I love the prospect of posting panoramic aerial views of the home of Ruth’s Canteen, as captured by Steven Draper of Polepics. His unique approach is both technical and painterly , and I’ll be sharing some of the process involved in achieving the final assembled 4-season collage here, from time to time. Thanks Steven ! and I look forward to …
pancake-worthy
photography by Jim Norton
grilling revisited
I recently worked with photographer Edward Pond , revisiting a favourite topic of “what to grill”… for the upcoming Summer issue of Cottage Life Magazine. A succulent feast (that much I’ll say), written again by the award- winning team of David Zimmer and Jane Rodmell, winners of the Gold award in the” How-To” category at the National Magazine Awards last …
50 carrot day
Note to self: eat more carrots, laugh hard at least once a day, and write more often. Thanks for the Birthday wishes everybody! Fifty is nifty. photography (above) by James Tse food styling by Ruth Gangbar client: Wish Magazine
summerside up
Photography projects I’m working on these days are gradually inching towards there: Summer. It’s a perk; a literal “icebreaker” for January here in T.O (and my heartfelt preference to Xmas cookie baking and turkey recipes we’re put to task to shoot during the actual Summer). Although firmly wedged months away from grilling without parkas, we can still eat an emblem …
translating flavour
Remarkable things can happen when the creative synergies are in the right balance, and allowed to play. You’ll hear more of the cookbook project I just was food stylist for later……but for now I am still musing about the level of professionalism Chef M.M and Chef D.E brought “to the table”. There was also the understated wisdom and huge talent …
ice spiders
Windows are glistening with crystalline sun through window-ice; the last gasps of 2009 in reflection. I’m feeling a bit smug…the improvements done around here have transmitted into pure joy! and I am Deeply Thankful for the wild ride of a year, complete with a few new thermo pane replacement windows, a freshly leveled & flood resistant driveway, garden musing replacing …
liner notes
Winter is in the air but not on the ground, yet it’s time to be tinkering with turkey again. Rob Fiocca makes great food images; we also “break bread” at studio snack time in a glorious, real food style. You really do have to love food to make pictures of food that sing….and it makes us all very happy (and …
a slice of morning
A few stolen moments here at my desk before heading out for some quality leaf-raking, and to set aside mulch for the riot of weeds that will inevitably return many months from now…”Organic gardening is about growing soil”. My Tractor Tire Experimental Garden was a success; jars of luminous purple pole bean seeds set aside, and still enjoying a few …
speaking of cheese…
Upcoming in November, Slow Food Prince Edward County hosts “Fabulous Fromage” at Harvest Restaurant. A fundraiser not to be missed, with esteemed speakers, irresistable auction items, and another spectacular meal prepared by Chef Michael Potters and Sous Chef Scott Royce. At last year’s event, I donated “A Day with a Professional Food Stylist ” (which somehow morphed into a day …
comfort food
There’s something really comforting about cool weather recipes that simmer away slowly in the oven, and although I’m in here in Toronto for another 2 weeks (gasp!), I’m so pleased to hear that Lynn and Michael (and doggie Arthur) are enjoying their stay at the Nook this week, and staying cozy. I’ll also admit I’m quite fascinated to hear that …
I heart potato
These billboards and magazine ads are part of a campaign designed by Capital C , shot by photography duo Gibson and Smith, and with food styled by me, Ruth Gangbar. For making this image, I used the actual “Buttery Taste Becel” to mould dozens of heart shaped pats by using a piping bag to form the initial shape, and then froze …