BIO

Kristen Hess is a freelance Food Stylist and Photographer in NYC and Florida, with clients also in LA, ATL, CHI, and worldwide. She specializes in food and beverage, still life, tabletop and lifestyle photography for Print, TV/Video, Cookbooks, Editorial, Packaging, Social Media and Web. She is also the author of the popular food blog - The Artful Gourmet, which is a celebration of food and cooking through colorful stories, recipes and photography of her own as well as sponsored posts, reviews, roundups, and custom branded content for clients.

Kristen has extensive experience with clients in the food/beverage, restaurant and hospitality industry as well as many top PR and Advertising agencies and Production companies  around the world. She also shoots products, portraits, events, and interiors/exteriors for individuals and companies including chefs, authors, artists, hotels and restaurants, catering companies, and small to large businesses.

Please call 727-256-7162 or email info@theartfulgourmet.com for a consultation and custom estimate for your next styling and photography project. 

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Kristen is also available to do on-camera cooking demos and hosting for TV shows, online video and social media content. 

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PARTIAL CLIENT LIST:

Harry and David

Galbani Cheese

Home Chef

Cinnabon

Carvel

Ronzoni/Creamette/San Giorgio

The Farmer's Dog

Anijimoto

NY Apple Association

Intergrow Greenhouses

Potato Wonder

Peroni

Tillamook

Daring Foods

Wegmans

Johny Bootlegger

PDQ

Ketologic/FBOMB

Mahana Fresh

Baskin Robbins

Kraft Foods

Newman's Own

Arnold Bread

Eggland's Best

Captain Morgan

HSN

Publix

Unilever (Knorr + Hellman's)

Frigidaire

Tombstone Pizza

Cholula

Chipotle

Pecan Nation

Steakhouse Elite

DoorDash

UberEats

GrubHub

Forkable

Lilly Pulitzer

Farmtable Cucina

Lo-Cal Kitchen

Ketel One

Stella Artois/Chowhound

Bolthouse Farms

REMA 1000 / Pepsi Max

NYC Health

KitchenAid

Nickleodeon

Marie Callender's

USA Pears

California Almond Board

Alaska Seafood

The Jackfruit Co.

Slate Magazine/Jaguar

Sargento Cheese

The Laughing Cow

CitizenM Hotels

Country Crock

Land O'Lakes

Kikkoman

Castello Cheese

Colavita

Buitoni

Nespresso

Morningstar Farms

Grapes from California

Stoli

Bacardi

Fresnius

Gourmesso

Slate Magazine/Jaguar

Food.com/Food Network

ShapeMagazine.com

Foodable Web TV Network

NYS Restaurant Association

Downtown Magazine NYC

The Frozen Food Institute

Baci Perugina

Joy Bauer

Birds Eye

National Pork Board

Yura Bakery & Catering

Cloverleaf Tavern

Tavern on Jane

City Lobster & Steak

Bills 54

The Writing Room

Hilton Garden Inn

Cork & Slice

Lilly's Craft + Kitchen

The Works Catering 

Sterling Affairs Catering

Seven Barrels 

EMenu International 

Joanne's Green Sauce

Levana Meal Replacement

Schifino Lee

PP+K

Digitas

Ketchum

Edelman

Fleischman Hillard

Porter Novelli

Weber Shandwick

Harvest PR

Transistor Studios

Havas

Definition 6

Maletzky Media

Kitchen Consultants

Coyne PR

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