I’ve written about foraging before, and my interest in it has heightened this year. It’s hard to describe the satisfaction of stumbling upon a bevy of beautiful blackberries, a carpet of brilliant orangey-red chanterelles popping out of brown leaf litter or a miniature forest of almost-camouflaged, apricot-scented black trumpets. While finding edible treasures is easily [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Treasure Hunting
Posted in food, tagged black trumpets, blackberries, Evan Strusinski, Faviken, food photography, foraging, horn of plenty, momofuku, Noma, red chanterelles, rose hips, wild mushrooms on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Summer’s Swan Song
Posted in food, tagged blueberries, fava beans, food photography, French breakfast radishes, melon, peaches, slow roasted tomatoes, StockFood, summer food, tomatoes on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today was the first day in several months when I’ve woken up to temperatures in the mid 40s. I slept covered with a fleece blanket and donned several layers for my morning bike ride. Fall is undeniably on our doorstep. It’s my favorite season so I can’t complain, but I do want to pay tribute [...]
Champions of Cheese
Posted in Culture magazine, food, tagged Bucheron, Capriano, Culture magazine, Echo Ridge, feta, goat cheese, Kennebec Cheesery, Maine creameries, Reblochon, York Hill Farm on September 2, 2011 | 5 Comments »
In the just-published fall issue of the cheese magazine Culture there is an article on Maine creameries. I was the lucky photographer who got to spend two days shooting interesting people, endearing goats and amazing handcrafted cheese in the lovely Belgrade Lakes region of the state for this story. I’ll add a link to this [...]