Style to Set
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative humans that make the stunning visuals for cookbooks, commercials, magazines, movies, television series, billboards, drive-thru menus--to name a few! Food stylists, prop stylists, set decorators/builders, art directors, videographers and photographers are interviewed and highlighted. We tell stories, teach skills, and laugh along the way! If you're interested in this field, or just stumbled across this podcast, give it a chance. Because we all deserve credit where credit is due!
Style to Set
Episode #10: Culinary Innovator, Food Stylist and Recipe Genius Nicola Davis
Washington, D.C.-based food stylist and recipe developing genius Nicola Davis is the fizz to our soda, a literal bucket of creative stars. She just makes everything better. TRULY. She is not only one of my food-styling favorites, she is a fantastic recipe developer and culinary innovator, and I could not be more thrilled to talk to her about what her creative process looks like and how her South African roots, work in menu design, intellect, and joyful capacity for tenacious work make her a stand-out in our industry. In her brilliant words, “A recipe developer takes the heart and the instinct of how to cook food and it makes it accessible to everybody.” That is Nicola- clear, concise, and bold- confessing that her North Star is always abundance and kindness. She is flavor, she is zest- she brings out the best in the world around her and in other creative humans.
We also talk about how tenacity will get you everywhere, and delve deep into the value of assisting and serving other food stylists; about the fact that it not only helps you make connections and leads to new clients, but that there is always, always more to learn. Didn't know Korean corn dogs were a trend? We discuss. And not to be outdone, we of course must talk about Nicola’s bangs. I am telling you- they are the most fabulous bangs I’ve ever seen on set, so I get the low-down on how to style them myself.
Sit back, relax and prepared to be both inspired and at ease listening to Nicola. She just makes everything better.
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Watch the FULL EPISODE on YouTube!
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Oolie foods project with Sara Rounsavall
One of our favorite agencies of all time, Creative Energy
Science-brained Stylist Sara Rounsavall
Prize-winning ART made by Nicola and Peggy
Nicola’s website: https://sageagainstthetagine.com/
Nicola’s bang scissors: