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email me: alicekiandra.adams@gmail.com

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my food styling work on alice adams food stylist

latteria studio and events like market to table

lubriano and renting our house on airbnb

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Saturday morning in the leafy east. Mild, trying to be sunny. Pleasant leafy smelling air. Jet lag situation reasonable. I did the shopping but forgot the apples. Dad went back to introduce the kids to the stall holders. Happy to be here, and looking forward to some family time and some play time, and very much looking forward to meeting the @thehungrychook friends at Carriageworks market in Sydney in a few weeks for our special seasonal #mercatoecucina workshop #fingerscrossedforpuntarelle #swappingpeachesforpears #amonthdownunder
My gelato tasters. #latteriastudio #whitepeachandmint #schoolsout
We make non anchovy people love them. Thanks to another beautiful group of people at today’s #markettotablerome, and to @carla_tomasi for keeping cool when I start to melt. #cooktheseason #anchovieloversnewandold #focacciawisdom
Tomatoes and the south, wine, tart apricots and a great bunch of girls. The star of today’s #markettotablerome was @emikodavies’ doppia salsa with cooked and fresh pomodori from #tortelliniatmidnight, a recipe I love almost as much as cooking with @rachelaliceroddy and @carla_tomasi. Summer is here! #cooktheseason #shopcookeat #fromthemarket
It’s a wrap. 3 days, 37 recipes, uncountable cans of tomatoes, 4 different lasagnas and two very sore feet. A huge grazie to @annakovel for being my cooking and styling wing woman, and to @lorenzopoli and @super_washh for another great shoot together. And to Monisha, @bettirosso and @hannawonphoto for all your help. #recipesbecomephotos #cooksonfilm #pomodori
What does a food stylist do? Shop, wash dishes, source out of season ingredients around the place, wash a few more dishes, lug cases of props on regional trains, unpack said cases, cook said ingredients, and the list goes on. My favourite bit is creating recipes using seasonal ingredients, even when that means hunting for them before they hit their prime, and the ‘è troppo presto’ I get from my fruttivendoli. Today: plums.
‘Il mare ci unisce, ma è a tavola che ci conosciamo’. ‘The sea brings us together, but it is at the table that we get to know each other’. Every school in Italy should have a multi cultural food stall, especially in these divisive political times; inclusion is easier where food is involved. We had Sardinian Mostaccioli, Austrian Sacher, Samosa from Bangladesh, Roman Supplì , Chinese dumplings and this was just the start. (I made Sausage Rolls 🇬🇸) #integrationstartshere #inclusion #aroundthetable #lafestadellascuola
When new friends feel like old friends and life swings full circle. In the kitchen with my gals @bettirosso and @heyappletreee cooking dinner for the warmest bunch of friends and family celebrating @lvdm ‘s birthday. Loved cooking for all of you, and yes I wanted to pull out a sleeping bag and stay the night. More in my stories. Here the contorni: Fagioli del purgatorio with pesto, mixed grilled and marinated veg, green beans with lemon and garlic, sliced tomatoes with stracciatella and basil. #locationdinner #latuscia #moreinstories
L’ infiorata. One of the most special events in the Italian religious/cultural/social calendar that I have ever been part of. Lubriano is an ‘infiorata ‘ town, and one of the most unique because the floral carpet is still created using petals and leaves, all gathered locally, unlike many towns that use colored wood chips. This year the Infiorata falls on Sunday 2nd of June and for a myriad of school and scout commitments we can not be there. Our 2 x 2 plot needs to be filled leaving our house empty for this special weekend would be a semi crime. Please DM if you would like to go, and I’ll provide more info. It’s a comittment, but I’m practically throwing the house in for free. #infiorata #lubriano #lubrianoinfiorata #uniqueitalianexperiences
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