Thank Goodness We Don't Say: Chocolate

Production Photo by Dan Orlow

Cheese wins when it comes to having your photo taken. I don't think you would like the results if you said "chocolate" unless you are going for that startled, slightly stunned look. Not a problem here because we are not photographing ourselves (okay so Dan took a few production photos but we were just an "aside".) The models for this shoot were all ganache. No make up needed. No fake food here and no melt downs either. We recently headed to local photographer Ellen Callaway's studio for some new "chocolate portraits" in preparation for the next phase of Elaine Hsieh Chocolatier.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but, when it comes to food, the picture needs to be worth a thousand flavors, textures, aromas and tastes: sweet, salty, bitter, spicy, and perhaps umami. This is not that easy to achieve. With the explosion of food blogs, flickr groups, and food photography sites you can find everything from photos of horrid looking food to mouthwatering shots. You might have a delicious bite in front of you, but if you can't capture it well on film, there is no convincing anyone that it tastes better than the photograph looks unless they can smell the aromas and take a bite. Here are some of our favorite sites that are mouthwatering and delicious to just plain ridiculous.

Mouthwatering & Delicious

Food Gawker
TasteSpotting
Food Porn Daily
Food Porn
Photo Grazing
Rezimo
Foodie Views
Liqurious


Local Food Bloggers with delicious Photos
La Tartine Gourmande
Erin Cooks
17 and Baking
Boston Food & Whine
Food on the Food
Tiny Urban Kitchen
Once Upon A Small Boston Kitchen
My Camera Eats Food
Poor Girl Gourmet
Eat Boutique
(a little less local but definitely worth looking at) Smitten Kitchen

Ridiculous & Entertaining
Cake Wrecks
Baked goods gone wrong. Spelling and grammar snafus, ridiculous cake designs, and "what were they thinking?" treats.
Fancy Fast Food
Extreme makeovers of real fast food "meals". You will not believe your eyes. This is not a make fast food healthy site. It is actual fast food transformed into fine dining type meals.
Airplanefood.net
Photographs of airline meals from travelers.

Happy browsing and enjoy the feast for your eyes. We can't wait to share our new photos with you but they are not quite ready yet. Keep your eyes peeled.