City Desk » Lisa Cherkasky http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:45:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Make a Fuss Over This: Banville and Montgomery on Stylin’ Food http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/11/07/make-a-fuss-over-this-banville-and-montgomery-on-stylin-food/ http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/11/07/make-a-fuss-over-this-banville-and-montgomery-on-stylin-food/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:52:56 +0000 Tim Carman http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=9670 You just knew that those food-porn pics in cookbooks and newspapers were too good to be true. Maybe you assumed that the gorgeous plates were merely the product of good lighting or a great photographer. Well, turns out there's another paid professional working to make you feel small about your own in-home cooking skills: a food stylist.

In our new Food Issue, Jule Banville and Darrow Montgomery take you behind the scenes as local stylist Lisa Cherkasky, a former cook and a smart sandwich blogger, prepares a plate of shrimp pasta for its moment in front of the camera. Read it. You'll realize you need a paintbrush and Scotch Guard to make your own food look so good.

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