You were the design director at Gastronomica?? I mourn the passing of that publication. It was so good, editorially and in its design. (Brava!). I once made a fish swimming in an aquarium of aspic to illustrate an article by Jeremy Parzen about the 16th century cookbook author Maestro Martino.
I was indeed, Victoria. I launched Gastronomica with the founding editor, Darra Goldstein, and she and I worked side-by-side on it until we both stepped down in 2013. It was such a good project, and Darra was a wonderful partner. And you would be the first person I'd call if anyone asked for an aquarium of aspic, so that seems totally fitting.
Congrats! I can’t wait to learn more about the BTS creative process from you Frances 👏🏼 loved Gastronomica! I remember sitting looking through them at the NYU library during my master’s degree.
You were the design director at Gastronomica?? I mourn the passing of that publication. It was so good, editorially and in its design. (Brava!). I once made a fish swimming in an aquarium of aspic to illustrate an article by Jeremy Parzen about the 16th century cookbook author Maestro Martino.
I was indeed, Victoria. I launched Gastronomica with the founding editor, Darra Goldstein, and she and I worked side-by-side on it until we both stepped down in 2013. It was such a good project, and Darra was a wonderful partner. And you would be the first person I'd call if anyone asked for an aquarium of aspic, so that seems totally fitting.
welcome to Substack Frances!!! looking forward to reading more
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So excited for this!! Also I loved Gastronomica (RIP!) and had no idea you were the design director!
Congrats! I can’t wait to learn more about the BTS creative process from you Frances 👏🏼 loved Gastronomica! I remember sitting looking through them at the NYU library during my master’s degree.
What a delightful post! Oh that book with the cheese posters and double ribbon 😍 what a treat!
It's really special, you'd love that poster. Thanks for reading, Morgen.
Love this, Frances!
Woo hoo! Can't wait to read more! You always know the most interesting cookbooks, and I love to hear what you think and why!
That means a lot coming from you, dear friend. Thank you for your support, I’m so glad you’re here ❤️
So happy that you’re here! Huge admirer of your work
That's very kind Laura, thank you. I'm very glad you're a part of the community here.