squid ink tapioca \ smoked mussels \ creamed leeks \ fennel \ palm tree wood demi lune

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beet cured salmon \ caperberries \ pickled pimento de padron \ micro pruning tasting plate

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coconut tapioca pudding \ passionfruit gelée \ crispy dark chocolate pearls \ geranium \ grid + bent plywood teeter totter

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“My current design studio, TASTE:WORK:SHOP helps people connect around food and beverage through experiential product design. We specialize in bringing a TASTE of our culinary-centric design expertise and creative collaboration skills to chefs, brands, and institutions worldwide.”

salmon caviar \ sous-vide œuf parfait \ cured salmon \ herbed butter sphere : Brunch display design and recipe development for LG Signature Kitchen Suite collaboration.

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oeuf coque \ jenga toasts \ ceramic cube

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beet pickled quail eggs \ kewpie mayo \ furikake \ wavy stoneware tray

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salmon roe \ carrot crisps \ chive blossom crème fraiche \ ceramic spike

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TASTE:WORK:SHOP provides…

F+B [ object + experience ] design \ creative consulting \ brand collaborations \ food styling


stokes potato wedge \ lemon crème fraiche \ salmon caviar \ dill \ maple slat tray

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tachin bite \ chicken boulette \ barberries \ rose \ hinged woven tray

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The foundation of TASTE:WORK:SHOP stems from my 12 years of experience in New York as the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Pinch Food Design. At Pinch, I had the privilege of developing multi-sensory, design-centered food presentations for over 50,000 events ranging from 10 to 2000 guests.


F+B OBJECT \ EXPERIENCE DESIGN :

Creating interactive tableware, trays, food furniture, and cocktail displays for small to large gatherings. Specializing in high volume museums + institutions, immersive art exhibits, hotels, themed entertainment, and retailtainment.


lite bite \ Pinch Food Design

wine balon dispenser \ TWIST by Pinch

garnish corsage \ Pinch Food Design

snug fit cocktail plate + glass \ Pinch Food Design

flying balloon tray of pavlovas \ Pinch Food Design

flow tap bar \ TWIST by Pinch

hibiscus margarita pour over bar \ TWIST by Pinch

walnut swivel tray \ Pinch Food Design

cork + stone display collection \ Pinch Food Design

peg tray \ Pinch Food Design

bentwood coast \ Pinch Food Design

drawer wall of desserts \ Pinch Food Design

charcuterie clipboard interaction \ Pinch Food Design

stainless magnetic prong \ Pinch Food Design

food photo booth \ Pinch Food Design

panel interaction \ Pinch Food Design

walnut matrix tray \ Pinch Food Design

smoked cloche rolling pedestals \ Pinch Food Design


CREATIVE CONSULTING :

Finding effective design solutions for brands through brainstorming, charettes, product development, and enhancements. Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems. Let’s solve them together.


For the Gigi Hadid x Vogue Eyewear product launch held at Industria NYC, we concepted + consulted the sink faucets that served rosé and white wine.

Developed and designed several tableware products, including this water and wine carafe for Party Rental Ltd. one of the leading event rental companies in the country.

For Belvedere Vodka’s launch of their Organic Infusions line, we collaborated with Chef Kwame Onwuachi and artist Maxwell Osborne to ideate and develop the interactive greenhouse chef plating activation. And for the bars, we developed a garnish experience structure where guests could choose to enhance their cocktail.

For NBC’s 2020 Election viewing, we developed and executed a sustainable 3 course meal ready to heat and serve accompanied by a french press cocktail experience \ PARCEL by Pinch Food Design

For NBC’s 2020 Election viewing, we developed a sustainable packaging solution by opting to wrap items in the Japanese furoshiki method \ PARCEL by Pinch Food Design


BRAND COLLABORATIONS :

Impactful culinary experiences through innovative and compelling partnerships. Let’s lift each other up!


Brunch display design and recipe development for LG Signature Kitchen Suite collaboration.

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sous-vide oeuf parfait \ cured salmon \ salmon caviar \ spoonful garden tomatoes : recipe development for LG Signature Kitchen Suite collaboration.

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Brunch display design and recipe development for LG Signature Kitchen Suite collaboration.

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A modular food display system collaboration with Coexist HempBlocks.

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Created a red pepper cocktail cooler in collaboration with PUIK glassware.

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Created a gradient color foodscape with The Gathery for Domino’s Design Awards

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Our Elevation food furniture display at the TRIBECA Film Festival in collaboration with artist and filmmaker Prune Nourry and world renowned restaurant Mugaritz.

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In collaboration with PRATT’s Women’s Studies Department to honor Judy Chicago we created a custom 3 course vulva inspired dinner in comparable shaped tableware culminating with “breaking the glass ceiling” dessert \ coconut très leches \ pineapple \ popcorn \ habañero sauce.

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In collaboration with The Gathery we developed and designed a bar cart meets airline trolley that houses everything you need to party… including this show-stopping food sculpture of two thematic vertical food-safe pieces that nest into a wood base to display bigger handheld food items.

Party By Numbers

In collaboration with The Gathery we developed and designed a bar cart meets airline trolley that houses everything you need to party… including this wood based stage with stone and metal risers to hold ceramic servings dishes that go straight from the oven to the riser and stay warm with a built-in votive-based “burner.”

Party By Numbers

In collaboration with The Gathery we developed and designed a bar cart meets airline trolley that houses everything you need to party… including a dessert box that reveals a lazy-Susan style “cake” tier. A knob at the top holds a sparkler style candle just in case it’s someone’s special day.

Party By Numbers

Our studio is committed to making a difference by prioritizing circular economy materials when sourcing materials for our designs. We collaborated with Peelsphere we to develop a collection using their sustainable banana leather material.

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For our Peelsphere collaboration we played off the banana hammock and magazine rack concept. Our first display creates several nooks by sewing sleeves every 10” into the leather-like material. Each sleeve fits snuggly around poplar wood dowels that suspend the whole unit off of a minimalist black metal frame.

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A savory inspired version of a camp style banana boat. Instead of stuffing that banana with chocolate and mini marshmallows before putting it in the fire, we topped our roasted friends with cheesy black beans, hot pickled carrot cabbage slaw, crispy pork belly, and lime zest.

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Our second display design makes one larger nook with Peelsphere leather to hold several ficelle breads. And a tray platform for Taste:Work:Shops exclusive flavored butter tubes.

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TASTE:WORK:SHOP’s exclusive flavored butter tubes. Framboise Butter tartine.

We highlighted the LG Signature Kitchen Suite range’s two-zone induction zones when tempering the chocolate to prepare a signature monogram embellishment to top off our spoon-shaped cookies.

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FOOD STYLING :

We eat with our eyes. Prioritizing visual presentation will ensure heightened consumer engagement. From marketing to publishing, let us help make your product stand out.


prickly cucumber \ watermelon \ whipped feta \ castelvetrano olive \ purple basil \ oval ceramic divot tray

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Pinch Food Design BLT hors d’oeuvres + plexiglass slot tray

Brides Magazine

Beast Blender for Design Milk

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Jasmine Margarita served in the Sour Glass designed with R+D Lab and Chef Elena Reygadas, one of Mexico’s leading voices and the 2023 Best Chef in the World by The World's 50 Best Restaurants. 

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“you stink.”

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uni \ forbidden rice \ crisp \ chopstick chaos tray

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smoked pineapple mezcal margarita \ roaming cocktail cooler

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raspberry fingers

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hibiscus margarita

TWIST by Pinch

spiked juice cocktails + jungle bar display with hanging glassware

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