London Taste Festival

Taste Festival 2011

I went to the London Taste Festival on Thursday the 16th June, following my passion for all things food related. I was a great evening out. I tasted many yummy things! I also got to support my friend and excellent chef Jesse Dunford Wood who was presenting at the festival.....

Food Cycle

Food Cycle photo shoot

Last night I went to photograph a food event for the lovely people at Food Cycle. Food cycle is all about Volunteers and Surplus food. The food they collect, they cook and give meals to the homeless, elderly, and generally people in need. To find out more, please visit their website: www.foodcycle.org.uk/

Yalla Yalla

Yalla Yalla photo shoot

Today I went to a restaurant just off Oxford Street called 'Yalla Yalla'. This is a new branch of the company that only just opened before Christmas. It is a large and spacious restaurant, but this doesn't compromise on the little details making eating here a joyful experience.

Heston’s Restaurant- Dinner

Dinner photo shoot

Today I was lucky enough to go and photograph food at Heston Blumental's restaurant in Knightsbridge for 'Eat Me' Magazine. I arrived at the venue nice and early as I am always worried about been late! Heston's restaurant- Dinner, is actually situated inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and has only been open for one month. It seemed like a popular restaurant as there are 55 chefs that work there and the venue can seat 140 people!!!

Puji Puji

Puji Puji photo shoot

Today I ventured to East London to take some photographs for a 'Eat Me' food review. The restaurant I went to is called Puji Puji and it's in Dalston. It was about a ten minute walk from the tube, but it was worth the walk. It is a small restaurant serving Malaysian food.

Meat Easy

meat easy photo shoot

Today I went to a burger restaurant in New Cross called 'Meat Easy' for 'Eat Me' magazine. I arrived outside a pub in New Cross looking for the restaurant. After triple checking the address I realized the restaurant is actually above the pub. The restaurant definitely had character and the staff were so lovely. They couldn't do enough to make sure I was ok. Here's a few of my shots of the restaurant:

More food tests

During the Christmas break I decided to take a few more photos for my portfolio. I decided to experiment with some high-key, back lit food photography. My brief was to keep the actual items I wanted to photograph quite simple, as I wanted to experiment with some macro photography, so the detail was more important to me than the actual setting.....

Samarqand

samarqand

Today I did a shoot for 'Eatme Magazine' at an Indian restaurant in the heart of London. Here are some of my photographs from the shoot: