All about Abi....Abi started her career in cooking on her home turf Edinburgh, Scotland, she relocated to London and worked in Notting Hill as a chef for Anthony Worall-Thompson. Her talents led her to working on live cookery shows. In addition to this she began to work as a Food Stylist on several cookery books, magazine shoots and commercials. Her hard work and stamina moved her on to working on exciting projects with Jamie Oliver, Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa), Heston Blumenthal, Baker Brothers and Gary Rhodes. Working alongside Jamie Oliver took her across the UK and to the States, involving food styling and teaching the values of healthy eating. Her work has taken her to many countries in the world and that has let her experience different culinary styles, gain extensive food knowledge and enjoy many hidden tasty eateries. Abi also worked alongside Ina Garten in her beautiful Hampton home. Creating incredible dishes for the TV show the Barefoot Contessa for five series. |
Abi has worked as a Senior Food Stylist for Jamie Oliver, with him and the food team. Creating and developing recipes, styling, filming TV shows & TV adverts. As an experienced freelance food stylist she has fantastic opportunities in which she is able to travel and constantly work at finding new food trends. Organisation and keeping up to date is a key part and involves meeting up to ethical food standards, environment food policies and food campaigns. She is an author of step-by-step illustrated Cake book (Cake Basics), and Fish basics which are a unique style of cookery book, shot entirely from above. See BOOKs page for more details: She is currently running a small bakery business (Go To SHOP), while styling and writing. She lives on the northumberland coast with her husband and two energetic young boys. |
TV workMarry Berry Best Home Cook Senior food stylist
Family Cooking Showdown Jamie Oliver's quick & easy tv series Friday night feasts series 1,2, 3 and 4 Barefoot contessa for 5 series working in the Hamptons and Napa valley Senior Stylist Jamie Oliver Woolworth's adverts for Australia Lead Stylist Gennaro Contaldo Bertoili advert Hello fresh advert Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver's Friday night feasts Jamies Oliver's superfood series Jamies Oliver's money saving meals Jamie's Oliver's Food Revolution; Series 1&2, filmed and worked in west Virgina and Los Angles Chef race filmed across America for 9 weeks Jamie's American Road Trip Jamies's 15 minute meals Jamie's Ministry of Food Jamie at Home, as part of a food team Jamie Cooks...Christmas, as part of a food team |
This Morning ITV
The Baker Brothers Britain's Best Dish Economy Gastronomy The Lorraine Show ITV Incredible Edibles Gastronuts In Search of Perfection; series 1&2 Heston Blumenthal Skoda Cake Car Advert, as part of a food styling team Great British Menu Saturday Cooks Great Food Live Ready, Steady, Cook Food Uncut A Taste Of My Life Ever Wondered About Food, series 1&2 Sunday Brunch |
EditorialPublished author Cake Basics with Firefly books
Author of Fish & Seafood book, with Firefly books Jamie Oliver styling for Jo.com, Jamie magazine, advertising, packaging, working alongside him on his book shoots. Bon Appétit magazine with Gwyneth Paltrow & other features Recipes from my Mother for my Daughter Lisa Faulkner recipe development & styling for Ebury books Perfection, Heston Blumenthal Books Knife Skills, DK Jamie Oliver magazine, recipe writing & styling Celebrate Pippa Middleton recipe development & styling for Penguin books Mary Berry Christmas shoot styling French & Italian Bistro books with David Loftus Rachel Allen Home Cooking with David Loftus for Harper Collins Great British Puddings, the pudding club cookbook with Dan Jones Advertising Quorn packaging shot Advertising M&S shots Jasper Conran Sunday book 365, Gary Rhodes, with Penguin Sainsbury's tip cards, cover shoot and magazine work Children cookbook styling dkb |