Antonella Pagliaroli - Fotogrammi di Zucchero

2018-04-30 In 2013 I started my blog, Fotogrammi di Zucchero (Frames of Sugar), where I present recipes with simple, seasonal ingredients and try to tell stories through images with my inseparable friend the camera. 
 
I learnt to cook by watching my mother and grandmother, who were really good at it, and I later learnt more about cooking by working for a while at “Il giardino dei mandorli”, a farm accommodation structure in Alatri, in the heart of the Ciociaria area, run by my sister who’s a professional chef. 
 
My happiest memories are linked to the aromas of our old kitchen: my mother’s apple cake, my grandmother’s meatballs, the mandarin peel burning in the open fire, my father’s coffee, the jam made from wild blackberries gathered in the woods in summer, and a bunch of mimosa picked by my sister to make the laid table prettier. 
 
For me, the kitchen is a magical place that links the present and the past. Recipes have the power to recreate links with our roots and our tradition, but they can also be a good way to express emotions and feelings. Photography is what makes all this tangible in my blog.
 
I love retro objects like old wooden tables, antique cutlery and my grandmother’s dishes, perhaps because they give me the feeling of going back in time a little.
 
As well as being my great passion, food photography has also become a full-time job. I work with a wide range of food magazines and websites.
 
In December 2016, together with two blogger colleagues and friends, I started a magazine  called “In the Mood”, available online at Issuu, centred on food photography and linked to the four seasons. I’m responsible for the content, graphic design and layout.
 
You just can’t keep me away from the kitchen and my camera!
 
 
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