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Food & Drink I

Food, in the room it belongs to

Over the years, I’ve worked closely with hotels and restaurants across Malta and Europe, and this gallery reflects that relationship. Each image is shot on location, built around the atmosphere of the space as much as the food itself, with a considered and editorial approach throughout.

Amber spritz cocktail in a stemmed glass on a pale stone ledge

Small plated starter on a table beside a cream upholstered seat

Server presenting a plated main course at the table

Creamy pasta with herbs in a deep bowl, seen from above

Smiling couple dining at a candlelit table with wine glasses

Smiling man in a dark jacket cutting into a plated dish

Table of shared dishes seen from above, with hands reaching in

Seafood in a white bowl with sauce, lit by a diagonal shaft of light

Cured fish hanging in a dark ageing room

Chef cooking over open flames in a restaurant kitchen

Charred meat pieces grilling over flames

Starter plated on a long white dish, seen from above — Tora Oriental Restaurant, Sliema

Pasta in a white bowl on a wooden table in warm light

Roast meat on a white plate in a leather booth

Salad in a dark bowl on a table beside leather chairs

Cocktail with a herb garnish in a cut-crystal glass against a green curtain

Bartender garnishing a red cocktail

Lime and mint cocktail in a glass on a green marble surface

Orange cocktail in a champagne flute with a purple flower garnish

Crispy fried dish with fresh herbs in a dark bowl

Grilled meat with sauce and greens on a dark plate, with a green velvet curtain behind

Server pouring tea into a cup at a laid table

Teacup lifted at a table with festive lights glowing behind

Burger and a glass of red wine on a café table with rattan chairs

Pan of baked shellfish on a café table beside a glass of white wine

Pasta on a plate on stone steps, with a menu card and glass

Lobster pasta on a plate beside a wine glass, seen from above

Three-tier stand of afternoon tea pastries with teapots on a balcony table

Hand pouring tea at a white table beside a cup and saucer

Two espresso martinis against a deep blue background

Burrata with beetroot and herbs on a dark plate, on a blue velvet seat

Cake on a stand with rose petals falling against a dark background

Fork lifting a piece of dessert from a dark bowl on blue

Chocolate pralines arranged on white blocks over a blue surface

Pink cocktail in a coupe glass among blossom

Woman in pink holding a cocktail glass to her nose among blossom