Minneapolis Chef Remy Pettus

I am very saddened to hear of the recent passing of Remy and wanted to give my deepest condolences to his family. The little time I spent with him on this project I can say he had a very kind soul.

I had the pleasure of meeting up with and photographing editorial portraits of Minneapolis Chef Remy Pettus of Bardo restaurant for his bio intro for his appearance on the Food Networks Beat Bobby Flay, “You Made Your Bread Now Eat It” that recently aired in season 27. Chef had just returned from competing on the show but of course I like everyone else had to wait to see the episode he competed on to see how he fared against the competition. Check out the full episode through this link!

The photoshoot was scheduled for a beautiful summer day in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota while the restaurant was closed so I could photograph around the quaint restaurant freely. The food photography schedule for the day was based on some of the chefs signature dishes one of which he would use to face off again Bobby Flay if he makes it to the second round of the shows battle.

Chef Remy Pettus stands in the center of his restaurant’s dining room (which he said was a former funeral home!), just outside of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. For this portrait he is holding a ham with shrimp and grits dish he prepared for the photo shoot. See a detailed image of the dish below along with some more of the other delicious dishes he prepared below!

Ham shrimp and grits dish served at Minneapolis, Minnesota Bardo restaurant.

The Minneapolis restaurant had a beautiful copper bar tabletop that I used as a background for most of the dishes I photographed like this ham with shrimp and grits entree.

Chef and restaurant owner Remey Pettus stands in front of his downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota restaurant Bardo on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon.

This dish of lamb ribs photographed beautifully in some natural window light.

Roasted beet and turnip salad with shaved jalapenos pieces photographed on a textured copper table top background.

Cold scallops with beats in a white ceramic restaurant dish, perfect for a light and refreshing summertime meal.

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I photographed this assignment while living in downtown Minneapolis, but I have since relocated back to my hometown of Chicago, Illinois where I have a small food and beverage photography studio on the cities northside. I still get back to the Twin Cities on occasion for editorial and commercial photography projects and am available to travel throughout the Midwest. Please feel free to contact me so we can collaborate on your next food or drink photography project! I have also been contracted as a food stylist and would love to hear how I can help your next project be a success!

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