Edible Magazine
Every year, Edible Austin Magazine hosts the Chef Auction to benefit 2 local non-profits (Urban Roots & The Sustainable Food Center). Funds are raised as a live audience watches and bids on a series of videos featuring the areas best chefs.
Edible Austin is an independently owned, community-based bi-monthly publication and is a member of Edible Communities publications.
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Behind the scenes
3 FACTS:
1) I had one month to produce all the videos.
2) I tested the Chef's tasting skills with Jelly Bellys.
3) This was my first food project.
Benjamin Baker
3 FACTS:
1) This video took the longest to film (3 days).
2) The couples were resort guests that I met that day.
3) Chef Benjamin kept feeding me during filming.
Taco & Tatsu
3 FACTS:
1) I had to come back another day to redo the interview.
2) I filmed their ice bucket challenge video afterwards.
3) The servers loved putting GoPro's on thier trays.
Philip & Callie
3 FACTS:
1) Callie invited me to her home to meet Philip.
2) Philip created a dish based on Chef Casey Wilcox.
3) We all ate burgers from Sonic before the soccer game.
Casey Wilcox
3 FACTS:
1) Casey was so busy, I just showed up one day to film.
2) I used sound effects during the opening scene.
3) It was difficult filming in Justine's small kitchen.
Tim Byres
3 FACTS:
1) I was on the road to Dallas by 4AM.
2) I slept in Dallas to film Tim at NPR the next day.
3) I stayed with a cool couple I met on couchsurfer.org
Jesse Griffiths
3 FACTS:
1) Filmed Jesse last because Dai Due wasn't fully built.
2) Jesse has a dry sense of humor.
3) He's not joking about Denzel Washington.
Allison & Vilma
3 FACTS:
1) Allison beat Vilma at the Jelly Belly Challenge.
2) Food & Wine nominated Allison for Best New Chef.
3) The staff let me taste every dish.
Jack & Bryce
3 FACTS:
1) Held the interview at Odd Duck, which Bryce co-owns.
2) Jack and Bryce have opposite personalities and styles.
3) Jack recently came out with a cook book.
Daniel Olivella
3 FACTS:
1) Daniel insisted I ask his wife what she thought of him.
2) The hardest place to film because of the lighting.
3) First time I ever ate Jamón Ibérico
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