About
About Mariana Velásquez
Mariana Velásquez is a food stylist with more than a decade of styling amongst New York’s most celebrated culinary circles and publications across the globe. A tastemaker who explores the juxtaposition of food, fashion and art, Mariana’s work is an edible canvas where she invites the viewer to eat with their senses.
The Story
Mariana's food journey spans from the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur California, across the country to Prune in New York City, all the wat to the test kitchens of Saveur and Eating Well magazines.
Since then Mariana has worked on hundreds of food styling and food experience projects that have taken her all over the globe.
Her styling work has been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Wine Spectator, Southern Living, Fine Cooking, Rachel Ray Magazine, O Magazine, Cooking Light, InStyle, amongst many others.
She is a published author of three recipe books and has styled, art directed, developed recipes and collaborated on more than twenty cookbooks throughout her career. She was selected among some of the country’s best to food style American Grown, by First Lady Michelle Obama, a project that took her career into the White House kitchen and garden.
Her Publishing credentials include two James Beard Book Award recipients and collaborations with John Wiley and Sons, Taunton, Crown Publishing, Chronicle Books, Ecco, Random House, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Ediciones Gamma (Latin America), Gastronómica de Mexico (Latin America), MNR Comunicaciones (Latin America) and others currently in progress.
She is a passionate admirer of film, is an avid art collector and firmly believes that shaved ice is a mere vehicle for sweetened condensed milk -one of her guilty pleasures.
Styling and Experiences
We often think of the best meal we ever ate, but what comes to mind when we think of the best meal we ever saw? The answer should be Mariana Velásquez.
With decades of experience in the realm of food styling. She finds inspiration in her Latin American roots, the juxtaposition of the art and culinary worlds and a delicate yet empowering approach to femininity.
Mariana is available for:
- Food Styling
- Creative direction
- Professional hosting
- Event Curation
- Custom event concept and development
- Recipe development
- Television appearances
Mariana is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Some of Mariana's clients
PRESS
A short selection of the latest press features on Mariana Velásquez and her work with food styling and food experiences creator.
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Mariana's Aprons
Is that an apron or a dress? One of the things Mariana missed the most while working in restaurants was dressing up for work- not practical if you change into a uniform as soon as you arrive. So when she began styling and wearing her own clothes again- she began making her own aprons, which have changed and evolved over the years. One day Mariana was gifted a top she loved, so she took the top's style and mixed it a classic apron creating to the Buenlimón Apron. Since then she's made multiple apron designs from vintage fabrics and solid linens.
View Aprons
The apron combines Mariana's passion for fashion, design, cooking and hosting.
