Who wants to be a food stylst?

Beautiful food images are everywhere .. in magazines, on TV, on the internet, on the sides of buses on food packaging. No wonder the pangs of hunger seem to attack us at all times of the day. There is no let up.. they've got us salivating and thinking about our tummies whether we like cooking or just see food as filling a gap. I keep several different cook books by my bed at night, it’s not because I’m hungry, at that point I’m bound to have had my ‘fill’. Its just I like to flick through other peoples cookbooks, it allows me to fantasise and imagine myself living a different existence. Whether I'm sitting at that beautifully laid table with my sophisticated imaginary friends, or it’s a sunny Sunday afternoon and I’m lounging on a picnic rug by the river with some funky urbanites and their cute kids. I also love to read the tales behind the recipes, it can bring them to life and evoke flavour memories on my tastebuds. I eventually drift off into a food filled dream of warm sugary delights and wake with a clear conscious and diminished waste line. How cool is that? Being a food stylist is the ultimate antidote for someone with my food obsessed character. I actually get to conjure up these false scenarios for a day job where the kitchens are super chic, the house shabby chic and the people are effortlessly stylish, intelligent and interesting looking. But... this is all an illusion dear reader... normal people just don’t live in these dreamed up fantasy dolls houses. Most people have messy houses, are not very tidy when they cook - if they cook and are hardly ever immaculately dressed. As for for the children.. the cuteness factor is often a fleeting moment, as every mother will clarify. But.. we all like to imagine ourselves in this other alto ego world. Being a food stylist for a living means I am creating stories and discovering new trends that will evoke emotions and taste memories that make the readers or viewers want to cook the recipe or buy the magazine, product or cook book. It’s a dream job for one food fanatic lady with a vivid imagination, I can be as creative and fantastical as I like... and all whilst I'm wide awake. Check out my new You Tube Channel MyFoodStyle for more unadulterated foodie images. Make sure you've eaten or you will be heading for the fridge. My Stylish Cooking You Tube Channel