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traditional home magazine shoot

i recently shot a feature for traditional home magazine and their new online magazine, tradhome.  this issue featured the top ten trad designers of today.  naomi stein, designer & blogger extraordinaire not only nominated the featured designer, mona ross berman, but wrote the piece beautifully!  mona ross berman was picked as one of the top 10 designers of today (what an honor!) and i had the opportunity to not only photograph her but one of her most beautiful projects to date.  see a few peeks from the story below:

to see the entire issue, including the feature above, click here.

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the boilermaker, another amazing creation from the guys at farmer’s cabinet.  inventive gastropub creations in a hauntingly-cool medieval setting.

216 s. 11th st, philadelphia pa

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il pittore for philadelphia magazine: february issue

elegant, simple, and most importantly — decadent & delicious!  here are a few favorite shots from the excellent work of chris painter for starr restaurants.

guancia di vitello: braised veal cheeks with blood orange marmalade & polenta taragna

merluzzo affumicato: lightly smoked cod with saffrom baccala & poached calamari

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“if more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world” — j.r.r. tolkien

it’s a been a great year & i wish you all the merriest of holidays & a happy new year!

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simple italian at it’s best: zeppoli featured in philadelphia magazine’s december issue (on stands now)

antipasto siliciano

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naomi stein of design manifest on design*sponge 

what a great way to start the week:  naomi stein of design manifest’s home is featured on design*sponge.  this was one of my favorites shoots of the fall and i am so happy to see that there are many others who share the same appreciation for naomi’s unique vision! check out the sneak peek into naomi’s home here.

below are some favorites from the shoot.

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never knew i had a passion for pillows until i photographed caitlin wilson textiles.  her patterns are brilliant and the quality is remarkable.  oh and caitlin is just the cutest.  what’s your favorite design?

a little bit ago, i visited birra, the new brick oven pizza & craft beer bar on east passyunk. the food is inventive, fun & worth checking out…immediately!

 pizza alla carbonara: white, pancetta, peas, pecorino, chili flake, & fried egg

whole scampi with anchovy caper butter, fresh herbs, & lemon

farmer’s cabinet for philly mag’s october issue

in my opinion, one of the most unique spots in philly.  perfect place to grab a beer & dinner, and listen to some 1920s live jazz on these brisk fall nights…

in the kitchen with: alexis & courtney’s chai tea s’mores

featured on design*sponge

alexis of teaspoon & petals and i collaborated on an autumnal tea-related photo shoot featured on design*sponge this past friday.  to view the full post, click here.

alexis came up with the most ingenious of recipes: chai tea s’mores — perfect for the fall season: homemade chai tea graham crackers, whimsy & spice cardamon marshmallows, and classic milk chocolate.  to view the recipe, click here and scroll down.

here are a few from the shoot.  enjoy!

today was the day it arrived at my doorstep.  i couldn’t contain my excitement to see my collaboration w/ the wonderful alexis siemons (of teaspoon & petals) on the printed pages of anthology magazine’s 4th issue: the great outdoors. to preview the newest issue, click here.

alexis, a talented writer & tea enthusiast came up with the idea to create a recipe for floral tea shaved ice to celebrate her love for both the warm summer months & thirst-quenching floral tea.  when she told me her brilliant idea, i knew i just had to capture it.

these tearsheets below creatively display our story on the beautifully-printed pages of anthology magazine. what a treat!

want to watch the most adorable trailer for issue 4 where our story is featured? click here.

below are a few out-takes & some printed favorites from our shoot.

here is one behind-the-scenes shot that i took while anxiously awaiting for my first glimpse of alexis’ shaved ice & floral tea concoction…

here’s a peek into some of my favorites from society social’s new line.  

ever since i first heard of this lifestyle brand, i knew there was something special here & i was beyond thrilled to capture it.  

to see a more of my favorites from our shoot, please check out roxy’s manifesto maglog (a fun read!).  oh & once you check out her gorgeous line, i would love to hear which items are your favorites.

have a great weekend!

i couldn’t resist putting some of the pages from the maglog here.

kudos to roxy owens of society social, beka & kimberly of styled creative, kim pesch ofeat.sleep.wear., béke beau, mark rossman, mona ross berman, amy miller, & moda botanica.

talula’s garden

one of the most magnificent new spots in the city. such a huge fan of this aimee olexy & starr restaurant collaboration.

mushroom pâté en croûte, speck, chicken wing, sunny quail egg, & condiments

tortellini of slow roasted whole goat, ricotta “gnudi”, and natural herb & goat jus

cheese sampler

franklin fountain, philadelphia pa

best ice cream, philadelphia magazine’s best of philly 2011 (out on newsstands now)

here are two outtakes from the shoot.  what a unique & utterly delicious spot.