I don’t know how he does it, but somehow Monte can make coffee look appealing. I find the stuff disgusting, but his photographs of the lattes and such do look quite appealing. Perhaps it is the smooth juxtaposition of a tasty sweet right next to it. Who knows? 
Yesterday, I took a trip to Asheville, NC with a Peaceful Dragon friend of mine. After walking around a bit, taking photos, talking and just having a grand old time, we stopped a Kubo’s Sushi and Hibachi and had some delicious sushi. Before departing we both decided to go and take photographs of the sushi chefs.
Of course, I thought immediately of Monte, ace food photographer; so here’s my offering from that visit. Although my sushi rolls were delicious, after taking this photo and looking at it, when I’m up there, I might have to try this dish. It looks fabulous. Yum! As Asheville is a tourist type of town, I suspect that the chefs are used to having their photo taken. They didn’t seem to mind at all and kept about making these delicious creations.
Although I was quite satisfied and had my fill of sushi, it was very tempting to pluck a piece of that tuna off of the plate and pop it into my mouth, consequences be damned! 
I finally took my D300 out for a stroll and, as usual, it performed flawlessly. This shot was taken at ISO 1600. 1/250 @ f/1.8
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Oh, Paul, this is awesome. Great DOF and light. Your crop works wonderfully as it shows just enough to hear the sounds. I may have eat lunch at Edamames now! Have a super Sunday!
Paul, love how the chef appears so softly focused — that’s how I would look if I ate sushi!!
That’s pretty funny, Steve. Are you saying that sushi doesn’t agree with you?
Lol, he just short of a famous food photographer
You did equal justice to sushi, though, Paul. I love the chef in the background, nice touch.
So, what was Asheville like? I’m not a Sushi fan, but the framing of that image is great.
If I were to attempt to explain Asheville in one word, that word would be eclectic.
There are a wide variety of sights and sounds to behold.
It is a tourist type of town, but it is small town friendly. There’s a large artist community there and there is absolutely no telling what you will find on the streets and in the parks. It’s certainly worth visiting a time or three.
If street shots are your thing, this is a great place to do it. I’ll be featuring some shots from there this week.
I really like this with the color and depth of field.