Category Archives: Design and Photography

Though it is not exclusively world eats, I have really been enjoying They Draw and Cook, a blog where artists illustrate their favorite recipes. And by illustrate I really mean illustrate! Check out this recipe for Lof, a Belgian/Dutch endive dish.

Since we are now firmly sandwiched in between all of the most gluttonous holidays I thought it would be appropriate to share this photo gallery of some delicious food paintings from the Art Institute in Chicago. Personally, I think I’d go for the Strawberries by Peale.

We were recently alerted to Ulterior Epicure’s fabulous food photography, which is found on their extensive Flickr account. The amazing photos come  from American fine-dining restaurants like NYC’s Le Bernadin, Chicago’s Alinea and SF’s Chez Panisse along with more local spots like Philly’s Reading Terminal Market and Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor. There are also a slew of gorgeous photos from food trips around the world, including Turkey, Spain and Luxembourg. There is definitely an art to taking food photos, and AE has certainly mastered it. They even went to Carniceria Guanajuato, as we have, and made the simple tacos look like fine art. We’re jealous (and hungry)!

Art and food have always been interrelated. Perhaps its not a coincidence that the first still life for many painters-in-training is of a bowl of fruit. Feasting on Art takes this connection to a whole new level. A piece of artwork which features food is selected, and a recipe inspired by the artwork is also posted. Recent posts have included Pico de Gallo inspired by Frida Kahlo and Asparagus with Hollandaise sauce inspired by Manet. The photographs alone are worth a visit. Beautiful!

[Painting by Henri Fantin-Latour]