Here is some recent work for the fine folks at Feshii. I like what these guys are doing,
Healthy and fresh fast food.
Chaga Mushrooms, Secret Potato Labs, and Mourning the McPrawnster.
I recently teamed up with The Walrus for their May food-focused issue.
Here are a few of the shots from this series.
Food and props by Madeleine Johari
With a nod to 70’s opulence and inspired by Dutch still life paintings, I teamed up with The Drake to shoot their latest venture - Drake Catering.
Props by the stylin’ Martine Blackhurst, opulence by the Drake.
The new Michael Smith cookbook ‘Make Ahead Meals’ is out now. We shot this book last November here in the studio over 10 days.
The focus this time around is on prepping or cooking ahead to create time-saving recipes.
Here are a few of my favourite shots from the book.
Prop Styling: Madeleine Johari
Food Styling: Noah Witenoff
Bacon Salsa Quesadillas
Really Good Focaccia
Slow Split Pea Soup
Prosciutto Lemon Wrapped Chicken
Chocolate Bark
Korean Short Ribs
Monkey Bread
Buttery Butterscotch Popcorn
Brown Sugar Glazed Ham with Raisin Drippings
Baked Reuben Chowder
Roasted Cauliflower with Romesco Sauce
Outtake from the shoot
A tribute to my favourite place in the world. Food styling by Matt Kimura Prop styling by Madeleine Johari
We all love chocolate, it’s undeniable. So I teamed up with food stylist Matthew Kimura and prop stylist Madeleine Johari to explore the deep dark pleasures of chocolate.Before jumping into the photos, here a few things about chocolate that I bet you didn’t know.
• The blood in Psycho’s famous shower scene was actually chocolate syrup.
• In fact, chocolate was consumed as a liquid, not a solid, for 90% of its history.
• The Aztec emperor Montezuma II drank more than 50 cups of chocolate every day.
• The Aztecs and Mayans Used Cacao Beans as Currency
• The inventor of the chocolate chip cookie sold the idea to Nestle Toll House in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
• M&Ms were created in 1941 as a means for soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting
• Every second Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate
• Chocolate magnate Milton Hershey cancelled his reservations for the Titanic due to last minute business matters.
• Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by one third.
• A lethal does of chocolate for a human being is about 22lbs.
Photo credits: Food stylist: Matthew Kimura Prop Stylist: Madeleine Johari Post-Production: Matt Gibson
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A little while ago, the lovely folks at Kit & Ace dropped off a bottle of Drip Copper Maple Syrup.This is some seriously good stuff. So good it inspired us to do a little shoot celebrating one of our national treasures.
Food Styling by Matthew Kimura
Drip Maple - Copper
Maple butter waffle with caramelized banana
Maple yogurt Panna cotta with French Toast
Maple sugar pie
TV dinner - the unsung hero of my childhood. I have fond memories of coming home to the note: "Dinner's in the freezer." Remove the plastic covering the dessert, poke a few holes over the corn, 4 minutes in the microwave and make your way over to the boob tube.
Charbroiled pork, chopped and formed, in BBQ sauce, with buttery mashed potatoes and corn. Decadent warm brownie for dessert. Enjoy with: Golden Girls (season 2, episode 6) "Big Daddy’s Little Lady" Blanche's dad (David Wayne) arrives with a surprise: he's remarrying. And an even bigger surprise is his fiancée (Sondra Currie).
Delightfully breaded chicken nugget cutlettes, crinkle fries and sweet corn with a moist brownie for dessert. Pairs well with: Three's Company (season 5, episode 22) "Honest Jack Tripper" Jack swears off fibbing for good, but then learns that blatant honesty is not always the best policy.
Southern style fried chicken cutlets with BBQ dipping sauce, creamy mashed potatoes and sweet corn. Serve hot with: Dukes of Hazard (season 5, episode 21) "Daisy’s Shotgun Wedding" Tired of her family's overprotectiveness, Daisy moves in with a friend---and is promptly kidnapped for a wedding with one of the Beaudry clan.
Tender white turkey meat with gravy, dressing, soft mashed potatoes and green beans. Finished with a scrumptious apple-cranberry dessert. Serve with: ALF (season 4, episode 4) "We’re in the Money" Willie's blood pressure rises along with the Dow Jones average when he decides to go along with ALF's stock-market investments.
Hearty salisbury steak, chopped and formed’ with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes with gravy and sweet corn finished with an apple-cranberrry dessert. Goes well with: "Summer Slam 1988" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage face off against André the Giant and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase in a match billed as "The Mega Powers versus the Mega Bucks” with guest referee Jesse ‘the body’ Ventura.
We recently teamed up with HarperCollins & Julian Armstrong, long-time food writer for the Gazette of Montréal, to shoot her latest cookbook Made in Quebec - A Culinary Journey. This book, which hit the shelves last week, shows off the best of what la belle province has to offer. From Lobster Apple Soup, to Maple Syrup Pie, to Venison steak. The range of recipes is very eclectic, which made this cookbook really fun to shoot.
Here are some of the shots from the book.
Prop Stylist: Madeleine Johari Food Stylist: Noah Witenoff Post-Production: Matt Gibson
The book!
Lobster Apple Soup
Maple Syrup Pie
Venison Steak
Lamb Burger
Tarte Tatin
Beet Soup
Glazed Baby Turnips
Fiddleheads
Smoked Salmon Tartar
Apple Crisp
Spring Salad
Creton
Tomato Tarts
