artiste d'mon >>> robert yamarone

Food 4 Thought!
Amazing styling: Culinary excellence
Interview by: Silverio Pantalla

Who is Robert Yamarone?
Robert Yamarone is a chef, food consultant. instructor and award winning food stylist in new york city. he develops recipes and styles food for many major advertisers and magazines such as Family Circle, Bon Appetite, Kraft, American Dairy Board, New York Times Magazine etc. He also demonstrates his work and master knife skills on the Food Channel and local television programs.

Why food?
Ive been cooking professionaly since im 14 (I'm 40 now) and have a great love and interest in all aspects of the field. Its a great passion and friend of mine.

Who are the characters?
The characters are another way of expressing my love of food artistically. They are very visual and just plain fun to create.

What is your most important goal in life?
My most important goal in life is to have fun period. I love life and people.

If you could change anything about yourself; what would it be?
If i could change anything about myself, i guess it would be to have a full head of hair.

If you could meet anyone living or dead; who would that be and why?
I would like to have met John Lennon and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Im a guitarist that totally dig their work and playing. What a loss to rock and roll and the world as well!

If you had to live in one room for your entire life, what would it look like?
The one room that i would have would be a room with a view of a great nature reserve. Have a stove , a refrigerator and guitars.

Do you eat your work?
I never eat the stuff I style. It is strictly for viewing, but i do pick at the foods when im creating.

Why "Foodstyler"?
Foodstyler because it expresses what i do as far as styling. It also happens to be my website, Foodstyler.com.

Who have been some of your main influences as an artist and as a person?
My main influences food /art wise is hard to say; I kinda have always been an individual when it comes to cooking and developing but I do respect everyone in the field.

Finish the following statement: Butter is for food, what margarine is for... Sex!

Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
10 years from now, i still plan to be in the food business teaching, developing and creating but i plan to have a vintage guitar shop which is my other passion.