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Saturday Snapshots #290

by Jeanne Horak on June 7, 2014 7 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots, USA

SanFranciscoTram © J Horak-Druiff 2014

Public transport, San Francisco style – San Francisco, May 2014

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Londonfoto 2013 food styling & photography workshop

by Jeanne Horak on May 18, 2014 13 Comments in Speaking engagements

LondonFotoClassroom © J Horak-Druiff 2014

Yes, you read correctly – the title did say 2013 and it’s not a typo.  This is the reason why I teach writing and photography courses, not time management courses, or “How To Stop Procrastinating” courses. But moving rapidly along…  Meeta and I had been teaching photography and writing respectively for a while together on Plate […]

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Saturday Snapshots #289

by Jeanne Horak on May 10, 2014 3 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

StradaDelProsecco © J Horak-Druiff 2014

The road less travelled – in the Prosecco DOCG vineyards near Valdobbiadene, Italy – May 2014

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Smoked mackerel, beetroot and potato salad

by Jeanne Horak on April 28, 2014 22 Comments in Dairy-free, Fish, Gluten-free, Salads, Starters & light meals

MackerelBeetrootSaladTitle © J Horak-Druiff 2014

Like most weeks, last week saw many famous birthdays. Iggy Pop, the super-impressive and seemingly indestructible (despite his best efforts!) grandfather of punk turned 67.  Queen Elizabeth II of England turned 88  (although her birthday is only officially celebrated in June). Crispin Glover who played a fresh-faced George McFly  in Back to the Future turned […]

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A taste of Lund, Sweden

by Jeanne Horak on April 16, 2014 8 Comments in Sweden

LundStation © J Horak-Druiff 2014

  “Wow”, said Nick as we surveyed the scene outside the train station, “they sure like their bicycles!”.  And he was not exaggerating:  the kind of space you normally see devoted to cars is the amount of parking space dedicated to bicycles in Lund, a university town near Malmö in southern Sweden.  Like all the best […]

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Saturday Snapshots #288

by Jeanne Horak on April 5, 2014 3 Comments in London Life, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

EmiratesAirlineLondon © J Horak-Druiff 2014

  Emirates Air Line cable car across the Thames – London, March 2013

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Jeanne Horak is a freelance food and travel writer; recipe developer and photographer. South African by birth and Londoner by choice, Jeanne has been writing about food and travel on Cooksister since 2004. She is a popular speaker on food photography and writing has also contributed articles, recipes and photos to a number of online and print publications. Jeanne has also worked with a number of destination marketers to promote their city or region. Please get in touch to work with her Read More…

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