Food Stylist on a Christmas Movie — and This Time, the Food Is the Star! ✨🍽️🎄
There’s something magical about Christmas movies—twinkling lights, cozy kitchens, warm nostalgia. But this year, I had the joy of adding a different kind of sparkle: I was the food stylist on a Christmas movie where the food truly got to shine. A huge thank-you to Grit & Grace Entertainment and Brrain Power Studio for the opportunity. Working on this…
How to Hire the Right Food Stylist in Toronto
Hi! I’m Kari, a Toronto-based food stylist and recipe developer. After years of styling dishes for brands, stills, and movies, I’ve learned that food styling is as much about storytelling as it is about technique as every dish tells a story on camera. Hiring the right food stylist in Toronto requires more than culinary skill.…
The Art of Food Styling for Marketing Success
Coming from a background as a chef and now working as a food stylist, I initially thought that food styling was just about making food as you would when feeding a table at a restaurant. That’s not entirely true—preparing food for eating is very different from preparing food for the camera. Our eyes can see…
How to create a recipe as a recipe developer the right way
My journey with food started as a little girl in Norway, reading cookbooks and saving recipes from magazines. I have fond memories of my grandmother’s handwritten notes that filled me with culinary inspiration. Later, I became a certified chef de cuisine and spent a decade in restaurants creating menus for restaurants and catering events. Crafting…
Sommelier special skills
Watch closely and you might spot me. My role is a sommelier on screen. One of my special skills as an Actra performer. I’m also happy to consult film and television as a food stylist about wine etiquette in a high end setting. For an example ; what glasses to use, how to open a…
Wild Garlic Mustard Pesto featured on edibletorontomagazine
How can something so invasive and dreaded taste so good ? Since I discovered mustard garlic a few years ago I have used a lot in cooking. Edible Toronto Magazine featured my recipe and a photograph on their Instagram account last year. i can’t wait for it to be spring and to make some pesto…
Hygge Nook featured in CBC
Talked about our “Hygge Nook” and outdoor cooking with CBC radio at Metro Morning this winter. Check out my food portofolio her
Kari Svenneby is a food stylist in motion & stills photography based in Toronto. 