Romanticising life’s small moments has never been truer than in Athena Calderone’s Thanksgiving table. Casually folded linens, rustic, earthy vegetables, and cascading fruits come together to form a tablescape worthy of a Grecian fresco. But what makes this food styling so sumptuous to look at?
In my opinion, this buffet table is a perfect example of storytelling and layered composition. When you think of food styling, you probably picture obnoxiously large tweezers placing micro herbs onto Michelin-starred plates. But these days it’s far from the truth. As a food stylist, most of my work revolves around storytelling and creating natural food scenes in rather unnatural circumstances — in other words, making the ‘right’ kind of mess. Athena’s buffet table is no exception.
