Opening of Salon du Chocolat 2012 chocolate show in Paris

Published by Thursday, November 1, 2012 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

Take a look at this lovely chocolate dress fashion parade to celebrating the opening of the show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to see entire show. Which dress is your favorite?

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Simple Sustenance: Pumpkins, When the Beauty is in the Imperfections, a photo essay by Renu Chhabra

Published by Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Permalink 0

by Renu Chhabra

The harvest moon hangs round and high
It dodges clouds high in the sky,
The stars wink down their love and mirth
The Autumn season is giving birth.
Oh, it must be October
The leaves of red bright gold and brown,
To Mother Earth come tumbling down,
The breezy nights the ghostly sights,
The eerie spooky far off sounds
Are signs that it’s October.
The pumpkins yellow, big and round
Are carried by costumed clumsy clowns
It’s Halloween – let’s celebrate.
–   
Pearl N. Sorrels, It Must be October

Color and rusticity are the characters of autumn

Warm tones and ­­rustic gifts from nature fill our hearts with a sense of wholeness. It’­­­­s a feeling that reminds us of our connection with the earth and our humble existence.­­

Orange, yellow, red, and amber are the colors of fall, visible in landscapes and farms alike. Pumpkins, gourds, and squashes add soul to this season. Greeting us on the front porch or displayed inside the house, they adorn our spaces with fall bounty; they are festive and inviting. They bring with them a certain positive energy.

And what’s fall without pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and  pumpkin soup? It’s the pumpkin heaven that embraces us, at home or anywhere else. We all want to savor the season’s bounty to its fullest.

I am intrigued as much by the great pumpkin’s beauty as by its imperfections. Some of the very deformed ones are the most intriguing of all. But who said nature is perfect? Nature is beautiful, yet free-spirited when we see it in its natural and organic form. And we see its beauty in these colorful gourds that exude their individual characteristics in their own special ways.

They have different colors, shapes, sizes, and personalities. Yet they are beautiful and unique, despite their imperfections. They all bring something special to our tables in terms of taste, texture, and quality.

Just like us, human beings.

What do you think?

Celebrate the season!
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What we’re reading: Prerna Singh food photography, best new hotels 2012, lemon garlic ginger carrots, etc.

Published by Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

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Food Art: Three Haberno Chile Peppers, by Zev Robinson

Published by Friday, October 19, 2012 Permalink 0

Zev Robinson is a Canadian-British artist and filmmaker currently living in Valencia in Spain. After finishing his B.F.A. in Montreal in 1983, he completed his M.F.A. in New York and subsequently moved to Italy and traveled around Europe, before settling in Spain in 1991. In Spain, he married Albertina Torres. The couple moved to London in 1995, where this series of chile peppers was created.

While in London, he also started working on videos and digital art projects as part of Art After Science, formed with Adrian Marshall, creating a variety of works that have been exhibited widely, including at Art After Science in Madrid, the ARCO, and the Venice Video Art Fair in Barcelona.

Robinson returned with his family to Spain in 2005, where his video work led to a series of documentaries on wine, food and rural life in Spain. That left him with little time to paint, but in 2012 he showed a series of newly created works of Amphorae at the Amphorae. Since then, he has restarted a series of images based on film noir and pulp fiction covers.

 

 

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Food Art: Four Chile Peppers, food painting by Zev Robinson

Published by Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Permalink 0

Zev Robinson is a Canadian-British artist and filmmaker currently living in Valencia in Spain. After finishing his B.F.A. in Montreal in 1983, he completed his M.F.A. in New York and subsequently moved to Italy and traveled around Europe, before settling in Spain in 1991. In Spain, he married Albertina Torres. The couple moved to London in 1995, where this series of chile peppers was created.

While in London, he also started working on videos and digital art projects as part of Art After Science, formed with Adrian Marshall, creating a variety of works that have been exhibited widely, including at ARCO in Madrid, the Venice Video Art Fair, and the LOOP Video Fair in Barcelona.

Robinson returned with his family to Spain in 2005, where his video work led to a series of documentaries on wine, food and rural life in Spain. That left him with little time to paint, but in 2012 he showed a series of newly created works of Amphorae at the Dinastia Vivanco Museum. Since then, he has restarted a series of images based on film noir and pulp fiction covers.

 

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Food Art: The Many Colors of Chile Peppers, food paintings by Zev Robinson

Published by Monday, October 8, 2012 Permalink 0

Zev Robinson is a Canadian-British artist and filmmaker currently living in Valencia in Spain. After finishing his B.F.A. in Montreal in 1983, he completed his M.F.A. in New York and subsequently moved to Italy and traveled around Europe, before settling in Spain in 1991. In Spain, he married Albertina Torres. The couple moved to London in 1995, where this series of chile peppers was created.

While in London, he also started working on videos and digital art projects as part of Art After Science, formed with Adrian Marshall, creating a variety of works that have been exhibited widely, including at ARCO in Madrid, the Venice Video Art Fair, and the LOOP Video Fair in Barcelona.

Robinson returned with his family to Spain in 2005, where his video work led to a series of documentaries on wine, food and rural life in Spain. That left him with little time to paint, but in 2012 he showed a series of newly created works of Amphorae at the Dinastia Vivanco Museum. Since then, he has restarted a series of images based on film noir and pulp fiction covers.

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Simple Sustenance: Chai Splendor, a food photography exhibit by Renu Chhabra

Published by Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Permalink 0

by Renu Chhabra

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves — slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.–Thich Nat Hahn

 

 

 

There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea.–Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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Food Art: Spanish beach bar food: prawns and monkfish kebabs, food photography by Steve Homer

Published by Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Permalink 0

Our ongoing series of tapas photos from our latest food artist discovery: food photographer Steve Homer of Sabor de Almería in the southeast of Spain.

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Food Art: Baking Bonanza, a food photography exhibit by Rashmi Primlani

Published by Saturday, September 15, 2012 Permalink 0

 

 

 

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Food Art: Kheer, food photography by Sukaina Rajabali

Published by Monday, September 10, 2012 Permalink 0

by Sukaina Rajabali

Sukaina Rajabali is a Dubai-based food photographer and writer. She authors the blog Sips and Spoonfuls, a compilation of generations of recipes, tales of her family and childhood, as well as the labours of her passion to learn food photography. It is filled with beautiful memories, beautiful meals and beautiful images.

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