Woolworths_Taste__January_2019

PHOTOGRAPHS

GABRIEL CABRERA, ELSA YOUNG, © WASTENOT BY THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION,

RIZZOLI NEW YORK,

2018,

KEIRNAN MONAGHAN

AND

THEO VAMVOUNAKIS

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TABLE TALK

Surreal scenes

Gabriel Cabrera predicts more surreal pairings in 2019 – “Stuff

that doesn’t necessarily make sense together”, and clients

requesting solid, bold colours as backgrounds, instead of natural

materialssuchaswoodorconcrete.Thinksculpturalimagesof

balancingbutternuts,fruithanginginmid-air,orcakesleftlying

onasurface,un-iced,andpartiallycoveredbyanewspaper,as

intheimagebelow–alsofromWaste Not, which wouldn’t

be out of place in a Surrealist art exhibition.

Go retro

Inadditiontothewealthofinspired,

sustainable tips, we love the James

BeardFoundation’snewbook,

Waste Not,foritsbrave,seventies

look shot by photographers Theo

Vamvounakis(@theovamvounakis)and

Keirnan Monaghan(@hippopigemous).

Theaward-winningpair,who’vealso

done work forVogue,Vanity Fairand

Wired,amongothers,aremasters

at creating an illustrated look with

an almost grainy texture.

Shadow puppets

Forgettheprops:shadowsarethehotteststarsofcurrentfood

photography.Lookoutforsharpshadowsandboldhighlights,

as in the above shot by TASTE contributor Elsa Young.

“Kitchen twine, rustic scissors,

ribbons, and other romantic

elements are definitely out”

• Gabriel Cabrera