Goodbye chickens, hello New York!

I’m heading up to New York tomorrow for the four day photo shoot for the cookbook.  I’m very excited.  Having worked in publishing, I’ve been to a lot of photo shoots, but this will be my first food shoot.  I’ve always wondered what sort of visual trickery goes into making a bowl of pasta or a plate of chicken look pristine enough for a photo in a magazine or book.  I’m even more excited by the creative team — the photographer, food and prop stylist — our publisher Rodale has hired to bring my words and Kelly’s recipes to life.

After checking out their portfolios and having a conference call with these incredibly talented people, it finally sunk in that this cookbook I’ve been working on for so long is NOT going to be a pamphlet held together by staples available in the dollar bin at The Big K, but an actual cookbook. The kind you proudly showcase on your bookshelf (and hopefully use every canning season) featuring gorgeous color photography and beautiful styling and plates and jars of delectable food.

Starting any longterm creative project, you never know what shape it will take or how it will turn out. A million and one things can go wrong (and often do). But I have to say it’s been incredibly rewarding and fun — and challenging! — to watch what was once a germ of an idea come to life. I couldn’t have done it without the chef, Kelly!

All of this is a long way of saying, I’ll try to keep you up to date on New York goings-on but posts may be a bit sporadic next week.

New York City or Bust!

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