Jul 6th, 2010
Three Rivers Brewery
If you’ve never been to Farmington, up yonder in the northwestern corner of New Mexico, you can’t quite appreciate what an unexpected oasis lies at the corner of South Orchard and East Main: The Three Rivers Brewery. According to natives, Farmington was once a vibrant pastoral ranching community. Over the years, by means of agricultural […]
May 19th, 2010
Eating Real Food Nation
It’s one thing to wax philosophic with friends about what good food grown right means. It’s another thing entirely to open a restaurant to prove it. That’s exactly what owners Blyth Timken and Andrew MacLauchlan and chef Kim Müller have done with Real Food Nation. In addition to my ongoing personal project documenting sustainable and […]
Jan 18th, 2010
Harry’s Roadhouse
The magic of movies is in the sense of scale – everything is bolder, brighter, bigger than in Real Life. By that measure, Harry’s Roadhouse is from a movie – it looks the part, it smells the part and tastes the part of the mythic country road neighborhood diner. Thing is: all that vivid color, […]
Jan 15th, 2010
Counter Culture
Usually when I go to Counter Culture, it’s about sitting in a warm cocoon of caffeine, insanely sweet smelling cinnamon buns… It took being there on assignment to discover the careful design details that make it such a great place to hang out.
Aug 21st, 2009
Restaurant Martin
When I photograph in restaurants, it’s usually an impeccably prepared plate of deliciousness, a room radiant with ambience, knives flashing and flames flaring in the heat of the kitchen… this was my first chef in a hard hat. For this assignment, I covered the renovation of the building that became the home of Restaurant Martin: […]
Aug 1st, 2009
Geronimo
This was one of those shoots where the smell of the dishes drove me to distraction. It’s an occupational hazard to which I’m more than willing to risk exposure… The angle for this story on Geronimo for Local Flavor was to showcase the sculptural nuance of Chef Eric di Stefano‘s platings. Part of the fun […]
Jul 18th, 2009
Treehouse Cafe
Owner and (head elf) Maria Elena Bustamante-Bernal had a vision for an organic, vegetarian restaurant, using local ingredients fresh from the farmers market and some serious bakery alchemy. Thus, Treehouse Cafe came to be. I’ve been told by sources in high places that the best cupcakes in the whole entire world can be found there, […]
Jun 22nd, 2009
The Compound
The Compound is known chiefly for Chef Mark Kiffin’s exquisite dishes, and its secluded location on santa Fe’s iconic Canyon Road. In a unique twist on the classic “Restaurant story”, this assignment for Local Flavor was not about the fine food. Here, the focus was on the restaurant as an event destination. The patio of […]
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