Behind the scenes in the Photography Studio

Hello blog readers! Did you have a nice weekend? I sure did. It was perfect beach and BBQ weather here in New England. The same 'relaxing-with-friends' feeling that we were going for in these photos.

Did you ever wonder how we make photographs like these? I photograph for our website and catalogs here in our in-house studio. I was thinking that you, our blog readers, might enjoy a snapshot showing behind the scenes on a photoshot. Below is what the studio looked like when I was shooting these summer entertaining photographs.



I'm lucky to be able to shoot in a studio that has great access to natural light so I can mix the window light with our studio lighting. And yes, we did have a big tree branch in the studio that day! Steve, one of our merchandise buyers, and I thought that it added a little touch of outdoors to the photo. What do you think? If enjoy this behind the scenes blog post let us know and we'll show you some more behind the scenes looks here at Stonewall Kitchen.

Prepping for a dinner party? Learn from some of the best in the business

Have you ever found yourself flipping aimlessly through your collection of cookbooks trying to prep for a dinner party and not knowing where to begin?  Especially those cookbooks without pictures, how are you suppose to know if what your making turned out OK? If you've found yourself in this situation (maybe more than once) then it's time to get a lesson from the professionals.

This past weekend, the Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School welcomed chef and cookbook author Sara Foster to our cooking school.  Sara came to us from Raleigh, NC with two mouth-watering menus to teach eager guests how to recreate her recipes in their own home.

Sara's menus included her southern favorites such as Shrimp Jambalaya, Salt & Pepper Cornbread, Granny Foster's Sunday Fried Chicken and more. 

This summer, our cooking school has a great class schedule lined up.  Our talented cooking school staff, along with local chefs, cookbook authors and nutritionists, have created classes for everyone...even one that your furry friends will enjoy!

If you missed Sara Foster's classes this weekend and want to learn how to recreate those recipes in your cookbooks at home, be sure to sign up for one of the upcoming classes taught by popular cookbook authors.

Thursday, August 4th: Summer Entertaining with Jim and Jon

Spend an evening with our own Jim and Jonathan, founders and owners of Stonewall Kitchen as they prepare some of their favorite summertime recipes. 

Saturday, August 27th: Maine Classics

Local cookbook authors and restaurant owners, Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier show you how to prepare 3 recipes from their newest cookbook, Maine Classics.



Friday, September 16th: Veggie Garden Harvest Celebration

Saturday, September 17th: Late Summer Farmers' Market Grazing Menu

Susie Middleton, author of "Fast, Fresh and Green" and "Fresh and Green for Dinner" (being released in spring 2012) brings us her knowledge of using fresh, local foods to create memorable meals.

Friday, September 23rd: Fall Celebrations
Kathy Gunst, co-author of our 6 Stonewall Kitchen cookbooks Kathy will highlight the best of late summer-early fall with her new recipes.

For a complete list of Cooking Classes through the end of September, please visit our Cooking School Website.  To register for one of our classes, call 888-899-8363.