Master Food Styling Class I- Building a Portfolio
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Learn up-to-date food styling and photo techniques from professionals in the field.
Learn basic food styling techniques: from a perfect roasted chicken to fake ice cream.
Day 1 focuses on poultry and beef; shaping, trussing, making grill marks, browning and slicing, and fixing mistakes. Also studied are burgers and sandwiches; layering ingredients, slicing, and the use of condiments. Next, we teach you plating, saucing, building height and movement into pasta, and making it all look gorgeous. The stabilizing, coloring, and different application techniques of sauces are also covered.
Day 2 starts with desserts. We’ll be making fake ice cream, styling slices of layer cakes and pies, and the use of dessert condiments. Also covered are special effects used for styling beverages. We then move on to creating movement in salads, extending life of greens, and making any salad stunning through use of color, texture, and contrast. Next we look at cheese and how to create that perfect cheese pull. We’ll also address different ways of creating steam. There will be time during class for student questions. Every day features numerous instructor demonstrations and opportunities for students to get down and dirty and practice the techniques they are being taught.
Denise Vivaldo
A seasoned food professional with over 27 years of experience, Denise Vivaldo has catered more than 10,000 parties and has cooked for such guests as George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Prince Charles, Bette Midler, Suzanne Somers, Merv Griffin, Cher, Aaron Spelling, Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Maria Shriver. She began her culinary training at the Ritz Escoffier and La Varenne in Paris, and then graduated Chef de Cuisine from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Denise spent numerous years as a professor at UCLA’s Culinary Program and at her Alma Mater, The California Culinary Academy.
In 1988, Denise founded Food Fanatics, a catering, recipe-development, and foodstyling firm based in Los Angeles, California. Since that time, she has catered for such events as the Academy Awards Governor’s Ball, Sunset Magazine’s Taste of Sunset, and Hollywood wrap parties. She has also styled food for countless local and nationally syndicated television shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NapaStyle with Michael Chiarello, and Access Hollywood Live with Billy Bush.
Denise is the author of How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, which has sold more than 150,000 copies and is in its 6th edition, and How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business. She is also the author of The Food Styling Handbook, Perfect ...
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