Food-obsessed food stylist assistant based in Chicago.

A woman with black hair and purple tips decorating a slice of bread with cream cheese and green vegetables, with a smile and a focused expression.

AKA me, Michelle, your food fairy godmother.

Food fascinates me.

A woman with black hair and a nose ring, wearing a leopard print top and denim apron, decorating a strawberry tart with fruit and cream on a wooden surface.

A large charcuterie board with assorted cheeses, cured meats, grapes, nuts, crackers, and edible flowers on a wooden surface.

A round woven basket with a lattice pattern contains various vegetables including yellow squash, small orange cherry tomatoes, long purple eggplants, a large white cantaloupe, and a few green beans, placed on a dark wood surface.

Yes, it’s delicious and nutritious, but it’s also art, science, culture, history, and economy.

A woman smiling as she decorates fruit-topped cakes with a piping tool on a wooden surface, against a dark background.

Slice of berry pie with lattice crust on a decorative white plate with red floral designs, placed on a wooden surface.

A person with multiple rings on their fingers is using tweezers to remove seeds from an open pea pod on a white cutting board. There are sliced avocado and other green vegetables on the cutting board, with a knife nearby.

Food styling lets me explore the world of food in myriad ways.

A little more about me

I “retired” from a decade-long career in finance and made the abrupt pivot to food. In the last three years, I completed the Associate of Occupational Studies in Culinary Arts program at Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, taught cookie and cake decorating at Bon Vivant Cakes, and baked at Publican Quality Bread before reprioritizing food styling.

When I’m not in the kitchen, I’m curled up with a book and my dogs Doug and Bert, or traveling the world with my hilarious husband Ryan.