Hi Friends, how has your 2012 been treating you? We still can’t believe this month is coming to and end. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were wishing a farewell t0 2011 with our Life Recipes video? Maybe that’s what being on the road and being buried in work does to ones grasp of time. But we wouldn’t have it any other way because we feel so lucky to be working with fabulous people and photography projects.

As you can tell, we’ve been a bit absent on recipe sharing over the last few months. We miss being away from our home kitchen and although we haven’t been posting on our home cooked recipes, we’ve certainly been eating really well. Really, really well.

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Read the rest of Back to back Videos in San Francisco: Bi-Rite Creamery & Charles Phan of Slanted Door (403 words)

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Hello Friends, thanks for bearing with our lack of posting during our absence as of late. As some of you know, we took a personal trip to Cuba. This was a much needed trip after a non-stop 8 months of work both in studio and on location. We were due for some personal time and Cuba was the perfect destination to re-fuel our souls both personally and creatively again.

Our cravings for personal travel often take us to parts of the world that always leave us curious and longing for more about their people, culture and history. Cuba was definitely on the top of our list and thanks to some dear friends, we were able to organize a small, intimate culture exchange trip. This amazing trip to the bustling city of Havana and the rural Western slopes of the island left us with a deeper understanding of Cuban culture and passion. We were also working on some personal creative projects here in Cuba, which we’ll be sharing more of soon.

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Read the rest of Scenes from Cuba & preview of Photo Night (181 words)

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Hello from 30,000 ft in the air everyone! We’re headed to Cuba as part of a personal project that’s been in the works for a long time. Can’t spill the beans just yet, but we’re very anxious to share with you the reason for our personal journey here soon.

It feels as if we’ve been playing catch up over the last couple month. With working on the road in 5 states over the last 2 months, speaking at conferences in Utah & Nashville, 2 different workshops in Denver, and one in Los Angeles, not to mention shooting for clients in our studio when we actually were home, we’ve been in dire need of a personal trip.

So this Cuba trip is much needed to re-fuel the soul and stay creative on a personal level. It’s always been a dream for us to experience Cuba on an intimate and personal level. To be able to photograph and film this gorgeous country, the culture, people and food will be a dream finally coming true.

Stay tuned for all the images and videos,

diane and todd

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Mt. Shasta on the horizon – iPhone photo- Instagram @DianeCu

We’re on the road again. Two weeks ago we shot in Austin, TX and in St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN and captured some terrific content. Can’t wait to share those projects with you all soon. This week we’re working on location again. and again. and again. San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. But what makes this week’s work trip so exciting is that we’re road tripping it the whole way from Los Angeles.

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cobblestones and colors of Old San Juan

The best part of traveling is finding all the little hidden surprises that quietly sneak up on us around every corner. Each opportunity we embark on a journey into a new environment, we enter it with an open heart and excited eyes, always hoping to discover something satisfying and unexpected. We’re continually looking to experience the rich culture and local heritage that makes the community unique. A recent trip sponsored through the generosity of BlogHer and Sheraton Hotels to San Juan made Puerto Rico a special trip. With some of their guidance, recommendations and sponsorship, the two and half days that we whirled through Puerto Rico was filled with amazing food and cultural awareness.

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On Assignment with Penny: Chef Joanne Chang, Myers + Chang
Video completely shot on iPhone

A photographer often dreams of traveling the world to document stories like our friend, food and culture photographer Penny De Los Santos. Geared up with a  camera strapped to her shoulder, a seasoned passport and a heart open to seeing the world in front of her, she travels on magazine assignments making photographs of food, people and the culture that surrounds it.

Each documentary image shuttered from her camera and her heart embodies a sensibility that makes the food story come to life with fierce emotion and visceral beauty.

Penny shares snippets of her work and travels on her blog, but often times the reader is left hungry for more of her food stories and the amazing tapestry of individuals that she photographs.

To share more of her journey and what it’s like to be on assignment, Penny wanted to produce some videos to take her audience alongside her during her travels. When she approached us with this idea and the creative energy between us caught like wildfire. An immediate firestorm of inspiration, ideas, people, stories and locations were hashed out within minutes. And the the most obvious title for the project was “On Assignment with Penny”. Done.
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Read the rest of iPhone Video #1: On Assignment with Penny – Chef Joanne Chang, Boston (266 words)

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Mezcal. Beyond the worm…

Until recently I’ve never had much inclination to try mezcal. In the youthful and stupid years, we were more of a Jack Daniels crowd. Then as appreciation and a slightly more sophisticated palate developed, the worm-laden fire water Mezcal didn’t have much attraction. Or so I thought.

Fortunately, I’ve gotten a little less stupid over the years and have began to challenge my preconceptions. Many culinary nemesis are now favorites. “Why bothers” are “How did we ever live with-outs?”

In the past couple years I’ve been exposed to amazing tequilas and even incredible raicillas (a wild agave Mexican moonshine), but haven’t meandered through a  mezcal tasting expedition. Until now.

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Read the rest of What is Mezcal? Tasting Notes from Mexico (510 words)

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With a few thousand images to filter through still, we’ll eventually get to our mega posts about our Mexico trip we just returned from. We’re excited to share with you what crazy eating adventures we’ve been up to at the Food and Wine Festival in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Mexico.

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Read the rest of What we’ve been up to…. in Mexico (49 words)

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How can you not love a family who’ve named their chickens “Kung Pao, Soup, Cacciatore.” ? These are our kind of people.

The “Kung Pao” family mentioned is none other than Michelle Stern of WhatsCookingWithKids.com and her lovely clan. We had a great time with them filming a promo for Michelle’s upcoming book, The Whole Family Cookbook.

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It’s the year of the Rabbit/Cat 2011 ! Happy Lunar New Year to you all from San Francisco.

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