Hi, I’m Kristen Hess — Food Stylist, Photographer, Blogger, and Creator of The Artful Gourmet . Kristen Hess - Food Stylist, Photographer & Creator Welcome to my new updated blog The Artful Gourmet 2.0! Kristen Hess - The Artful Gourmet I am so excited to get back into blogging again after working full-time as a Senior Food Stylist for H-E-B photography studio in Texas for the past few years…it’s so great to get back into my groove and focus on my business again. Roasted Por

So we are full swing in the midst of the holiday season – the most wonderful time of the year! Food, cocktails, friends, family,...

Hey guys! Can you believe Summer is almost halfway over (or more??) Time really does fly when you’re having fun, doesn’t it! Summer is...

Hey guys, so happy Spring! I haven’t done a post on Great Reads in a while and i have soooo many great books and cookbooks that I’ve read...

My Top 10 {Things I Love} list is back for Winter 2015 with some fun and interesting objets de desir, places, people, books, food and...

I’ve been crazy busy this Spring and Summer so far with new food styling and food photography client projects which is a great thing, but...

My Top 10 {Things I Love} list is back for Summer with some fun and interesting things/places/foods/drinks that I’m currently crushing on...

On Monday, June 1st, Foodstand partnered with Slow Money NYC to host a special event called the Foodstand Spotlight Series, featuring...

These are a few of my favorite things…food, wine, cooking tools, home and barware, recipes, cookbooks, etc…just simply places and things...

Stay tuned for my next episode of Cooking with Color 4 Kids® airing May 24 from 9-9:30 am on cable TV in NYC! Lots of colorful, healthy...

Here are a few of my current objects of obsession…food, wine, cooking tools and gadgets, restaurants, ingredients, props, styling and...

“Imagination, also called the faculty of imagining, is the ability to form new images and sensations that are not perceived through...

On October 15th, Neuman’s Kitchen will collaborate in the exciting production of the 2nd Annual Lowline Anti-Gala Benefit Dinner and...

Downtown Magazine Summer Issue Summer is here and what better way to spend it than dining out on a rooftop, in a garden or an outside...

Blue Hill NY I had the recent opportunity to have an intimate conversation with Trevor Kunk, Chef de Cuisine of Blue Hill New York about...

San Diego Sunset I recently got back from an amazing trip to San Diego – one so lovely and rejuvenating that the sunsets are burned into...

In 2008, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund partnered with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to launch the NYC Green...

Good Food Ireland, the first-ever, all industry network driving food tourism in Ireland, kicks off its international debut in the U.S.....

Bethenny Frankel Bethenny Frankel, the well-known TV personality, entrepreneur, healthy living chef, new mom and author (known for...

Big Green Egg 1. Big Green Egg Smoker/Grill On a recent trip to Atlanta over Memorial Day weekend I discovered this awesome Big Green...