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    Food

    “People who love food are always the best kind of people.” Julia Child.

    Well then, I must be absolutely fabulous. I love all things food: growing it, shopping for it, cooking it, styling it, shooting it, learning about it, talking about it, thinking about it, eating it…ya get the idea.

    Technically speaking, I eat everything. But practically speaking, I eat a predominantly plant based diet (roughly 80%). I’ve learned - especially post spinal trauma - to listen my body, as it generally knows much better than my mind what it needs. What my body needs is different than what your body needs. And what my body needs today is different than what it needed yesterday and what it will need tomorrow. But the one food category I do try to cut out as much as humanly possible is processed shit! And I believe that all bodies, regardless of how different we all are, can truly benefit from doing so as well. Get that processed shit away from me I say!

    We vote for what kind of world we want to live in by what we choose to eat.

    I love food from the earth. What farmers harvested that day and brought to the market is my very all time favorite. I celebrate fresh bounty and all its perfectly imperfect imperfections. I invest time in getting to know the rad folks that grow the beautiful food that ends up on my client’s plates, and my own.

    I shy away from broadly labeling food as “good” or “bad” and instead prefer to always buy the highest quality I can. No two butters are the same, no two olives oils, no two creams. So splurge a bit and buy the good stuff if ya can. Your body will thank ya! And I believe in moderation, in all things, including moderation itself.

    “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf

    Garlicky Pasta with Cauliflower, Capers Breadcrumbs and a Mustard Brown Butter Pan Sauce

    Garlicky Pasta with Cauliflower, Capers Breadcrumbs and a Mustard Brown Butter Pan Sauce

    the lemon slices too!

    Roasted Artichokes 

    sweet potato fries served on a platter with chipotle aioli

    Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

    side angle and up close shot of hummus topped with spiced ground lamb.

    Hummus with Spiced Ground Lamb

    Overhead shot of the upside-down citrus cake, made entirely with blood oranges.

    Upside-Down Citrus Cake

    Garlic confit, just out of the oven, overhead shot!

    Garlic Confit

    farmers market salad ingredients, all raw and un-prepped.

    Farmers Market Salad

    close up shot of the blood orange shaker tart all done!

    Blood Orange Shaker Tart

    side angle shot of shaved carrot ricotta tart, pre-oven

    Shaved Carrot Ricotta Tart

    Thinly sliced brisket on a black slate with cranberry sauce on top, baked wedge potatoes and 2 little bowls of chimichurri and more cranberry sauce.

    Fresh Cranberry Braised Brisket

    Chef Daniela Gerson holding a bowl filled with sugared cranberries.

    Sugared Cranberries

    Overhead shot of the final roasted beet salad with yogurt, blood oranges, hazelnuts, and tarragon.

    Roasted Beet & Blood Orange Salad

    Rosemary Cranberry Focaccia with Caramelized Shallots just out of the oven, overhead shot.

    Rosemary Cranberry Focaccia with Caramelized Shallots

    Strawberry-Rhubarb crisp in a cast iron skillet with the oat topping, ready for the oven, overhead shot.

    Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp

    Sweet potato salad with argulula, feta, dried cranberries, red onions, pepitas, parsley and a maple-lime vinaigrette, overhead shot.

    Sweet Potato Salad with Feta ~ Maple-Lime Vinaigrette

    Up close and overhead shot of charred ginger-miso glazed eggplant.

    Ginger-Miso Glazed Eggplant

    Side angle shot of butternut squash roasted hummus with cubed butternut roasted squash, pomegranate seeds, pastel, pinuts, sumac and flaky sea salt on top.

    Butternut Squash Hummus

    Salsa negra salmón with strawberry salsa.

    Salsa Negra Salmon with Fresh Fruit Salsa

    the finished strawberry salsa recipe, overhead shot.

    Strawberry Salsa

    A stylized food shot of the plum upside down cake, a bowl of yogurt and a bowl of pistachios.

    Plum Upside-Down Cake

    Up close, overhead shot of the strawberry snack cake, straight out of the oven.

    Strawberry Snack Cake

    Side angle shot of the gyro salad with tzatziki, pickled red onions, pita chips, little gems, feta, pine nuts and fresh herbs.

    Gyro Salad 

    Bone-in pork chops all done, singe angle shot with peaches and charred red onions on the tray.

    Peachy Bone-In Pork Chops with Charred Red Onions

    up close shot of finished vegan potato soup with avocado, radish and dil garnish.

    Vegan Pink Potato Soup

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    Meet Daniela

    VEGGIES ARE SEXY 

    Hi, I'm Daniela - a Los Angeles based food photographer and creative director. I began my career as a chef with a passion for sourcing colorful produce from local markets. I love emphasizing the beauty of real food with my images. I’m also a food stylist and recipe developer with a gorgeous prop-filled studio in Venice, California.

    Daniela Gerson Photography

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