s amazing how changes in nature herald the coming of BBQ weather. In Cornwall everyone holds their breath waiting for the snow drops to come out, then we all cheer up a considerable amount with the arrival of the daffodils. So this (…)
Easiest Bread Ever
Reading through this month’s Food Magazine I found a recipe for Soda Bread by Bristol based Thoughtful Bread Company. It looked so simple I had to give it a shot – now I know why these chaps won an award for it. (…)
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 (…)
Red Onion Marmalade
Its Marmalade week. I love blue cheese, so I made some Red Onion Marmalade. Makes perfect sense to me..! Its pretty much just caramelized onions with generous amounts of Ruby Port and Red Wine (+bit of Red Wine Vinager and thyme), reduced until (…)
Herman the German
Herman the German has been living with us for a little while now. He is a friendship cake that was given to us in the form of a smelly batter. Think sourdough cake-mix. He sits in your kitchen for 10 (…)
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 (…)
Friendship Cake
Recently we received a small pot of goo with a note stating we were now the proud parents of ‘Herman the German’ a friendship cake. He was to sit on our kitchen counter for 10 days, being lovingly stirred, ingredients added on occasion, and generally fussed (…)
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 (…)
For the Love of Egg
Keeping chickens (…chooks) is great. We have three – Carrots, Peas and Chips, who live in our front garden. They live in a home made arc, its a good size and they get fresh grass when we move the arc (…)
Christmas Nuts
I love watching people make food in the street. Its one of the things that I miss the most about living in UK and being such a long way from Asia. Cant wait to get back to Indonesia or Thailand and buy some random (…)
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.
Nathan Outlaw Masterclass with Tom Kerridge
Tom Kerridge was Nathan Outlaw guest chef for last nights Masterclass, held at St Enodoc Hotel in Rock. The chefs cooked a six course tasting menu for 45 very happy customers.
More Beer!
Small breweries are popping up all over the place in Cornwall – which is brilliant. A 100 years ago the Blue Anchor became so popular with local tin miners that they were paid their wages at the bar, and (…)
Nathan Outlaw Masterclass with Michael Caines
Last night Nathan Outlaw held another of his brilliant Masterclasses. This one was with Michael Cains from Gidleigh Park Hotel. Check out this menu: Canapes Pickled Herring on Treacle Bread. Ham Hock & Piccalilli Croquette ~~~~ Monkfish Scampi Tartare Sauce (…)
The Harbour
The Harbour Restaurant in Pt Isaac is beautiful. They have just launched a new website which has been nominated in the Caterer and Hotelkeeper Web Awards 2011. The website was produced by the talented team at Barefoot Media, and built by Liminal Design. (…)
Festive App
The Great British Chefs have just launched their second App today – its full of beautiful recipes to celebrate Christmas with. I shot a bunch of the dishes and portraits, including Nathan Outlaw, Paul Ainsworth, Josh Eggleton, Dom Chapman and (…)
Great British Chefs
The Great British Chefs is a brilliant new company that celebrates the heroes of the contempory restaurant kitchen. Earlier this year they released their fist cooking app to much acclaim – and last week I was lucky enough to shoot the launch of the new website (…)
The Best Mackerel
We went out for an tasty meal at Paul Ainsworth’s Number 6 last night. The Fairground dessert was great fun, but the mackerel stole the show. Have shot his food at Rojano’s for their website, and this was produced for (…)
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