My book, Street Eats, was probably the most interesting book that I’ve produced for the Great Gathering of Chefs. Almost 200 chefs doing their take on street food, so what better place to take the photos than in the street? The photo of me lying in the street was...
On July 18th I was at the Madison Square Park for the Celebrating Madison Square Chefs 2018 event. I donate my time every year to help raise money to maintain the park. There were 29 of the best restaurants in the neighborhood. The event was great. The weather was...
I’ve been told that I need to update my blog more often. The next 6 months will be very busy. I will be shooting photos with about 250 chefs so I hope to come back with some interesting stories. Here are some of my most recent activities: I spent two weeks in Cancun...
My mission for the day was to deliver the check for a $5,000 donation to the Burn Center at Staten Island University Hospital from the sale of the NYC Firefighters Calendar. So I took the ferry to Staten Island, and then a train to get to the hospital. I’ve been...
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on BookLife.com by Matia Burnett “I’m not a foodie,” insists Alan Batt, or Battman, as he is known in culinary circles. However, anyone looking at his oeuvre of food photography might be surprised that he...
November 14 On the flight from New York to San Diego I went through my itinerary knowing that this was going to be the insanity part of the Insanity Tour. In my carry on suitcase I had I had 7 days of clothes, 7 plates for the chefs to use and my tripod. My cameras...