Team

Alyssa Sarfity

Likes Bordeaux & lilacs

Alyssa is a discerningly happy new yorker living with a chatty musician Frenchman. Design, food, wine, and music permeate their Tribeca home.
She first assisted a well-known food stylist back in the day of pay phones and subway tokens, (more…)

Mary Kate Gilroy

likes hats & schnitzel

Mary Kate hails from the shores of eastern New York, and is literally the best Mom ever to her 2 incredible sons. She has an avid photography and event planning business, and shows up on set with mad skills! Her physical and mental strength, positive attitude, and ability to read my mind, make her a valued asset, and her bacon curling skills, and impromptu hair styling make her completely indispensable!
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Andrea Kapsales

likes gin & homemade granola

Andrea is a native New Yorker living in the post modern hipster enclave of Beacon, NY. She came to food styling after private cheffing for some über elite, catering and the swanky NY restaurant scene. Now when she’s not knitting coveted garments or making strange relish for her husband she can be found (more…)

Valerie Navarro

likes açaí bowls and weaving

Val quickly became a coveted part of our food styling team after dabbling in prop styling and as a creative producer.

She is my Los Angeles based “go to” assistant by way of Miami and Brooklyn, and is first to pack her bag for a travel job. She is the co-parent of a Weiner dog, a devout cactus lover, and is an excellent source for makeup tips and millennial slang.

http://valerienavarro.com

Warren Ottey

likes butter & Gucci

I feel incredibly lucky to have met Warren from the world of exceptional craft service. When he pivoted into the world of styling, a star was born.
He brings such elation, professionalism and grace to our set, his infectious smile and designer shoes are completely enviable. I look forward to his blossoming career from teaching styling, cooking feasts or his future Bed & Breakfast I will always be his number one #fangirl. (more…)