some more shots from castle on the hudson

Maybe I'll get to writing the full description of this, maybe not. The amuse bouche was a chilled corn soup shooter with black olive dust and some sort of cream. There were little phyllo rolls with eggplant puree and goat cheese and i had a lovely bit of salmon.


yeah sooooo.... life is busy
...but I try and post things so here goes.
Late nights of work and school work and guilt work and marathon sessions of series on Netflix I never watched when they were current have taken up my life. Its' amazing and horrible and wonderful and insane and leaves me longing for a little normalcy.
What's normal anyway? Is keeping this blog focused solely on food an excuse for me to not post since I haven't done anything particularly food-y in a while? Maybe.
So I say the hell with it and as long as I keep posting about something maybe it'll transform from a delicious albatross hanging from my neck into something I can cultivate better.
That said, I was a busy not-so-little bee this summer and shot my first wedding for a friend of a friend in Central Park.
I was super nervous and the day was super hot. It was a balmy summer afternoon with the distinct promise of rain that never came. I did this for a pittance as I often seem to do since I like to do things for people if it makes them happy and I feel good enough to step outside on a weekend (more often than not I turn into the Weekend Hermit to take a break from it all).
Doing things like this helps me figure out what I'd like to shape my hobby-life into... different flavors of photography are as important as different flavors in dishes.
Yellow is a very happy color. I like looking at these pictures to remind me of the warm summer before things started getting hectic again.
lunch @ castle on the hudson preview.
So I've been crazy busy, like epic proportions busy and let almost everything I do for myself fall to the wayside.
For example, I took these photos in July and am just getting around to posting a preview. I plan on having a more substantial post this weekend.
Suffice to say I still dream of some of these dishes.. creamy, buttery, delicate nomness. This was one of my favorites: lobster wrapped in another fish and oozing with deliciousness.
Castle on the Hudson is one of my, "if I had an unlimited budget," wedding venues, but since I don't and since it's around $250 a person I'll have to remember my lunch there with fondness.
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Klimat photography #1: plump pierogi
The first dish I took photos of for Klimat was their potato pierogi. Plump, fried, little pillows of dough, potato and cheese took on a whole new dimension with a fun camera setup. Yes, my little xsi gave its all and with the help of a nice 100mm lens we got it done!
The sky was overcast but there was still enough light for my heavy, rented Adorama tripod and I to work together. I perched on the creaky wooden steps that led out back to the small yard and had a field day. Note to self: remember to bring chopsticks so you don't get food on your fingertips as you arrange it.
Oh, and by the way, I got to eat a whole new batch of pierogi plus some kielbasa when I was done. #smugface