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Food

Food I have photographed: for Mrs Kaur’s, and for restaurants in Arizona.

35 photographs · 3 series

Mrs Kaur’s Bakery & Cafe

2023–2026

Cakes, laddoos, tea cakes, Christmas, Valentine’s, iced drinks and gift boxes for the bakery my sister and I lead.

  • A white birthday cake with sprinkles and lit candles on a gold cake stand
  • A chocolate layer cake with a slice cut out, brownies and a glass of milk beside it
  • A slice of chocolate drip cake in front of the whole cake on a gold stand
  • A slice of lattice-top apple pie lifted from the pie on a wooden stand
  • A Christmas spread from above: pies, chocolates and tartlets among pine and tinsel
  • Chocolate bark studded with pecans on a gold platter
  • Sliced tea cakes cooling on a wire rack with dates and walnuts
  • A wooden bowl of caramel almond laddoos on dark stone
  • Pistachio and white chocolate laddoos scattered on dark stone
  • Double chocolate cookies with white chocolate chunks on a cooling rack
  • Squares of fudgy brownie on a wire rack, seen from above
  • Melted chocolate pouring from a whisk into a bowl, a denim apron behind
  • Chocolate-dipped strawberries in paper cups among red rose petals
  • A Valentine’s table: croissants, a fruit and cheese board, heart-shaped treats and a red velvet cake
  • A heart-shaped red velvet cake on a red table, roses and a gift box behind
  • A layered red and orange iced drink on a wooden ledge beside a banana leaf
  • An iced orange juice and matcha drink in two layers beside a banana leaf
  • A navy gift hamper of jars and packets of baked treats, tied with gold ribbon
  • An orange gift box of assorted cookies and brownies with a gold ribbon

Tandoori Times, Arizona

2021

A menu shoot for an Indian restaurant: tandoori, curries, naan, lassi and three kinds of ice cream.

  • Two hands raising a cola and a mango lassi over a spread of Indian dishes
  • Tandoori chicken with lemon and onions beside papad and a lassi
  • Butter chicken, dal and baskets of naan on a wooden table
  • A table of curries, dal and salad seen from above
  • Biryani with lemon and onions beside a bottle of beer
  • A curry swirled with cream, surrounded by rice, dal and sauces
  • Chana masala with flatbread beside bowls of curry
  • A slice of chocolate fudge cake on a plate drizzled with chocolate
  • Two scoops of pistachio ice cream topped with almonds
  • Mango ice cream with mint in a white bowl against a dark background

A food court in Tempe

2022

Pastas, fried shrimp, fries and a row of desserts for a food court’s menu.

  • An overhead spread of pastas, fried shrimp, croquettes and sandwiches
  • Three macarons, pink, green and yellow, on a black plate
  • Desserts and pastries arranged across a dark stone surface
  • Penne in a creamy tomato sauce on a checked tablecloth
  • Coconut shrimp around a bowl of red dipping sauce
  • A basket of crinkle-cut fries on a checked tablecloth

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