Right On Target

November 15, 2012

This past summer I photographed some delicious holiday items for Target. As in that Target. As in one of my favorite retailers. And can I tell you something? Working with them was every bit as fun and exciting as I thought it would be. Such wonderful people. The signs are up now, if you’re in [...]

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Breakfast with Picky Palate

November 3, 2012

Ch-ch-ch-changes. I’ll spare you the tale of Work, because that would seem like I’m complaining. I am not. Lots and lots of things have changed in the past few months, all great things that are keeping us really busy. Perhaps the biggest thing is that we bought a house. A lovely beautiful California Spanish-style home [...]

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Jordan Winery Estate Tales magazine photo shoot: Behind The Scenes

October 19, 2012

Before you settle into this post and video, please: 1) Forgive my spastic, forever gesticulating body language. I swear I can be calm. Sometimes. 2) What really looks like Jazz Hands was only me talking about a large plate with tiny food (my pet peeve). 3) No insects were killed in the making of this [...]

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A Very Simple Goodbye Summer Bruschetta

October 11, 2012

This post is presented by San Pellegrino. I’m digging this content series as they focus on moments in food as seen through an Italian angle. What a great way to think about past trips to Italy, right? Let’s not talk about this past summer. I mean, let’s. Pros: Sunny, Warm, Daylight. Cons: Sunny, Warm, Daylight. [...]

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Book Reviews!

October 8, 2012

Oh my, I’ve been bad and haven’t posted these reviews from Kristina in some time. K, please forgive me. But they’re as good as ever, I promise. Take it away, Kristina! –mattt I’ve been away for a long time.  The last time I was writing, there was almost three feet of snow on the ground.  [...]

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Martha Stewart’s Cooking School this weekend on PBS

October 5, 2012

Wow, it’s hard to believe it was 4 years ago that a certain someone was on Martha’s old show as it seems like yesterday. But this weekend we see the premiere of Martha’s new series on PBS titled Martha Stewart’s Cooking School. I’ve screened 3 episodes already before the debut and while it’s definitely not [...]

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The Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Contest!

October 2, 2012

Can you believe it’s that time again? That’s correct, I’m thrilled to announce the Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Contest which launched this week! And if you’re up for the adventure, Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker and TuttiFoodie.com invite you to enter the fabulous, 6th annual Chocolate Adventure Contest.  So go ahead: invent, create, explore the boundaries [...]

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A Few Things, But Mostly A Shameless Plug

September 26, 2012

Well hello there. And how are you? That’s me in a photo taken by the lovely Erin Malone last week at Jordan Winery. I was in San Francisco shooting a few projects which I’ll share with you shortly, but in the meantime it’s back to the grind this week at the studio doing what I [...]

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Just My Type!

September 21, 2012

From Martha to Rachael, Sunset to Cooking Light, these modern faces are showing up in food magazines from coast to coast. All part of the Modern type of classification, they’re actually quite old styles from centuries past but so named as they took advantage of new ways of creating type that left old world and [...]

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Boo! Country Living October 2012

September 7, 2012

Psst. Go buy the latest issue of Country Living magazine, will you? October 2012, to be exact! We wrote, styled, and photographed a feature on indulgent upgrades for candy apples, and yes, it features our spooky apples from a few years back! It was fun to recreate them, but if you want to know my [...]

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