Welcome to Noel Barnhurst's blog. Noel is a food photographer based in the South Park neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has photographed for a wide range of clients including Williams-Sonoma, Kashi, Haagen Dazs, Driscoll's berries, Sunset Magazine, and Burger King. Here you will find a plethora of recipes, tips, and news from a professional food photographer. Enjoy!

All photography is exclusively done by Noel Barnhurst.

Mussels are relatively simple to cook! All you really need is cooking wine, herbs, onions, and some potatoes. For those wanting to delve deeper than a simple recipe today, here are some facts about the common mussel. Mussels usually have a lifespan of about 2-3 years, similar to that of an oyster’s. Mussels are suspension feeders. Mussels grow in groups in “mussel beds.” For more facts, visit BBC.co.uk

Mussels are relatively simple to cook! All you really need is cooking wine, herbs, onions, and some potatoes. For those wanting to delve deeper than a simple recipe today, here are some facts about the common mussel.

  • Mussels usually have a lifespan of about 2-3 years, similar to that of an oyster’s.
  • Mussels are suspension feeders.
  • Mussels grow in groups in “mussel beds.”

For more facts, visit BBC.co.uk

Luckily for us, apples have been pretty readily available during winter. Enjoy these facts about apples! Unfortunately, the crabapple is the only apple native to North America.  Two pounds of apples make one 9 inch pie. Most apples can be grown farther north than most other fruits, because they blossom late in spring, minimizing frost damage Read more facts here

Luckily for us, apples have been pretty readily available during winter. Enjoy these facts about apples!

  • Unfortunately, the crabapple is the only apple native to North America. 
  • Two pounds of apples make one 9 inch pie.
  • Most apples can be grown farther north than most other fruits, because they blossom late in spring, minimizing frost damage

Read more facts here

Spring is officially here! As we approach closer to the warmer days, tastier fruits and vegetables become more readily available! We are especially looking towards cherry season at the studio, so here are a few facts about cherries to prepare for the season! Cherry pie filling is the number one pie filling sold in the US Tart cherries contain 19 times of the beta carotene of blueberries and strawberries There are 7,000 cherries on an average tart cherry tree and it takes 250 cherries to make a cherry pie.  Read more facts here

Spring is officially here! As we approach closer to the warmer days, tastier fruits and vegetables become more readily available! We are especially looking towards cherry season at the studio, so here are a few facts about cherries to prepare for the season!

  • Cherry pie filling is the number one pie filling sold in the US
  • Tart cherries contain 19 times of the beta carotene of blueberries and strawberries
  • There are 7,000 cherries on an average tart cherry tree and it takes 250 cherries to make a cherry pie. 

Read more facts here