I am Sonali and I create recipes, style and photograph food for a living.
Sugar et al. is a place where I share my passion for food (mainly sweet), photography, colors and all things beautiful and creative. Sweet food is celebrated here and quick, simple, savory cooking is encouraged. We want to reserve our time and calories for the naughty treats.
I live in Sydney, Australia with my wonderful husband and amazing little twin boys.
I started this blog in early 2013, a few months after I came to live in Sydney, smitten by the passionate food industry here, the gorgeous Australian produce and my need to cook with them every single day.
What began as a humble effort to share recipes and my constant experiments in the kitchen soon turned into a full time food photography venture. A contributor to StockFood (Photocuisine) and other stock agencies, my work has been published globally across a range of media including magazines, cookbooks and advertising.
I love partnering with brands and businesses to create visually stunning content. Over the last two years I have collaborated with both international and local businesses to bring their creative vision to life through food photography. To have a look at some of my recent work please click here or check out my page on Instagram. If you like what you see and would like to initiate a conversation, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at sonalighosh21@gmail.com
What you can expect on my blog are sweet recipes that focus on the different flavors, textures and visual aspect of food. You may come across indulgent recipes and gluten free, low fat, healthy recipes as well. Spices are a part of my heritage so I pair them often with my sweet creations.
I almost always include shots from various angles to give you a clear idea of the texture, height and feel of my recipes.
My Photography is self taught and I am learning something new everyday. I love plating up and styling food and most definitely ‘eat with my eyes’ first. My style is rustic along with the usage of plenty of bold colors.
More about me:
The sweet treats I make today are very different from the ones that I grew up eating though I largely draw the inspiration from my childhood favourites. I grew up in the city of Kolkata, India a place known for it’s fascinating share of Indian delicacies and gorgeous sweets. I don’t know when and how I fell in love with baking because baking was not all that popular in India at that time, not even today. I do remember however how much I was in awe of the little round portable oven in my house and would skip my time with friends to help my Mom. Years of reading cookbooks, watching videos on YouTube and practice helped me feed this passion and today, baking is what I enjoy the most.
In a no-so-long-ago life, I had a very successful career in the banking industry. I decided to take a career break when I became a mother to twin boys and that is when I reconnected with my passion for baking and cooking.
Sugar et al is a wonderful outlet for my creativity and I love coming back to it every day. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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