Casey Barber

food writer | cookbook author | recipe developer | photographer | illustrator

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muffuletta sandwich

Portfolio

My work—including narrative features and original recipes—has appeared on TODAY Food, The Kitchn, CNN Travel, Design*Sponge, and other national publications. I also develop recipes and produce editorial content for a number of corporate clients and brands.


sour cherry pierogies

Books

I’m the author of Classic Snacks Made from Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats and Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food, and the co-writer of Inspired Bites: Unexpected Ideas for Entertaining from Pinch Food Design.



breakfast sweet potatoes

Photography and Video

I produce editorial food and beverage photography and videos for a variety of publications and corporate clients, often in conjunction with original recipe content.


Casey BarberSHOP Process

Illustrations

My whimsical hand-drawn illustrations and watercolors have appeared on pop culture-inspired greeting cards and gifts, in books, and in custom commissions for editorial and corporate clients.


Great to Meet You!

Casey

I'm Casey Barber, owner of the creative production company Good Food Stories LLC.

Good Food Stories LLC specializes in custom projects of all shapes and sizes, including:
• Editorial Writing and Branded Content
• Food and Prop Styling
• Photography and Video
• Illustration
• Digital Publishing
• Recipe Development

I'm also:
• founder and editor of the critically acclaimed website Good. Food. Stories., an online magazine that focuses on food from a storyteller’s perspective
• author of the cookbooks Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food and Classic Snacks Made from Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats
• owner of a hell of a lot of vintage Pyrex bowls
• a sour beer aficionado who's chiseling away at her Cicerone certification
• and a maximalist home decorator who nonetheless dreams of #vanlife

Want to know more? Let's talk!

Good. Food. Stories. on Instagram

  • New video for a classic GFS post! My 4 tried-and-true tips for perfect grilled cheese, with a supporting role from my fave cast iron pan. 🧀 Link in profile for the full post... And please don't make me admit how many cheese slices were consumed during this shoot. . . . . #grilledcheese #grilledcheesesandwich #howtovideo #foodvideos #cheesepull #meltycheese #cheeselover #castironskillet #slicedcheese
  • February's #makingarteveryday theme has been Unusual Animals - and my little menagerie has been piling up on the iPad because of all the other art projects in the works. 🐧🐙🐊 So before it gets any later in the month, here's an Art Deco penguin chilling at the beach, a multitasking octopus (aka me), a sea lion relaxing in the bath, and an alligator playing the blues. . . . . #unusualanimals #procreateartist #procreateart #artdecostyle #digitalillustrator #cartoonanimals #imaginaryanimals #cocktailtime
  • To all the margs I've loved before: P.S. I still love you. 💕🌵 . . . . #nationalmargaritaday #pricklypear #pricklypearmargarita #saltontherim #pinkdrink #margaritalife #recipedevelopment #crushedice #cocktailglassware
  • Furiously brainstorming ways to make and use millet-crusted nori after lunch at Nami Nori... note, they use little crunchy puffed rice bits, but I'm ride or die for millet, so there ya go. 🍱 . . . . #temaki #nori #crunchyroll #naminori #sushilunch #avocadoroll #nyceats #sololunch #westvillage
  • It's a simple little bowl of pasta, but such a dependable mess of zucchini noodles, twirly macaroni, and homemade cheese seasoning. 💛 It was one of our vanlife standards during our cross-country trip, so why not make it at home? The only major change was to use real milk and celentani instead of boxed broth and Ready Pasta... oh, and to not be freezing my ass standing outside the back of the van while I cook it. 😂 . . . . #macandcheese #cheesepowder #celentani #zucchininoodles #zoodles #comfortfood #roadtripfood #vanlifefood #campingfood

DCB On The Road on Instagram

  • Just sitting around casually sketching The Arch, as you do on a Saturday morning. This is prep work for a bigger project I'm doing about our Route 66 trip, so stay tuned! -CB . . . . #gatewayarch #gatewayarchnationalpark #stlouismo #mississippiriver #jeffersonnationalexpansionmemorial #procreateart #procreateartist #dcbroute66 #digitalillustrator
  • Tucumcari terracotta tilework is very much my vibe. 🏜️ 🧡 -CB . . . . #tucumcari #tiledesign #terracotta #cactus🌵 #cactuslove #southwestdesign #southwestdesert #motels #americana
  • For #presidentsday, here are five presidential homes we have visited over the past several years: Washington's Mount Vernon, John Adams' birthplace, Jefferson's Monticello, Lincoln's Springfield home and Grant's White Haven. . . . #mountvernon #georgewashington #johnadams #monticello #thomasjefferson #abrahamlincoln #ulyssessgrant #presidentialhomes
  • There are so many treasures large and small packed into the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY - like this Lady Met pin from the 1960s and the old on-deck circle from Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, to name two. ⚾ We can -and do- spend hours poring over the cases every time we're there, revisiting our favorite items and finding new details in the galleries. It's so much more than just the plaque gallery! -CB . . . . #baseballhalloffame #cooperstown #forbesfield #pittsburghpirates #ladymet #mrsmet #vintagepins #gomets #gobucs
  • After the golden hour comes the blue hour. The super Snow Moon hovers over Otsego Lake on a 14-degree evening, a day after we pulled into town as the village was being transformed into a snow globe. - DC ❄️ 🌕 ❄️ #snowmoon #snowmoon2020 #supermoon #otsegolake #cooperstown #gocooperstown #upstatenewyork #winterweather #wintertime #frozenlake