June 23 + 24 :: La Tartine Gourmande
We are so very excited to offer this upcoming event with our friend and much admired colleague Béa Peltre . Many of you know Bea from her incredible food blog and recent book (which has been a smashing success!)Béa will be a Guest at our Loft for the weekend of June 23 and 24, and we are truly honored to have her. Bea will be teaching a full day styling workshop on Saturday followed by a Sunday Supper (class + dinner) on June 24.
Photos by Bea Peltre
Saturday, June 23 :: A full day Styling + Photo Workshop with Béa (famed author of La Tartine Gourmande) at our Sunday Supper loft In Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The class will begin at the market - as Béa will walk you through the season's best ingredients. The produce will then be brought back to the loft for a full day workshop with Béa. In this workshop, you will prepare, prop and style food for the camera, learning how to best use natural light to create photographs that reflect your own style. Béa will guide you to understand the composition details to keep in mind to create a good photograph.
Details: One Day Styling Workshop 10am - 5pm Class will meet at the Union Square Farmer's Market at 10am Cost $350 includes materials, produce at the market and lunch Tickets Available Here
What to Bring: Your Camera (digital SLR preferred) A Notepad
**Optional items: Laptop Card reader Tripod Any linens or favorite styling pieces you would like to use in your photos (some props will be provided)
Sunday Supper :: June 24
Béa will be teaching a Sunday Supper, the class will cook alongside Béa. Per her guidance a small group of students will prepare a 3 course meal. Class is followed by a seated dinner. For Menu Details and Tickets click here.
About Bea:
Béatrice Peltre grew up in rural France within a family with a true love for homegrown foods. She is a fond observer of the beauty found in life, nature and the natural shapes of food. Her work witnesses her attachment and interest in art under all forms, as shown in her award-winning food blog LaTartineGourmande.com. Beatrice works as a freelance food writer, food stylist and photographer from her home studio in Boston where she lives with her husband and daughter Lulu. Her work has appeared in such places as the Martha Stewart Show, Saveur, Food and Wine, the New York Times Diner's Journal, the Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, the Huffington Post and the Boston Globe, as well as in other books, and international and online publications. She is the author of the book "La Tartine Gourmande: Recipes for an Inspired Life" (Roost Books, Feb 2012).