Happy Lack of Hurricane weekend, East Coast! Ok, perhaps that is not totally fair- some areas were affected- but as I am in NYC and was only slightly shoved over by the incredible gusts of wind today, I remain a bit unnerved by all of the media hoopla.

Alas, life goes on, and now I bring you an end of summer beauty- Watermelon juice mixed with something else that I cannot find on the menu... this was from a James Beard Dinner which was themed "Kentucky Estate Wine". The dinner was true to its Southern roots- and I thought this was a refreshing and brilliant way to break up a rather heavy meal. Isn't it pretty?

It appears as though food will always win- you don't mind if I post 2 food blogs back to back, do you? OK!

Once again, I feel very fortunate to be on staff at The James Beard Foundation... this particular dinner I was crossing my fingers and hoping I would get to shoot. The theme was East Village Social- where a group of amazing restaurants all hailing from the East Village came together to make several specialty dishes for the dinner. I have never realised just how much of a strawberry shortcake addict I am until I tried this brilliant twist on strawberry shortcake- Tres Leches Cake with Strawberries and Meringue! I would give just about anything to be there again trying to smuggle as many leftover cakes as I could :)

I love this shot- and encourage anyone in NYC to try this at Mayahuel! Enjoy !

Greetings and happy weekend to my faithful readers! Its been a jam-packed month with a lot of exciting things that have happened and a lot more on the horizon.

Wanted to share this image I took in my very own home-I love being able to shoot at home and get the brilliant window light at the perfect angle :) I don't know how to not make this look like an alcoholic beverage, it was in fact tea from my darling new client Donna Bells Bake Shop... and I wanted to share. Don't you just wanna grab it and drink it? :)