Adele Hagan's food blog - secrets from a food stylist

You eat with your eyes first !

A little about me....

Food styling is everything to me - a hobby, a passion and now a career. My work involves anything food related including: writing features on food styling in national newspaper columns, food related blogs, recipe development, speaking engagements, and television spots.

I style for magazines, motion pictures, supermarket chains, cookbooks and consumer goods packaging. Before pursuing my career in food I attended the University of Guelph and graduated with an honours degree in geography and a minor in fine arts. After deciding to follow my passion for food I honed my chef skills at Le Cordon Bleu in London (and if i can toot my own horn - graduated at the top of my class) with a Grand Diplome in cuisine and patisserie. While living in England, one of my clients was the Royal Family =) !

When I can be pried out of the kitchen, you'll likely find me on either the water in our boat relaxing and enjoying nature or on the snow carving up the slopes.

December 17, 2009

Holiday Table Decorations... Part 2

Here is my second video on ways to decorate your holiday table. This one is a little more over-the-top ornate. But perhaps one of the concepts will inspire you for your next holiday party.

x Adele

www.foodstylist.ca

December 1, 2009

Holiday Table Decorations... Part 1

Hi ! I have a couple videos that will be online on the globe and mail's web site about Holiday Table Decorations. This time there will be no articles to go with them. Apparently people are more excited about watching videos than reading articles..... but that's ok because I'm one of them.

Hope you enjoy - there are more to come !

x Adele

www.foodstylist.ca

October 5, 2009

theme party/ wedding shower

Hi ! Its been a while since my last blog and I blame wedding silliness (my wedding was Sept 5th). I thought perhaps I'd write a blog based on the shower my foodie friend (and mentor!) Susan threw for me as she also has many beautiful Martha Stewart style tricks up her sleeve.

When you're having people over for a party, something you can do to keep it unified is to have a simple theme to tie everything together. An effortless theme that is quite effective is COLOUR. Pick any colour - since halloween/ thanksgiving are on their way I'd suggest oranges, reds, or even purples (my fav). Then use that colour as the accent for the party. Buy flowers, napkins, a table runner, print out the menu in the colour - or simply make cocktails with that colour. With very minimal effort you can really make your dinner party look stunning and well thought-out.

Of course - that was just one thing Susan did to create this gorgeous party. She went above and beyond with "if you don't ask you don't get" Veuve Clicquot & Belvedere Vodka glassware, accessories and of course beverages - thank you Matt @ Charton Hobbs. Take a look at the photos to get even more ideas and as always, if you have any questions let me know.

x
Adele
www.foodstylist.ca

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