Category Archives: Food

American Profile Magazine Feature

Frank Olivieri Jr., 46, of Pat's Steaks in Philadelphia

I recently had the pleasure of freelancing for American Profile magazine’s  cover story about great American sandwiches, which included Philadelphia’s own Pat’s King of Steaks. Follow the link above to see more photos and read the story.

RiverWinds Restaurant

Ian Palagye, Executive Chef at the Riverwinds Restaurant in West Deptford, poses for a portrait on February 16, 2010. The Goat Cheese Salad dish – with strawberries, beets, carrots and a vinaigrette – at the Riverwinds Restaurant in West Deptford on February 16, 2010.

Mexican Macaroni

Carrot Cake Man

Carrot Cake Man, a local celebrity, sells his legendary carrot cake on 52nd and Market streets in Philadelphia last week.

Carrot Cake Man, a local celebrity, sells his legendary pastry on 52nd and Market streets in Philadelphia on April 9.

More McCargo

Chef Aaron McCargo at the Food Network in NYC

Chef Aaron McCargo at the Food Network in NYC

Food Network Reality Show Star

Aaron McCargo is a lifelong resident of Camden and one of only two competitors left on the Food Network reality show “Next Food Network Star.”

Surprise!

Today I had to accompany a health inspector on a surprise inspection to a restaurant in Washington Township, NJ. As if the owner wasn’t freaked enough by the inspector, here I am with a camera ready to document the whole thing. She almost threw me out but I charmed my way in under the agreement that the restaurant would remain anonymous – which was fine because the story wasn’t about the restaurant anyway.

Banana Tree, anyone?

Matt Collins has earned some fame in his Marlton, NJ neighborhood for the tropical banana tree growing in his backyard. Collins ordered the tree online from Florida about five years ago when it was just a foot high; it’s almost as large as his two-level home today. Although the tree produces bananas, they are usually too small to ripen and eat.

What I've been up to

I’ve been out of college and working as a photojournalist for about 5 weeks now. Here is a gallery of some of my assignments to show what I’ve been up to.

Obaid and his hot dog stand

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Obaid saw me coming and hopped out of his lunch truck to ask for a picture. At first, he was giving me the straight-faced, arms-crossed tough guy look. Eventually, I coerced him back in to his tin can confinement and as he began polishing the pseudo-chrome he became himself again…monkey cackle and all.