Just Food - Let Us Eat Local Event

I had the pleasure of shooting the "Let Us Eat Local" event last night for Just Food at New York's Altman Building in Chelsea. The evening featured a tasting event featuring locally grown foods and honored leaders in local farming and food justice! Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm and author of "Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World" was honored as well as Deb Kavakos of Stoneledge Farm; Classie Parker of Five Star Community Garden, and Basilous Falconer, a student at The Bronx Guild High School.
Here's some highlights!

Always my favorite! Blue Marble Ice Cream!




Marissa Lippert of Nourish with her friends at Northern Spy Food Co.


Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop

Joel Salatin

Just Food's Executive Director, Jacquie Berger

Classie Parker & Owen Taylor doing the boogie!

Joel Salatin talking to guests and signing copies of his new book.

Cookies!

OK, no photo work today - I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!  I'm visiting some friends and don't want to show up empty handed!  

More Cooking - with Mark Bittman!

Mark Bittman visited The Children's Aid Society's Next Generation Center in the Bronx yesterday. He worked with kids in the Next Generation Catering Company in the kitchen in a hands-on project making an amazing cassoulet. This is an amazing catering company and this a bit about them from their website: Next Generation Caterers specializes in healthful, innovative cuisine made from fresh and seasonal ingredients. Youth employed at NGC lead every aspect of the business, from creating menus, to preparing and serving food, to managing finances and marketing. In the process, they learn valuable entrepreneurship, leadership and life skills.

The food was wonderful and I think everyone had a fabulous time! Thanks Mark!

And hey, if you are having a party - hire Next Generation.  I've been to several events they catered and love their work!

Almost Famous - Part II

I photographed another regional cooking competition for the Almost Famous Chef cooking contest for San Pellegrino.  Here are a few selects.  These were shot at New York's French Culinary Institute.  

The contestants.

San Pellegrino's Almost Famous cooking competition in Philadelphia

I photographed San Pellegrino's Almost Famous chef competition at Drexel University in Philadelphia on Tuesday.  An evening of great cooking a fabulous food!

The Kitchen at Drexel University
Cooking!
There were kitchen judges and tasting judges.

Plating.
The judge's table.


The winning dish.

Cat Cora Cooks

I photographed Iron Chef Cat Cora at the Institute of Culinary Education last night.  She was giving a cooking demonstration and signed her book "Cooking From the Hip".  Yum!  I think I'm inspired!