Last night we took part in a great wine tasting and dinner with some close friends. The “theme” was Rhone wine and food that pairs well. My food contribution was based on a recipe from Hubert Keller (PDF download). According to him, it’s actually an Alsatian onion tart. But with …
The other day we made some nearly-homemade pizza. Admittedly, we bought a ball of Essential Baking pizza dough. But I shaped it, and Jen made the sauce. Salumi meat and some fresh mozzarella topped it off. Way better than frozen pizza! Follow @mikerussellfoto
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Like Day 11, I’m posting this one a day late. I’ll get these back on track eventually. But as long as I’m still shooting every day, I’m not going to worry about it. Since Jen had to work a double on Thanksgiving, we celebrated our day of feasting on Friday. …
Spent a few hours tonight preparing three rabbits for a 12 hour marinade for a dinner party tomorrow night. I took some shots of the bunnies mid-butcher, but wasn’t very happy with them. I really want to somehow capture raw meat without it looking like a CSI episode. I did …
UPDATE (1/16/12): Will Hewett’s TED talk is finally available. I embedded it below. I have been contemplating hopping on the Project 365 bandwagon for some time now. Essentially, it entails taking at least one photograph a day for an entire year. Over the past several months I’ve been inspired watching …
On May 19, Ray’s Boathouse in Seattle hosted their annual event previously named The Copper River Salmon & Oregon Pinot Noir Extravaganza. Last year they broadened the theme to include more wineries and called it their Spring Extravaganza. This year even some of their favorite breweries were on hand. Ok, …
The final day of Penny De Los Santos’ three-day Food and Culture Photography workshop at creativeLIVE was one I will never forget. The field challenges, the raw emotions, the inspiration was simply palpable. I was lucky enough to witness some of it firsthand. On Sunday morning, my wife and I …
Chef Dustin, Phil, and Laurie hit it outta the park again with this six course Italian-inspired feast at Art of the Table on Wednesday, April 13. Catherine Reynolds of Queso y Vino selected some great wines to pair with each dish. Here was the lineup: Reception Sicilian flatbread w/chickpea, marinated …