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The back bar glowing at Suspiro speakeasy, Santana Row, San Jose

Portfolio · 02 / 06 · Restaurants

Restaurant Photography, Bay Area

The whole room, not just the plate: interiors, service, and your dining room on its best night.

Amber glassware on the open shelves at Colibri, San Jose

A corner table under monstera and a brick arch window, hand-painted signs and figurines on the shelves at Payakk, Oakland

The covered terrace set for service at Zazil, Santana Row, San Jose

Afternoon sun across the patio at La Taquiza, Napa

The full bar room at The Black Cat, Livermore

A corner table set for dinner at Milan, San Jose

The dining room under a red slatted ceiling at The Wolf, Oakland

The dining room in daylight at Arquet, San Francisco

Brick, framed prints, and a lit sconce above the shelf at Massimo Ristorante, Walnut Creek

Wicker pendants over the dining room at Noor Fusion Kitchen, Berkeley

The corten-steel corner sign outside alaMar Kitchen & Bar, Oakland

Cafe tables and a green umbrella on the patio at The Black Cat, Livermore

The corner storefront of La Boulangerie on Cole Street, San Francisco

Red velvet banquettes, cane-back chairs and mushroom lamps under three paintings at Stereo 41, Walnut Creek

The dining room in daylight at Pacífico, San Francisco

The plant-hung dining room at Zazil, San Jose: cacti along the plaster wall over wicker chairs — Zazil · San Jose

A tropical mural over the emerald lounge seating at Sobre Mesa, Oakland — Sobre Mesa · Oakland
Nelson German's cookbook

The wood-and-glass doors of Amado down a sunlit Burlingame sidewalk, the street trees gone gold — Amado · Burlingame

Mustard bar stools and sunburst mirrors down the rail at S.Bar, San Jose — S.Bar · San Jose

Amber glass pendants over the rust banquette and mirrored concrete wall at Amado, Burlingame — Amado · Burlingame

A single wall sconce over the rust banquette, late sun raking across the plaster at Casa Sofia, San Francisco — Casa Sofia · San Francisco

The long table set with wooden chairs at The Progress, San Francisco (shot for the OpenTable Ambassador Summit) — The Progress · San Francisco

The marble bar in window light at Sorrel, San Francisco — Sorrel · San Francisco

A green velvet booth under monstera and dome pendants at Suspiro, Santana Row, San Jose — Suspiro · San Jose

The glass-fronted corner of Arquet from the sidewalk, the dining room and its diners visible through the panes, San Francisco — Arquet · San Francisco

Bar seating against the slatted wood divider, lounge and green arch beyond, at Amado, Burlingame — Amado · Burlingame

Lounge chairs on the rug in the low light at S.Bar, San Jose — S.Bar · San Jose

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