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Why I love food:

Born in an Italian-American family in New Jersey, I’ve always been around food… really good food. My grandmother, Rose was the best cook I’ve ever known. “A little of this.”, “Just enough of that.”, “Cook it until it’s done.”. Food was always central to my family’s life, so much time and thought went into feasts from holidays to Tuesday pasta at Gram’s house. We would linger around the table for so long, eating and talking. These are memories I deeply cherish. 

How I got to this place and why I love it:

I was first exposed to food photography back in the 80’s as a young Art Director/Graphic Designer with Daymon, a private label food broker in NYC. I was fortunate to work with wonderful photographers from New York to Omaha. As much as I loved our little art department on Fifth Avenue, I really loved the feel of a photography studio. Shooting food grabbed me so hard that I decided to quit that job and attend The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. It was scary going back to school at 30, but I loved every minute of it. While at school, I was lucky to assist Delores Custer in her Food Styling continuing education class. What a great experience it was to watch one of the most sought after food stylists be amazing! I consider her book “Food Styling, The Art of Preparing Food For the Camera” my bible.

After graduation from The CIA in 1996, I relocated to Raleigh, NC and apprenticed with the wonderful food stylist, Janet Grennes for several years. We styled print and film assignments for Hardees, Denny's, Kitchen-Aid, Butterball,

McDonald's and Taste-Full Magazine. I learned so much from Janet, she's one of my favorite people. After taking a break to have a family, I’m back in the studio and loving the surprises every shoot brings!