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, Design*Sponge, DRAFT, and other national publications. I also develop recipes and provide editorial content for a number of corporate clients.


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

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


Casey BarberSHOP Process

Illustrations

My hand-drawn illustrations and watercolors are the inspiration for all my pop culture gifts and cards at The Casey BarberSHOP. I also work on custom food-focused commissions for editorial and corporate clients.


Great to Meet You!

Casey

Hey there, I'm Casey Barber: a food writer, cookbook author, recipe developer, photographer, and illustrator. I explore the intersection of food and pop culture with humor, clarity, and insight as:

—the founder and editor of the critically acclaimed website Good. Food. Stories., an online magazine that focuses on food from a storyteller’s perspective

—a copywriter and photographer who creates memorable and user-friendly content and images for national brands and social media agencies

—the author of the cookbooks Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food (Gibbs Smith, 2015) and Classic Snacks Made from Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats (Ulysses Press, 2013), and the co-writer of Inspired Bites: Unexpected Ideas for Entertaining from Pinch Food Design (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2014)

—the founder and creative director of The Casey BarberSHOP, home of gifts for the pop culture-obsessed

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Good. Food. Stories. on Instagram

  • I could swim Scrooge McDuck-style in a bowl of red curry from Alex's Bistro every day. But I'll settle for eating it every time we go to Cooperstown.
  • Forking fantastic pizzas at Marta because you gotta pregame for the Paul Simon show. 🍕🥗
  • One of those quick pause-on-the-side-of-the-road shots that ended up being my favorite of the entire trip to Glacier - the moon setting over Grinnell Point and Swiftcurrent Lake just after sunrise. (And just after we watched a black bear mosey his round rump across the road, heading from the lake into the mountains.)
  • Clambake season ain't over until I see a snowflake.
  • Bulgogi fries + fruity IPAs for the weekend win.

The Casey BarberSHOP on Instagram

  • Evidence of my collegiate nerddom: once while stuck in bed with the flu, I transcribed the entirety of Empire Records by watching it over and over and over again and typing on my IBM ThinkPad. No wonder I didn't have any roommates. #empirerecords #90snostalgia #90smovies #beginningoftheinternet
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEGGY! Margarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer, you're the sassiest. You're everyone's secret favorite, you know that, right? . . . #andpeggy #peggyschuyler #schuylersisters #hamiltonmusical #hamilpins #caseybarbershop #hbd
  • Just another fancy NYC shopper strolling through the Oculus... . . . #caseybarbershop #audreyhepburn #hollygolightly
  • My heart... #RepostSave @manrepeller with @repostsaveapp ・・・ Very #CoolPantsFriday: polaroids from ‘Clueless’ circa 1995 via @90sanxiety
  • Have you read @iamparkerposey's You're on an Airplane yet? It is as delightful and engaging as you'd expect, and an important source of life lessons to boot. I'm sharing my takeaways on the Casey BarberSHOP blog: https://shop.caseybarber.com/blogs/caseybarbershop/ - and if you've read it, tell me what you think!