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Aslin Castañeda

Spain

A woman in athletic wear slices a large tomato on a wooden cutting board next to a man while preparing breakfast in their kitchen.

A close-up shot of a person pouring a creamy white mixture from a jug into a red silicone mold.

Lily Glass

Los Angeles

United States

California

A woman making a cake

Philippe Degroote

Palma

Balearic Islands

A baker wearing an apron works with dough on a wooden table, preparing loaves for baking in baskets.

From an overhead perspective, a woman carefully pipes a cream spiral onto a delicious strawberry tart on a sunlit wooden table.

Oscar Mendoza

A close-up of a person's hands using a large black knife to slice a peeled white root vegetable on a cutting board.

Megan Rogers

Wyoming

A man in a white shirt and jeans cooks pasta in pans over an outdoor grill

James Ransom

A set of greens being steamed

Constance Mariena

Charleston

South Carolina

Plump lobster tails sizzle and steam in a pan, their succulent meat peeking from the shells.

Italy

A man holding some pasta in a room

Jovana Šurlan

An overhead shot of an open can of tomato sauce with a red knife inside, placed on a textured blue surface.

OchreOchre

three female in the kitchen looking happy while preparing a meal together

Olivier Romano

South Korea

Seoul

Stacks of traditional wooden bamboo steamers sit on a shelf behind the counter of a restaurant.

Francesca Poncetta

An overhead view of a kitchen counter with baking supplies. There is a rolling pin, cookie cutters, flour, a jar of flour, butter, and broken eggshells. A sheet of dough has been cut into circles, with a wooden spoon and towel nearby.

Male chef standing in the kitchen runs dough through a pasta press.

Annika Kafcaloudis

Close up of a chef shaking long thick strings of pasta in a kitchen

A toddler wearing a grey beanie stands in a sunlit kitchen, carefully holding a small knife while preparing food on a cutting board.

Lizzy Rollins

Man stirs food in large metal vat under a faucet with a long handled utensil.

A person on their back, wearing a white apron, seen through a window.

Several tools and containers with vibrant green matcha powder are arranged on a white marble surface, including a whisk, bowls, a sifter, a spoon, and a frother.

Fresh vegetables and chopped garlic being prepared on wooden cutting boards.

A person sprinkles flour from a metal shaker onto fresh, homemade green pasta dough on a dark countertop.

Someone's hand is holding a spatula over a pan cooking hamburgers.

A biscuit shaping tray, knot shaped biscuits fresh off the oven, and a bowl with cream and a spoon to spread it over the biscuits, on a marble surface.

Mike Pham

A man places a pot on a campfire in the desert

A close-up overhead view of a can of pureed tomato sauce with a red polka-dotted utensil inside.

a plate of pasta

Reed Schick

Knoxville

Tennessee

A woman in a green cardigan stands at a kitchen counter tearing fresh lettuce into a metal colander to make a salad.

Gene Yoon

Freshly baked bread with swirls cut in the top placed on a plate

Nicolas Blum

A close-up view of glistening red pitted cherries with sparkling light reflections.

Cedric Terrell

a person cutting up multiple oranges

off-menu studio

Eggs in a frying pan and a cup

A young girl wearing an apron stands on a step stool at the kitchen counter, clapping her floury hands while baking.

A baker wearing an apron, cap, and face mask skillfully portions bread dough with a scraper on a rustic wooden counter.

Alexander Silva

San Francisco

A variety of fruits and vegetables, including oranges, lemons, citrus fruits, peppers, onions, tomatoes, corn, and limes, are arranged on a wire mesh.

Heather Willensky

Stack of crepes topped with whipped cream and chocolate chips, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

A person cuts plums to assemble a pie on a rustic table with ingredients around.

Pair of hands seasoning a salad

A pan full of food being cooked

Hand places raw spaghetti in pot of boiling water next to tomato sauce being prepared in yellow pan.

Jonathan Elyea

Loaves of baked breads sit in baskets on the metal counter top.

Ingredients and utensils organized for preparing sweets on a kitchen worktop.

A creamy dessert with sliced almonds in a rectangular shape.

Giulio Gröbert

a chartarite board

A dark wooden board displays various cheeses, a grater, and shredded cheese next to a pot of French onion soup with a spoon, toasted bread in a bowl, and an empty soup bowl.

Belgrade

Serbia

A person adds freshly chopped zucchini from a cutting board into a stainless steel pan on a portable gas stove outdoors.

Julia Stotz

A hand scoops golden honey from a honeycomb on a yellow plate, surrounded by fresh ingredients like peppers, tomato, onion, garlic, and coconut.

Corn and other vegetables on a plate

Sara and Phil

A cheerful blonde person wearing a blue sweater and a red and white striped apron playfully bites a carrot while laughing in a home kitchen.

Oakland

Chef in a white shirt and blue apron shaping fresh salmon slices at a sushi counter with wasabi in a small bowl nearby.

Ryan Belk

A chef in a blue apron uses a ladle to pour red sauce over dough and cheese on a white countertop in a commercial kitchen.

A joyful blonde woman wearing a striped apron laughs while chopping carrots on a colorful cutting board in a bright kitchen.

GS & Co

Freshly made dumplings on a table with flour spread out

A close-up shot of a person's hands slicing a fresh tomato on a wooden cutting board in a warm, sunlit kitchen.

Mother and daughter smiling while they prepare the dough for baking.

Dominic Episcopo

a person holding a tong while grilling a stake

A copper mixing bowl with egg yolks and sugar sits on dark cloth beside a whisk, eggshells, vanilla extract, and baking ingredients on a metal countertop.

Ankhurr Chawaak

Hanoi

Vietnam

Ha Noi

A grainy black and white photograph captures steam rising from a large metal pot and cookware on a stovetop.

Rachel Soh

A fryer full of oil and food and a lot of smoke is coming out and there are some spatulas next to it

TRU COLLECTIVE

A close-up of a green manual pasta machine extruding fresh spinach pasta onto a flour-dusted stainless steel surface.

A person carefully arranges rows of fresh, homemade green ravioli on a floured metal surface.

Jakob Wandel

Nashville

A person wearing a cozy knit sweater shapes fresh pasta dough on a ridged wooden board over a white table.

Aileen Schack

Berlin

Germany

Freshly made ravioli are arranged on a wooden board next to two elegant coupe glasses with cocktails.

Sam Gold

A chef wearing a white uniform and disposable gloves squeezes a piping bag filled with dough or frosting.

Alina Nechaeva

A close-up, top-down view of uncooked yellow fusilli pasta scattered on a dark surface creating a textured background.

An overhead view of vibrant, fresh egg yolks separated into various artisanal ceramic dishes on a wooden surface.

Michaella Jelin

Food cooking on a plate above a wood fired clay oven in a ceramics shop.

A baker wearing a green apron uses a spatula to serve a freshly made blueberry cinnamon roll from a large tray.

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