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The full table set against the leather booth at Amado, Burlingame: mole, mariscos, and mezcal light

Portfolio · 01 / 06 · Food

Food Photography, San Francisco

Dishes shot the way the chef plated them: no tweezers, no tricks, just the food in its best light.

Guacamole with pomegranate in a molcajete beside habaneros at Amado, Burlingame

Lunch plates and pepper mills in the window light at Casa Sofia, San Francisco

Golden beets over mole rosa on a rust plate at Amado, Burlingame

Brunch pastries flat-laid over the menus at La Marcha, Berkeley

Fresh pepper cracked over the table mid-service at Massimo Ristorante, Walnut Creek

Hands tearing fresh naan over the basket at Noor Fusion Kitchen, Berkeley

Fish tacos gridded on bright orange for La Taquiza, Napa

Glazed prawns with soft-boiled egg, green beans, shallot and lemongrass on a speckled plate over green linen at Payakk, Oakland

A terracotta table spread from above at Amado, Burlingame

Blue stoneware, torta, and sides from above at Massimo Ristorante, Walnut Creek

A black bowl finished with cornflowers at Arquet, San Francisco

Heirloom tomato salad with whipped feta at La Marcha, Berkeley

Passionfruit cheesecake with a lace tuile at Casa Sofia, San Francisco

Curries and biryani against the teal banquette at Noor Fusion Kitchen, Berkeley

Tostadas under the taqueria's stencil shadow at Parranga, Santana Row, San Jose

A gloved hand dropping the last garnish on a stacked plate at Town Tavern, Alameda — Town Tavern · Alameda
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The octopus plate presented in two hands at La Marcha, Berkeley — La Marcha · Berkeley
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Beef tartare crowned with a cured yolk at Mile Limit, Berkeley — Mile Limit · Berkeley

Brunch service from above at La Marcha, Berkeley: oxtail with fried eggs, toast, and the weekend menus — La Marcha · Berkeley

A crab-topped bowl presented over the woven mat at Trader Vic's, Emeryville — Trader Vic's · Emeryville

The chef holding a finished rigatoni bowl at Sons of Liberty Alehouse, San Leandro — Sons of Liberty Alehouse · San Leandro

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Fried toast fingers piped with aioli, salmon roe, dill and watercress on a banana leaf at Payakk, Oakland

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