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I am Giannina, a classically trained chef and food stylist in Manila, Philippines who has been blogging about my eating and work adventures since 2008.

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Hotdog shoot with Raymund Isaac

Finally after all these years of promising myself I will be back in, the great, Raymund Isaac’s studio; here I was carrying all my stuff to his second…

My Whole Pet Kitchen…A New Happy Hobby

They say that when you enjoy your work, you will always be happy, inspired and you will never be truly tired. I already proved that with my food…

Food Styling for Sunset Blvd.

I was up bright and early the other day for yet another food styling project for my new client, Sunset Blvd. Their menu really needed a face lift…

Apple Crumble Shoot and Eat in Domino’s Pizza

I’m glad that I was tasked to style a very unique pizza Domino’s is launching this month: Apple Crumble Pizza. Basically, we used the same ingredients and size…

My Proud Collection of Prop Ice for Beverage Shoots

After a recent beverage shoot I did, I realized that I really needed to invest on my future clients and give them some more choices with my fake…

Another Sango Baby on the Wall

I did a small job for Sango a couple of months back, it was a tempura hotdog, Sango’s new product. What is interesting about this is that the…

Copper Props..Gotta Love them!

As far as I can remember, we’ve always had copper kitchenware at home. If there was something my mom and dad enjoyed together, it was the love of…

Challenge Accepted: Cheese Pull and Cheese Drip, All-in-One Pizza!

This was interesting, for the first time, I am handling a pizza product that won’t focus as much on the cheese pull…but rather a new and very exciting…

Another Beautiful Baby Up or the People to Eat

I am really happy to see that on my next visit for Sango, the Unagi Rice Burger I styled and shot for them was finally out. Basically, I…

Room Light and Hot Chocolate

Finally after dreaming of being able to do some photography in my room, it has finally come to life. I’ve always loved the light in my room even…

DIY Props: Table Napkin

I recently went on a cloth spree when I went to Taytay to shop for some fabric. Since the fabric was all on a per kilo basis, I…

Love Potions by Nestea

I really am proud to say that my hands have touched another Nestea promo! Beverage really is pretty exciting especially when your working with these beautiful fake ices…

Batch 1 of My Fake Ice Cubes Have Landed!

Ahh bliss! My first ordered batch of fake ice cubes from the US have landed. I got the typical sinking acrylic ones and of course the more special,…

Summer Fruit Shoot for Nestea

This shoot was very challenging. Not only because we were going to be photographing fruits that had to be mounted onto a transparent background, but also the fact…

The Newest Member of My Kit: Cuisinart Hand Blender and Processor

I finally got my hands on a gadget that I’ve been dreaming about for the past couple of months: The Cuisinart Smartstick Hand Blender with Food Processor attachment….

Sango’s New Japanese Hotdogs

Ah finally some 2011 works that are being published. I am very proud to show you my latest food styling & photography stint for Sango burger. In fact,…

Beautiful Produce: Sydney’s Woolworths

I think one of the greatest challenges of foodstylists in the Philippines is finding great produce. Food that looks like it’s just been picked off the stems or…

My Brother’s New Book: Meals in Minutes Book 1 & 2

My brother had a successful book launch the other day. It’s his first cook book ever called “Meals in Minutes” under Anvil publishing. It’s a very affordable book…

Spiced Peaches

Mye and I decided to do something with peaches…I love peaches! I torched the peaches lightly and boiled some star anise, cinnamon bark and nutmeg into the syrup….

Ratatouille

On one of our fun shoots, Mye wanted to shoot ratatouille (why am I not surprised as this girl screams old-Marseilles in her styling). And so, I chopped…

Holiday Work

Been wondering for a couple of months where my work with Mye went…until I saw a billboard…a grocery gondola…a couple of posters and a box. For that day,…

First Time at Sydney Fish Market

The Sydney Fish Market holds a mind-blowing array of edible living creatures from all over the world! I was just overwhelmed by the variety of everything fresh…there were…

Assisting Janet Mitchell, one of Australia’s top food stylists

I was in great luck to be given the opportunity to assist one of Australia’s top food stylists, Janet Mitchell. It was pretty surreal at first but as…

Ideal Pasta for Ideal Results TVC

I am more than proud to say that I was part of the team that made the newest TVC of Ideal Pasta (Ideal Macaroni & Spaghetti). So here’s…

Chocolate Casserole

Making this chocolate casserole for the shoot was perfect for the Halloween season (given that the chocolate casserole looks like a giant lump of mud!). What makes this…

Faking Frozen Yogurt – So much tougher than I thought!

Alas another extremely challenging shoot! I love jobs that make me sweat and solve problems! Faking soft serve ice cream or frozen yogurt is really challenging. It’s no…

Sardine Shoot

We recently did a shoot with Saba Sardines for their new line of premium canned sardines. Along with Mylene Cheung of Photokitchen, we were going to put the…

From the Box to Camera Front — Instant Cranberry Muffins!

There is one thing both my mentors agree on: The more processed/commercial, the better (because they load the thing with so much preservatives, it actually helps us food…

Personal Edible Project: Mussels with Butter and Cream

Just a couple of months after meeting, I was absolutely dying to have this personal projects push through with Mylene Cheung of Photo Kitchen (watch out everyone, this…

Ham Project with Photokitchen

Finally, something to get me out of the office and the puppy nanny I’ve become. Months after our last email, I finally met Mylene Cheung of Photokitchen (which…

Much Needed Blog

I’ve finally found some time to blog! How long has it been…a month? A month and a half? I’ve been so caught up lately! I’ve been trying to…

Jurassic Pics from 2006

Look what I found! Just when I thought all was lost when I got that stupid guest account bug, I found something in my hard drive. I really…

My First Photo All-Nighter: Sneak Peek

It does come with the job. I am proud to say that I pulled off my first photo-all nighter with a smile on my face (Thank God for…

Portfolio Collab Part 2: Edison See & Joaqui Zamora’s Food Shots

It’s been maybe 4 months since Edison first sent me a message in facebook about his teacher, the great Mark Floro, recommending me for a portfolio collab. Because…

Portfolio Collab part 1: Jar Concengco and our “conceptual stuff”

After several long months, Jar and I finally meet again on this portfolio collab with photographers. Our set-up in this area of the room was a bit more…

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