The Food Seen

This week on The Food Seen Michael spoke to restaurateurs Laura Shea and David Shea of applewood restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Michael spoke to them about the familial roots of applewood, and how the Sheys began work on raising a restaurant and a child at essentially the same time. They also discussed how a menu that changes daily makes being a cook (and a client) more interesting. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

This week on The Food Seen Michael spoke to Julia Ickes of Design and Construction Resources LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in the design and construction of high-end eating spaces in New York City. Julia described her now seminal work on Momofuku Ssam and Noodle Bars, and elaborated on how efficiency was underlying element behind the design of both spaces. She also discusses how she designed a cashier system from the ground up for Blue Bottle, while specifically avoiding the traditional POS model. This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market. Photo #1: Momofuku Ssam Bar. Photo #2: Blue Bottle

This week on The Food Seen Michael sat down with Jason Wright and Emilie Baltz of Fork and Design, a NYC design firm specializing in complete graphic design and visual solutions for restaurants and boutique eateries. The duo spoke about what it means to design for food and market brands that are food-specific, and why the hospitality industry requires a different set of skills than just any potential client for a graphic design firm. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market: like no other market.

This week on The Food Seen Michael sat down with Jessica Romm Perez (Style Editor at Food & Wine) & Fredrika Stjarne (Director of Photography at Food & Wine). The ladies spoke about the multi-faceted world of organzing, arranging, designing, styling, and framing food; the general process of making food beautiful and representing deliciousness visually. Tune in to get the inside scoop on the industry from two veteran stylists. This episode was sponsored by Acme Smoked Fish: a mainstay in New York’s culinary landscape for over 55 years.

This week on The Food Seen Michael spoke to Charlotte Druckman, freelance journalist and contributor to the NYTimes’s T Magazine. The duo spoke on everything from art history to boutique NYC ice cream, and talked about the relationship between nationalism

Michael, Cyd Raftus McDowell & Victoria Granof talk about the art of food styling. Learn how these veterans of the food world work with chefs and photographers to get some of the city’s best food looking as good as it does.

This week on The Food Seen Michael spoke to Melissa Clark, author of eighteen cookbooks including “Chef Interrupted”. Tune in to hear Melissa on the “slow and low mentality”, and to learn what dishes are defining Brooklyn.

Gabriele Stabile & Marcus Nilsson come by to talk about the life of a food photographer, how they got to where they are now, and what plans they have for the future.

This week on The Food Seen, Michael spoke to a trio of food photographers: Quentin Bacon, Francesco Tonelli, and Andrew Scrivani. The guys spoke about the world of food photography in its current state. Photo by Francesca Tonelli