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"Tramin" sashimi. Chef Douglas Kim for Morimoto NYC. Photograph by Erin Gleeson. 

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I had a lot of fun shooting recently with Chef Brad Farmerie (of Public in NYC) for his new restaurant in Napa called The Thomas. There has been a lot of buzz over the building itself, which has a prime location...

Dish by Elements. Photo by Erin Gleeson.

By Erin Gleeson for Forest Feast.

Spaghetti alla Chitarra prepared by chef Dan Kluger at The Core Club. He is now the chef at ABC Kitchen in NYC. Photo by Erin Gleeson.

I have been making photographic "diagrams" of old recipes from the 1950's that aren't so common anymore. Above is my visual version of the recipe for Frogs’ Legs Provençale Paysanne from The Gourmet Cookbook, 1950 edition, a book meant for the amateur at-home...

Our neighbors recently invited us over for kebab night. In California in February, it's easy to grill outside and I'm convinced everything tastes better when cooked outdoors! This was a seriously flavorful meal: beef kebab served with a plate of herbs (radishes, mint, green onions), homemade...

Baking chestnut cake dusted with powdered sugar and pine nuts. This was taken as part of an assignment for Edible Brooklyn to accompany an article on chestnuts. Photo by Erin Gleeson.  

I am really excited to have been chosen to be part of a food photography exhibition called "Feast Your...

Dish by by Chef Scott Anderson. Photo by Erin Gleeson

Chanukkah, the eight-day Jewish holiday and festival of lights, started last night!  We light a new candle on the menorah every evening after sundown. I will be making the traditional latkes (potato pancakes), like I do every year, and I plan to attempt making sufganiyot...

Beet soup by Chef Scott Anderson at Elements Restaurant in Princeton, NJ. Photo by Erin Gleeson.

My family's Thanksgiving turkey that we BBQ'd in Santa Barbara last year. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Photo by Erin Gleeson

I am excited to announce that I have just launched a new food photography blog called FOREST FEAST. Having just moved to the woods of Northern California from New York City (where I worked as a food photographer), my recipes, home cooking and photography have...

Carrots + purple cauliflower roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper. Photograph by Erin Gleeson.

These deliciously sweet little seedless gems came with our CSA the other week. Photo by Erin Gleeson

Photo by Erin Gleeson.

The Jewish Harvest holiday of Sukkot starts this Wednesday, Oct 12th and continues for a week. During this time, people eat their meals outdoors under a sukkah (or little hut), decorated with corn, gourds, pumkins and other harvest-inspired decor. It's traditional to say a...

Last week, NYC pastry chef extraordinaire Pichet Ong was a guest judge on Top Chef Just Desserts (aired September 22).  As he was introduced, some of my photos of his desserts were shown on the episode: Foie Gras Taco and Warm Date Cake (see...