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 content producer specializing in writing, recipe development, photography, and styling for digital and print media.

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 and Classic Snacks Made from Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats, and the co-writer of Inspired Bites: Unexpected Ideas for Entertaining from Pinch Food Design

—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

  • Since we'll all be immobilized in ice this weekend, I'm prepping the pasta fazool now... and checking the hot cocoa supplies for good measure too.
  • I'll just be bathing in a sizzling skillet of shishitos and molten cheese curds over here.
  • Ready for the moment of adrenaline!
  • I will never be satis-pied. (vinegar and peanut butter pies; chocolate chess pie not pictured)
  • Spending way too much time playing with GIFs and video and pouring liquids into other liquids this week, but here's a bloody beer for you! 🍺🍅

The Casey BarberSHOP on Instagram

  • Is there anything cooler than having a complete set of original Beatles albums that you can casually throw on while making dinner? I think not. Thanks, dad. . . . . #vintagevinyl #recordalbums #sgtpepper #beatlesalbum #60smusic #oldiesbutgoodies
  • I love ya, Manhattan, but it was the biggest thrill to see my girls (and wear my girls) in the greatest city in the world... my beautiful hometown of PITTSBURGH! The Angelica tour killed it - like there was any doubt. . . . . #hamiltonmusical #hamiltonangelicatour #schuylersisters #andpeggy #angelicaschuyler #elizaschuyler #benedumcenter #hamilpins #hamiltonpittsburgh
  • Happy birthday, Alexander Hamilton! And what better way to celebrate than by heading to Pittsburgh to see the #hamiltonangelicatour blow us all away?? 🎉 . . . . #caseybarbershop #hamiltonmusical #hamilpins #alexanderhamilton #pinlove #pinflair #confettistars
  • Hey y'all, good morning. . . . . #letterboardquotes #letterboard #caseysletterboard #intheheights #dreambigger #usnavi
  • The Dude was definitely in his element at the Golden Globes and we salute his achievement! "Right here, right now! This is happening. We’re alive." . . . . #caseybarbershop #thedude #thedudeabides #thebiglebowski #jeffbridges #hisdudeness #enamelpin #pinflair #pendletonsweater