Island Creek Oysters at Hillside

The Vinegar Hill House team recently opened Hillside directly next door. The new space has a tremendous wine selection, a small plates menu and most importantly, oysters from Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts. One of my upcoming farm to table photo stories for Nona Brooklyn features Dana Hale of ICO, the pearly beauties themselves, Hillside and chef Brian Leth. Working backwards on this series, here are some shots from the restaurant. I'm heading to Duxbury next week for a shoot at the farm.

Chef Brian Leth shucks some oysters for us

Chef Brian, Raphael, Dana

I find the empty shells to be exquisite. Like the human fingerprint, no one shell is the same as the one next to it.

Sea Bean Goods for Nona Brooklyn

Last week I shot Nicole Chasza of Sea Bean Goods, a micro-soupery owned and operated by her and her husband right here in Brooklyn. Nona Brooklyn is featuring Sea Bean in an ongoing series based on seasonal ingredients. On the menu that day - tomato soup!

love of jojo

Jojo's sriacha batch 001, 002, and 003 for sale! Check out the link to her bomb chili sauce and the photos I shot for her Etsy store.