Open Fire Cooking at Temecula Olive Oil | Do or Dine Catering | San Diego Event Photographer
Open Fire Cooking at Temecula Olive Oil
You will never meet a chef quite like Danny and Nicoletta. Aside from being incredible humans, these two are the most incredible chef’s. Open fire, farm to table cooking is their specialty, as well as, some incredibly authentic Italian dishes that will put you straight into your Nonas kitchen. After living in New York for several years, the duo felt it was time to switch things up and travel west to California. Taking their sweet time getting across the country, their whole lives in a Harley Davidson trailer and brand new boxer pup, Memphis, they lived every day like it was the last. It was an epic road trip and the perfect start to a new life.
Do or Dine Catering is built from a mutual love for eating great food, and the motto, ‘Support those. Who supports you’ They believe in delivering only the highest quality food, and that means making everything from scratch, pasta by hand, and roasting meats for hours on end. ” We make sure to visit the farms and shake the hands of the farmers whose products we use to make sure we know how it was grown and raised. We establish a connection with the artisans of the farm, guaranteeing the quality of our ingredients. We harvest the animals to ensure we respect what we cook. We do all of this to honor the hard work and love that goes into these farms; it is an homage to those artisans we’ve met along the way. This is a labor of love. This is Do or Dine. “
This open fire, farm to table dinner at Temecula Olive Oil Co. is only a glimpse at the incredible, one of a kind experience you’ll have with Nicoletta and Danny. Check out their website for more info on local farm dinners, cooking classes, and links to their favorite local farmers and providers.
My photography is a blend of art, experience, and instinct—a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
For over 15 years, I’ve been immersed in the world of photography. It all started when I was 18 and stepped into a darkroom for the first time. That moment sparked a lifelong obsession with capturing the world through my lens. It eventually lead me to the fine art space, collaborating with artists, managing studios, and working alongside galleries and museums.
Through years of studying art and photography—both in undergraduate and graduate school—my aesthetic evolved under the influence of critical theory and contemporary art. I found myself drawn to the intersection of traditional documentary photography and spontaneous, unfiltered moments of real life. My goal is to create images that are raw, honest, and deeply human.
Travel plays a huge role in my creative process. I find inspiration in the unfamiliar—letting light, movement, and emotion guide my eye. Photography is my way of making sense of the world, turning fleeting moments into lasting stories. With a camera in hand, everything becomes a canvas, and every frame is a chance to reveal beauty in the unexpected.
