Food Informants is a week-in-the-life series profiling fascinating people in the food world. We hope it will give you a first-hand look at the many di...
Denise Vivaldo | Posted 12.13.2011
Her memoir and cookbook is the history of her life. Oh my. What a life she has had.
Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 12.12.2011
Posted 12.10.2011
In 1970, the Federal Trade Commission reprimanded Campbell's for adding marbles to the soup in its commercials to make it look richer in vegetables an...
Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 11.23.2011
I decided to do something very different to make a ratatouille creation that is structurally beautiful, delicious, a bit more healthy in nutrients and fiber, and fast and easy to cook.
Denise Vivaldo | Posted 10.10.2011
In food styling, like most small businesses, you say, "Yes" no matter what. If the client can think it, we can achieve it. My latest lesson learned in, "I can't make this up" came in the form of a whole pig.
Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 09.10.2011
I recently had the pleasure to sample a beautifully colorful and delicious cool summer treat at one of my favorite Japanese restaurants in NYC, Momoya -- located on the corner of 21st street and 7th Avenue.
Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 08.27.2011
Gelatine is innately beautiful, due to its jewel-like transparency and kaleidoscopic mesmerizing qualities. Several years ago I had the opportunity to put my dream of sharing my personal vision of "Jell-O" into a short film, which I entitled "JOY".
Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 08.17.2011
Simple syrup, used frequently by bar tenders, is sugar and water boiled until dissolved than cooled to add to cold liquids. I had never seen it served with iced tea at a restaurant before.
Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 08.09.2011
Secrets of a Food Stylist For years people have been asking me to share my secrets for making food beautiful. The media and public alike have been fa...
Denise Vivaldo | Posted 05.25.2011
Books, like babies, are labors of love. If you think someone's baby is ugly, do the mother a favor and compliment the baby's bonnet.
Denise Vivaldo | Posted 11.17.2011
I love that the camera makes strangers want pancakes, my pancakes, enough to go out and buy some, even though those pancakes are never gonna look as good as mine.
Carolynn Carreño | Posted 05.25.2011
My friend Susan Spungen is a food stylist, but she's not just any old food stylist. It's arguable that she is responsible for the way in which the food looks in the magazines and cookbooks that we read today.
Posted 04.18.2012