S3-05. Eats of Ally - Ally Singer

In this episode of A Table in the Corner, I chat to Ally Singer, a food photographer, videographer and content creator whose work documents restaurants and the people behind them. A qualified architect with a master's degree, Ally moved away from architectural practice to build a career around her interest in food, visual storytelling and the hospitality industry.

We talk about the family catering business that first drew her into food styling and photography, and the project that helped set her new career in motion: documenting and photographing hundreds of family recipes for her mother. Ally explains how she approaches photographing restaurants, and why she wants to capture the feeling of a place rather than simply make food look good.

We also discuss the influence of social media on restaurant design and customer expectations, the responsibilities that come with promoting hospitality businesses, and why she avoids publicly criticising restaurants. Finally, Ally talks about Meuse Farm, the communal food gatherings she organises around dishes that mean something to the people who make them, and the value of bringing people together through food.

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• On Instagram @a_table_inthecorner
• Cover image sketched by Courtney Cara Lawson
• All profile portraits by Russel Wasserfall unless otherwise credited
• Title music: 'In Time' by Olexy via Pixabay