Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 2nd Quarter 2018 | Page 94

LAYERED CHOCOLATE PARFAIT Food & Prop Styled by Kara Mickelson Photographer Shane O’Donnell Chef Pierre Jermonti BEAR CLAW FRENCH TOAST Terranea Magazine Agency Moon Tide Media Recipe by Chef Bernard Ibarra Food & Prop Styled by Kara Mickelson Photographer Shane O’Donnell Chef Kara Mickelson Southbay Magazine About the author Chef Kara is a graduate of UCLA and Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts. She trained in Spain, and in Napa at the famed French Laundry and has worked as a food stylist with Food Network chefs Bob Blumer, Giada De Laurentiis and many others on the talk show circuit.   Find her at www.styleddelicious.com Instagram/twitter @styleddelicious FRUIT CARPACCIO Food & Prop Styled by Kara Mickelson Photographer Shane O’Donnell Chef Kara Mickelson Southbay Magazine 94 ILHA She is an on-camera culinary expert for About.com and has appeared on Halogen Network, Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, the pilot of Halloween Wars and the OWN show.  Before embarking on her culinary journey, she spent 15 years traveling the globe as a professional event and incentive planner. Her attention to detail and creativity, along with her appreciation for photography and an artist sensibility, are a perfect blend for editorial, print, digital media and television work. She is the owner/founder of Styleddelicious, a regular contributor and producer for Moon Tide Media; providing original creative content, food/prop styling, recipes, as well as lifestyle and design focused features. She has credits in several publications such as Southbay, Southbay Home, Southbay Health, Ventura Blvd, Terranea Magazine and TerraneaLife.