Hodo Kwaja (호도과자) It seems like it’s been a nostalgic couple weeks for us here in the Zhao household. Today’s photoshoot took me back to my time in South Korea, where I spent a few months teaching English several years ago at a university in Jinju. This past Thursday, I had been having a terrible [...]

Back in 2005 our group of foodie friends took a trip to Barcelona. It was my first international vacation and my first foray in experiencing real food in a foreign country, completely unadulterated by Americans (heh). Looking back, we realized we probably should have taken the time out to do a lot more research as [...]

As much as I appreciate the pastry world re-embracing homebaked goods and elevating the cupcake to some sort of golden pedestal, some days I crave an expertly crafted pastry created by the hands of a master french pastry chef. No, seriously. Neither Jared nor I have a sweet tooth, but I do have a soft [...]

Ok I have to tell you, I am SO proud of this set of quail egg photos. This photo just became my new desktop background. This set came out way cooler than I anticipated and it pushed us to try something new. One of my new year’s resolutions was to take our food photography to [...]

(our attempt to mimic the photo that went along with the recipe in the book. hahaha) Despite the brisk 8°F weather we woke up to this morning, we were really excited to get working on some food photography today because the sun was actually shining and not hidden behind layers upon endless layers of clouds. [...]