San Francisco Food Stylist | Amanda Anselmino
Commercial Food Styling, Advertising Food Styling, Recipe Development & Editorial Food Styling in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles area
Beautiful food begins long before the camera clicks.
Amanda Anselmino is a San Francisco food stylist who creates both natural and conceptual food imagery for advertising campaigns, cookbooks, editorial publications, packaging, websites, and social media. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she collaborates with brands, agencies, publishers, photographers, and creative teams to produce food that looks fresh, authentic, and irresistible.
Whether styling a national advertising campaign, developing recipes for a cookbook, or preparing food for packaging photography, Amanda combines technical expertise with a thoughtful creative approach to make every project both visually compelling and true to the food itself.
Advertising Food Styling
Commercial food styling is about more than making food look beautiful—it's about helping brands tell a story.
Amanda works closely with photographers, art directors, producers, and marketing teams to create imagery for advertising campaigns, product launches, packaging, websites, social media, and digital marketing. Every project is styled to reflect the client's brand while maintaining an honest, appetizing look that connects with consumers.
From emerging startups to nationally recognized food companies, Amanda has styled food for campaigns across a wide variety of products and cuisines.
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Cookbook Food Styling
Cookbooks require a unique balance of creativity, organization, and consistency.
Amanda has styled numerous cookbooks for chefs, authors, and publishers, preparing dozens of recipes while maintaining a cohesive visual style across an entire publication. Her background in recipe development and testing helps ensure every recipe looks beautiful while remaining achievable for readers at home.
Whether photographing a single recipe or an entire cookbook, Amanda works collaboratively with authors, photographers, and editorial teams to bring recipes to life.
Recipe Development & Recipe Editing
Amanda's experience extends beyond styling into recipe development, testing, and editing.
She creates original recipes for brands, publishers, and editorial clients while ensuring they are clear, accurate, and thoroughly tested. She also provides recipe editing services that help catch ingredient inconsistencies, unclear instructions, measurement errors, and formatting issues before publication.
This combination of culinary and visual expertise allows Amanda to style food with a deep understanding of how recipes behave throughout production.
Packaging Food Styling
Packaging photography demands precision.
Consumers expect the food on the package to reflect what's inside, while brands need imagery that stands out on the shelf.
Amanda styles food for packaging, labels, point-of-sale materials, and e-commerce with careful attention to consistency, freshness, and visual appeal. She collaborates with creative teams to create imagery that accurately represents the product while highlighting its best qualities.
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Beverage Styling
From coffee and cocktails to sparkling beverages and wine, drinks require specialized styling techniques.
Amanda carefully considers condensation, ice, garnishes, glassware, color, and lighting to create beverage photography that feels polished, natural, and inviting for advertising, editorial, packaging, and digital campaigns.
Editorial Food Styling
Editorial photography tells stories through food.
Amanda styles recipes and ingredients for magazines, publishers, websites, and digital publications with an emphasis on authenticity and thoughtful composition. Her editorial work balances beautiful styling with approachable recipes that inspire readers to cook.
Motion & Video Food Styling
Food behaves differently on video than it does in still photography.
Amanda prepares food specifically for motion productions, ensuring dishes remain fresh and visually appealing throughout filming. She collaborates with directors, photographers, and production teams on commercials, social media campaigns, branded video, and other motion projects.
Who Amanda Works With
Amanda collaborates with a wide range of clients, including:
Food and beverage brands
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies
Restaurants
Publishers
Cookbook authors
Advertising agencies
Creative agencies
Marketing teams
Editorial publications
Photographers
Startups
Hospitality brands
Whether joining an established production or helping shape a project from the beginning, Amanda brings a collaborative, organized approach to every shoot.
Serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles
Amanda is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and regularly works throughout:
San Francisco
Oakland
Berkeley
Marin County
Silicon Valley
San Jose
Napa Valley
Sonoma County
Northern California
Greater Los Angeles area
She is also available to travel for projects throughout the United States.
Selected Clients
Amanda has collaborated with nationally recognized brands, publishers, agencies, and photographers on commercial, editorial, and cookbook projects. Her experience spans advertising, packaging, editorial photography, recipe development, and cookbook production across a broad range of food and beverage categories.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a food stylist do?
A food stylist prepares, cooks, and styles food so it looks its best for photography, video, advertising, cookbooks, and packaging while remaining true to the finished dish.
Does Amanda travel?
Yes. Amanda works throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California, and is available for projects nationwide.
Does Amanda develop recipes?
Yes. Amanda offers recipe development, recipe testing, and recipe editing in addition to professional food styling.
What types of clients does Amanda work with?
Amanda works with brands, agencies, publishers, restaurants, photographers, cookbook authors, and creative teams of all sizes.
Let's Work Together
Whether you're producing a cookbook, launching a new product, photographing packaging, or planning a commercial advertising campaign, Amanda would love to hear about your project.
If you're looking for a San Francisco food stylist or Bay Area food stylist with experience in commercial food styling, recipe development, cookbook production, and editorial photography, please get in touch to discuss how you can work together.