my boyfriend cooks for me: The Next Level

Monday, December 7, 2009

The Next Level

Ok, we have officially reached the next stage in my food photography: my boyfriend bought me professional photo lights for Chanukkah (yes, we exchanged gifts 5 days early, get over it). I had joked a couple of weeks ago that he would do this...and here we are.

So behold my new photo studio (set up in a place where it is actually not in the way), and check out some of my first test-shots.

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KelseyDecember 7, 2009 at 7:35 PM
The lights make such a difference! You are definitely going to get posted on "food porn daily" now.
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PalidorDecember 8, 2009 at 6:28 AM
Wow, what an awesome present! You're going to have tons of fun taking photos.
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StephDecember 8, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Wow! That is... intense! I will be surprised if you do not make it on Food Gawker now! If not, clearly there is something wrong with their system...
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About Us

My boyfriend loves to cook and is very creative in the kitchen. Although the internet is often consulted, he doesn't use recipes. He does most (ok, just about all) of the "heavy lifting" documented here. He also happens to be an amazing artist - which may contribute to his excellent food plating and presentation - so check out his art store on Etsy (and see some samples at the bottom of the page).

I perform important tasks (mainly peeling and chopping onions) and provide ideas gleaned from hours of reading food blogs, recipes and menus online, as well as gentle suggestions (i.e. "Isn't the [ingredient] going to go bad soon? Maybe we should use [ingredient] tonight..."). I am also Head Photographer and Blogmaster.

About Our Blog

In an article in the New York Times Michael Pollan said that we spend more time watching "sport" cooking shows than we do actually cooking. And he said this like it is a bad thing. We hope that this blog proves that these shows, while not explicitly instructive, can be a wonderful inspiration.

Of course no one has the time or resources to cook like an Iron Chef all the time. Sometimes we decide to be adventurous and try more elaborate dishes, but generally we want to show that it isn't difficult to put together interesting, creative, and healthy meals any night of the week. We don't make a weekly plan, we don't decide what to make and then go get ingredients. We buy random fun and interesting things that catch our eye at the grocery store, and then figure out how we can use them.

So don't look here for recipes (for the most part the description of what we ate is all there is to it - "mashed turnip with horseradish" is mashed turnip with horseradish!), look here for everyday ideas and inspiration.

Aphorisms from the Professor: Brillat-Savarin

Monday, December 7, 2009

The Next Level

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