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A plate of food with salmon and guacamole.

Salmon with Avocado and Sweet Chili Sauce from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

04/07/2010 |

When Grace-Marie told me she was cooking something with salmon and avocado today, I immediately volunteered to photograph whatever she…

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Easter Brunch at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen

03/21/2010 |

Today I went to the most amazing Easter Brunch at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen Cooking School at Bristol Farms in Manhattan Beach.…

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Kids at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

03/09/2010 |

Leprechauns in the Kitchen was the theme of the kid’s cooking class at Grace Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms in…

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Photography Class with Raiko Hartman

02/26/2010 |

I have been taking a photography class through the South Bay Adult School, one night a week for ten weeks.…

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Mardi Gras Madness at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen

02/17/2010 |

Mardi Gras Madness was the theme of the cooking class I went to today at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms…

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Corn Bread Tartlets & Linda Steidel’s Cooking Class

02/06/2010 |

I have taken a number of cooking classes at Williams-Sonoma from a wonderful teacher, Linda Steidel. I look forward to…

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Food Styling & Photography Workshop ~ Day 2

01/21/2010 |

When I arrived at Matt’s studio Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, everyone there was working on their food and setting…

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Food Styling & Photography Workshop ~ Day 1

01/20/2010 |

In September 2009 I was reading MattBites and discovered that Denise Vivaldo of FoodFanatics and Matt Armendariz were teaching a…

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A bowl of salad with tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetables.

Chopped Salad and Tim Hogan’s Cooking Class

01/13/2010 |

I love to go to cooking classes. They can be participation or demonstration, it doesn’t matter, I love them all.…

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