FOOD STYLIST//
//creative consultant
From the start of my career as a hungry young chef, to feeding my soul working with the earth on farms both domestic and abroad, I dig deep when it comes to the world of food.
After working in foodservice and gaining valuable kitchen skills at Seattle Culinary Academy, I went on to study writing & sustainable agriculture at Evergreen State College. As a broke graduate, my producer friend brought me into a Seattle photography studio for my first food stylist assisting job. I quickly accepted the call to move into this creative and generative culinary career. I returned to my home state of California in 2012 and began working in the industry full-time.
I constantly adapt to stay creative and inspired. In these uncertain times, I find my passion lies in dreaming and scheming the future into existence. Humans must evolve, collectively. Rebalancing our relationship to nature, food, health & justice is at the center of that movement. I choose to believe that we can "be the change."
I have used my ever-growing knowledge, skills, experience & wild style as a freelance creative culinary producer, consultant, recipe developer & food stylist for over a decade.
At this time I am accepting new food styling clients on a very limited basis. I remain open to refreshing conversations & equitable collaborations, for which you can contact me using the form below.
If you're intrigued, follow me on Instagram, where I intermittently share my smile, passions and current projects in a way that is nourishing for me... @leashthereal
Let's evolve y'all. <3
Get in touch:
I am accepting new clients on a
limited basis at this time.
If you would like to arrange a consultation call, or have anything really nice to say,
please use this form.
You may also dose me by the 'gram:
@leashthereal
clients + credits
Select Clients
Airbnb Luxe
AT&T + Apple
Barefoot Wines
Black Angus Steakhouse
Brandless
Brit+Co Media
California Beef Council
California Walnut Board
Cheesecake Factory
CLIF Bar & Company
Columbus Craft Meats
Constellation Brands Intl
Del Monte Foods, Inc.
Diamond Foods LLC
Eating Well Magazine
Edible Magazine Manhattan
Edible Magazine Brooklyn
Estancia Wines
FitBit
Field Roast
Grupo Herdez
Harry & David
Herbivore Botanicals
IMPOSSIBLE Foods Inc.
Isagenix International
Kite Hill Foods
KIVA Confections
Lamb Weston Foods
Lagunitas Brewery
Lightlife Plant-based Foods
LUNA Bar
Mary's Pizza Shack
Michael Angelo's Frozen Foods
Needed Nourishment
New Seasons Market
NOOSA Yoghurt
Pandora Internet Radio
PEPSI Co.
Perdue Farms
Pizza Factory
Raised Real
Rancho Gordo
RAO'S Specialty Foods
RiSE Cannabis Dispensary
Robert Mondavi Wines
San Francisco Chronicle
Scheid Family Wines
SF Roots Equitable Cannabis Co.
So Delicious Dairy Free
Sonoma County Tourism
SILK
Stacy’s Snacks
Square Baby
Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Treasury Wine Estates
TRULY Hard Seltzer
Tyson Foods
Uber Eats
University of California, Berkeley
Whole Foods Market
Woodbridge Wine
ZUME Pizza
Photographers & Collaborators
Noel Barnhurst, Oakland CA
BBDO San Francisco CA
Leigh Beisch, San Francisco CA
David Bell, Seattle WA
Annabelle Breakey, San Francisco CA
Maren Caruso, San Francisco CA
Ryan Castoldi, Seattle WA
Caveat, Los Angeles CA / DTLA
Chuck Studios, Amsterdam NL + Los Angeles CA
Paul Davies, Bay Area
Jung Fitzpatrick, Bay Area
Talia Godinez, Napa CA
Jim Golden, Portland OR
Goodby Silverstein & Partners, SF CA
Paige Green, Sonoma County CA
Philip Harvey, Bay Area
Joe Holdsworth, Seattle WA & New York NY
Eva Kolenko, Bay Area
Erin Kunkel, San Francisco
John Lee, Bay Area & Singapore
Kristen Loken, Bay Area
Daniel Liberti, Bay Area
Leslie Sophia Lindell, Austin TX
Becca Martin, Oakland CA
Colette Peri, Marin County
Matthew Reamer, Bay Area
Sara Remington, Emeryville CA
Cody Rundall, Oakland CA
Laura Schneider, Nashville & Sonoma
The Voorhes, Austin TX
Elysa Weitala, Oakland CA