Next Door Bar and Grill
December 13th, 2009
Daniel Caruso, Sous Chef, in the Test Kitchen of Next Door Bar and Grill.
Last week, our schedule at Myers Creative Imaging exploded into a super busy and exciting week!
One of our coolest projects from the past few days was again, for Wegmans, but this time, the photography would center around the opening of their new restaurant, Next Door Bar and Grill. Both John and I were asked to head out to the restaurant at different times, and photograph the space, food, and people during the private parties that were being held at the restaurant prior to its opening to the public on December 11.
On Wednesday evening, after our shooting was complete, Wegmans art director Michael Buckley and I were able to sit for some dinner. Wow! I can’t wait to go back and spend some time at this restaurant again. The menu really beckons to be thouroughly explored and enjoyed. There was a really great energy about the place, the people working there were top notch, and the food was ultra-good! The spacious bar area offers a fantastic social environment, and the fireplace in the far wall of the main dining room added a warm coziness to the entire place.
I’ll update this post soon, and include a more informative manuscript, for now, I needed to share one of my favorite images from the time I spent at the restaurant on Wednesday. My portrait of one of the chefs, Daniel Caruso, was made in the Test Kitchen area of the restaurant. I love his “toughness” in this particular image. Nobody messes around when Dan’s in the kitchen.
Maybe Dan's not so tough. Yeah, right!
Camera: Hasselblad H2 with Leaf Aptus 65S Digital Back.
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