About Me

I’m Victoria Granof, Mother of Theo, Food Stylist, Conceiver of Ideas, Crafter of Food, Developer of Recipes, and Author of the book Sweet Sicily: The Story of an Island and Her Pastries. I’ve spent the last 15 years contributing to domestic and international magazines and national and international ad campaigns for clients like Häagen-Dazs, Target, Bacardi, Absolut, Wolf-Subzero, Truvia, Clinique, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The Wall Street Journal, ReadyMade, Bon Appetit, New York magazine, The New York Times, and others. What else? I make my own salt, soap, and sauerkraut. I'm lucky to work with some great photographers like Hans Gissinger, Raymond Meier, Richard Burbridge, Anita Calero, Kenji Toma, Craig Cutler, Marcus Nilsson, Toby McFarland-Pond, Mitchell Feinberg, and more…

And I love food, in all forms.

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Jan152010

Is it picnic weather yet?

DateFriday, January 15, 2010 at 02:43PM | tagged , , , ,

Here in New York, it isn't. Nor does it seem to be blogging weather. Victoria's been busy doing blogworthy things (like this) but too busy to post them at A Long Hot Simmer. (Many of you are familiar with that dilemma, no doubt.) But she'll be back soon.

Till then, here's a little something to sate yourself with: a yummy story called "Picnic Society," from the ReadyMade archives. It was written by Katherine Sharpe. Victoria did the food styling, and Rachel Haas was the prop stylist. The photos are by Marcus Nilsson.

 

"Outdoor meals can veer into culinary clichés (cold cuts and macaroni salad, anyone?). ReadyMade challenged designers Victoria Granof and Rachel Haas to concoct a plein air meal for our postboom times. In their picnic spread, vivid flavors and colors make for a feast that’s both cheerful and sophisticated."

 

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