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Tuesday, January 10

Save The Date: A Food Styling & Photography Workshop In France



   We had such a wonderful time and it was such a great success, that Aran, Stephanie and myself are so excited to announce that we will be doing another workshop in France! 
                         This is a hands-on workshop where we will learn about Aran Goyoaga of 
                         Cannelle & Vanille philosophy on food styling and composition, how to tell a story
                         through props, the basics of photography, and understanding and manipulating light, 
                         all in the beautiful  surroundings of the Perigord region of France. There will be visits to
                         local farmers’ markets, gardens, and the beautiful walnut groves the region is known for.
                         It will be 3 days of cooking, tasting, styling, photographing, and visual storytelling.

                       The workshop will take place from September 23-27, 2012, and be limited to just 8 people.
                            The workshop includes 4 days of cooking, styling and photographing food in a
                             beautiful manoir nestled up against a stone cliff overlooking a lazy river. The cost
                             is $2,240/person (for a shared room) and $2,740/person (private room) and
                             covers 4 nights accommodations in a luxurious bed and breakfast, 4 gourmet
                             breakfasts, 4 lunches, 1 dinner, transportation during workshop hours, 3 days of full
                             instruction, and 1 day of sightseeing in the area.

                             We are happy to announce that registration will be open on Thursday, January
                             26th at 1 p.m. EST (10am PST). This is how registration will take place:

                            1. Right at 1:00 p.m. EST a post will go live indicating an email address where you'll
                            need to send your intent to register. Please make sure you are online at this time if
                            you are interested in attending this workshop as we are operating on a first-come-
                            first-serve basis.

                            2. Once you hear back from us via email, you will be required to sign a liability form
                            and return it to us via fax, email, etc.

                            3. Once payment is made and requested forms are signed, your spot will be secure.
                            At this time you'll receive an email from us confirming the good news. If you are not
                            able to secure your spot at this time, we will be sure to add your contact information
                            to a waiting list.

                            4. A detailed itinerary will be issued to the 8 participants via email within 48 hours
                            of registration.

                            Please know that our last workshop sold out in the first 10 minutes of opening
                            registration, so if you are interested, please make sure to send us an email as quickly
                            as possible. 

                            You are welcome to view images from last year's workshop here, here and here

                         * the food photographs are by Aran Goyoaga

Saturday, October 22

the three fs ( france part two)

France, Friends and Food
the walnut groves are beautiful and everywhere in Dordogne. as you drive by a random grove or a lonely tree you could almost always see someone gathering walnuts from the ground, unlike apples you wait till they naturally fall off the tree to harvest.  at arans workshop we took six incredible women
( beautiful! will tell you more about them soon)  for a styling shoot of an autumn picnic at a grove nearby, with the mid afternoon sun piercing through and the leaves under foot it made for a wonderful afternoon. a few days later we went for a tour at a walnut grove, learned how they processed it, which is organically grown at this farm. the groves there were stunning and if i had time i would have sat at the bench above for a very long time.

* the gentleman at the market had a kind way about him and such a soft smile, i wish i would have captured for you.

*more to come