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Aslin Castañeda

A close-up view of fresh, raw salmon fillets with scaly skin on, arranged on a metallic surface.

GS & Co

A closeup of butter melting in food

Cedric Terrell

Los Angeles

United States

California

A person in a casual shirt uses a knife to chop a ripe red tomato on a wooden cutting board in a kitchen.

A person carefully packs freshly made green ravioli into white boxes on a stainless steel counter.

OchreOchre

A woman puts filling on Christmas macaroons.

Matt Robson

Colorado

An overhead shot of a hearty steak and egg breakfast sizzling in a cast iron skillet on a portable camping stove.

James Ransom

A person using a spatula to press a burger patty into a cast iron pan.

Heather Lawrence

London

United Kingdom

England

A person's hands spoon a large dollop of whipped cream onto a strawberry meringue dessert on a white plate.

Lizzy Rollins

Charleston

South Carolina

people working to make stuff in bakery

Fresh homemade tagliatelle and ravioli pasta rest on a surface generously dusted with flour.

Heather Willensky

A person stirs steaming food in a pan over a stovetop.

Yoongeun Shin

South Korea

Seoul

A metal mixer attachment lifts out of a glass, causing a dynamic splash of chocolate milk against a white background.

Rebecca Newman

Salento

Colombia

Quindio

Cook pouting milk and mixing ingredients in a bowl

A chef wearing black gloves finely shreds a fresh red cabbage with a large knife on a wooden chopping board.

Blythe Thomas

Person standing in kitchen folds over edge of  large round pastry.

Mandy Sham

Mexico City

Mexico

Assortment of tortillas on a metallic surface and in the blurred background two people in aprons.

Spaghetti cooking in a pot next to oil, garlic, and a colander.

Magali Polverino

Buenos Aires

Argentina

A person wearing a blue and white striped apron shaping a piece of yellow dough, with a wooden rolling pin nearby.

Daniel Brittain

Garlic cloves and herbs sizzle in hot bubbling oil in a black wok over a visible blue gas flame.

Reed Schick

Knoxville

Tennessee

From an overhead perspective, a person prepares a healthy meal, adding fresh tomatoes to a container of chicken and lettuce on a kitchen counter.

A dark, crusty lamb shoulder, partially shredded with a fork, rests in a roasting pan with glazed carrots and aromatics, atop a blue cloth.

Varied ingredients on the table, including bacon, cheese, peppers, and flour.

A chef using a rolling pin to flatten dough on the countertop in the kitchen.

Philippe Degroote

Palma

Spain

Balearic Islands

An artisan baker skillfully kneads a unique purple dough on a floured wooden cutting board.

Julia Stotz

An overhead view of a person using chopsticks to pick up a freshly pan-fried dumpling from a skillet, with more dumplings and dipping sauce on the table.

a group of greens and bread looking out

A person wearing black gloves prepares a fresh pizza with tomato sauce, crumbled cheese, and basil on a metal peel.

Man serving cooked carrots

Carrots and butter in a pot.

Allegra D'Agostini

Liquid soup pouring from the box into a pot

A chef in a blue apron carefully pours a creamy sauce from a small saucepan into a bowl of mussels.

A person putting chocolate syrup on a slice of pie.

A chef is piping a dollop of cream onto a freshly baked pizza.

Hamburgers cooking on a griddle at a restaurant

An artisan baker skillfully shapes loaves of dough on a large wooden workbench, preparing them for baking.

A person's hand carefully pours a creamy batter from a measuring cup into a red silicone baking mold.

Tanya Yatsenko

United Arab Emirates

A woman making food in a kitchen

A chef wearing black gloves stirs spaghetti in a pot of boiling water on a professional gas stove.

Four heavily seasoned ribs are placed on a table with a watermelonpatterned tablecloth

Ana do Amaral

A young person is decorating a variety of colorful cookies with different types of icing and sprinkles on a wooden table.

Raw donuts are being boiled in a large pot as part of the traditional preparation process.

Two men making food in a restaurant

A cook is dropping ingredients onto a plate of food

A woman in a white shirt holds a baking tray with chickpeas and tomatoes while preparing a meal in a sunlit kitchen.

Giulio Gröbert

Guatemala

A close-up view from above of a rusty old cauldron filled with a dark liquid and a metal ladle.

Ryan Belk

A chef in a busy restaurant kitchen carefully ladles tomato sauce onto fresh pizza dough.

a chef straining a food with a strainer

Dominic Episcopo

A jar full of peppers sitting on a table

A person's hands are holding a bowl with dry ingredients and dipping a donut into it.

Chocolate truffles being rolled in cocoa powder and chopped pistachios.

Person cracks an egg into a black frying pan on a stove, with more eggs and a cloth nearby.

A person slicing vegetables on a cutting board

A smiling woman in a green cardigan happily prepares a healthy meal by chopping fresh cucumbers in a bright, modern kitchen.

James Island

Burgers being grilled in a skillet on the stove.

Laura Scherb

Chicago

Illinois

A variety of freshly washed red and orange tomatoes rest on a rustic, worn metal baking sheet.

Tani Nekrasova

Berlin

Germany

Person folding filo pastry on baking paper, next to kitchen utensils and bowls with ingredients.

croissants on the grate

off-menu studio

Raw steak is lying on a white plate

A person roasting green coffee beans in a pot over a wood-burning stove.

Olivier Romano

Bangkok

Thailand

A close-up shot of several small red fish displayed in a traditional woven bamboo basket at a market.

Katelyn Perry

A person grinds roasted coffee beans using a traditional stone metate on a wooden table.

sauteed food is separated into three different pans

A chef's hands preparing a plate of food in a kitchen, with various utensils and ingredients around.

Lee Morton

Pennsylvania

A smiling woman with curly hair prepares a fresh salad with cucumber and strawberries in her modern, sunlit kitchen.

hands of two females, with one holding a bowl stirring eggs and the other holding a bottle

Jakob Wandel

Nashville

A person prepares homemade gnocchi pasta on a white surface using a dough scraper and a wooden gnocchi board.

Red Hook

New York

Fresh avocados and limes are prepared on a metal tray at an outdoor barbecue event.

Adèle Mathieu

Paris

France

Île-de-France

A person uses a culinary torch to finish a crème brûlée dessert by caramelizing the sugar on top.

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