Where can I find a food stylist?

[HotHolly]

So, I know where to find MUA and models and all that. Was wondering if any of you found a good spot to find food stylists?

[HotHolly]

Is there such a thing, or am I blanking out? Model Mayhem = models. Maybe I should google Food Mayhem and see what I get. lol.

[bjarrell]

This link may help you out. It doesn't actually have a list of stylists in your are4a, but may lead you to what you are looking for

http://www.foodesigns.com

[boxofrocks]

I know one. pm me.

[carrbowl]

what the heck is a food stylist???

[d2creative]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

what the heck is a food stylist???

They style food, duh!

Seriously though... just like how you use a stylist for makeup and hair, you use a stylist when shooting food. They usually do all the shopping, cooking/food prep, styling of the shot, etc. Tons of tricks up their sleeves... things you would NEVER think of in a million years to get food (or what you think is food) to look perfect. Removing the cheese from ravioli and re-stuffing with mashed potato... mixing glycerin with water to make the perfect water droplets on fruit... using elmers glue instead of milk in a cereal bowl... going through an entire bag of potato chips to find the ONE perfect chip...
And if you are good at it, you can make a lot of money! Good food stylists are hard to come by.

Holly, I don't know if it will help but there is a photographer here in Houston that is probably has the best team in town to shoot food. We've used him tons of times. Ralph Smith Photography. I don't know how you feel about this but you might want to look him up and give them a ring and see if they wouldn't mind referring a stylist or two. They've flown in stylists from Dallas and other places before... they know the good ones.

[carrbowl]

oh, they make food ready for a photo shoot....not for eating!!! thanks...

[boxofrocks]

Not at all for eating. I watched one prepare a turkey for a shoot one day. Two ingredients" A blow torch and WD-40. He browned the skin with the torch to a perfect, crisp, golden brown, and then sprayed it with the WD-40. It was the most delicious thing you've ever seen.

It was also completely raw.

[Peruna]

If you are on a tight budget, I was told recently that culinary schools are a great way of finding stylists on the cheap.