by Kirstie Young | Sep 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
I was amazed when a chef told me recently that the first Curry house was opened in the UK over 200 years ago. I was brought up in the 70’s, a time when most UK households were eating fairly plain food and pizza was considered risqué, so felt short changed when...
by Kirstie Young | Aug 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve recently returned home from three weeks away, visiting Prague, Nice and finally Marseille. I am guessing that it will come as no surprise to hear that, as a greedy Food photographer, food played a major part of my travels… Prague highlights...
by Kirstie Young | Aug 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Most national magazines shoot a lot of their features a year ahead of publication, it’s a way of shooting the right season, and yet still hitting deadlines. Last summer was a bit of a stinker, but magazines still needed “sunny” features to fill...
by Kirstie Young | Jul 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Whenever I’m hired to take food shots in a working kitchen, I am always in awe of the blood, sweat and tears that it takes to run a kitchen. Chefs work the sort of hours that would make most of us weep, and this dedication is never more obvious than at the...
by Kirstie Young | May 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
When we bought our house 4 years ago, my main concern was that it have a large kitchen dining area. Our flat in London had a galley kitchen, and as I cook a bit like the chef in the Muppets, with food flying everywhere and every bowl, pan, plate & knife in...
