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Casey Barber

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

  • Writing & Recipe Development
    • Recipe Development
    • Editorial Features
    • Branded Content
  • Visual: Photos, Illustration, Video
    • Photography & Styling
    • Illustration
    • Video
    • Travel Alphabet
  • Books
  • Good. Food. Stories.
  • DCB On The Road
  • pomegranate cocktail
  • meatballs
  • BBQ sauce on spoons
  • Campbells soup illustration
  • tiki smoothies

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Writing and Recipes

My work—including narrative features and original recipes—has appeared in Better Homes & Gardens, TODAY Food, The Kitchn, CNN Travel, and other publications. I also specialize in branded editorial content for corporate clients.


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Photography and Video

In my fully propped studio, I produce editorial food photography and videos for a variety of publications and brands, often in conjunction with custom-developed recipe content.


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Cookbooks

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.


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Illustrations

My whimsical hand-painted and digital illustrations have appeared on greeting cards and gifts, in books, and in custom commissions for editorial and corporate clients.


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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

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People Really Like My Stuff!

"Casey is a super-talented recipe developer, photographer, and writer who I can always count on to deliver delicious recipes and snappy, informative articles. Her gorgeous and fun recipes (like her Orange Creamsicle and Whipped Coffee Mochaccino) have been some of EatingWell.com's most popular posts this year. She's an all-around pleasure to work with."
—Megan Steintrager, Senior Digital Food Editor, EatingWell

"Casey is tops in my book! She's a pro at seamlessly shaping copy to the client's voice and showcasing brand information in an accessible, engaging style. Her writing is clear and concise, and she brings a positive attitude to even the most challenging projects and tight deadlines." —Lisa Schweitzer, former Managing Editor, MPG Concepts, Inc.

"Casey is the first person I think of when I have a food- or drink-focused assignment, though she also comes to mind if I'm ever looking for a writer to tackle a piece covering the latest trending exhibition at The Met, for example. In Casey's capable hands, I know any assignment will be handled with care and creativity, and delivered polished and barely in need of an edit. She's a joy to work with—reliable, intuitive, sharp, and enthusiastic. An editor's dream!"
—Stacey Lastoe, Senior Editor, CNN Travel

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New video alert! This is how I make one-pot pasta New video alert! This is how I make one-pot pasta fagioli - super simple, so satisfying, and can even be fully vegetarian or vegan if that's how you roll. Pasta, beans, tomatoes, aromatic veg... what's not to love?
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#pastafagioli #pastafazool #onepotmeal #onepotpasta #easypasta #vegetarianpasta #foodvideos #howtocook #weeknightdinner
Category is: Executive Realness. . . . . #youbette Category is: Executive Realness.
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#youbetterwerk #madamevicepresident #letterboardquotes #caseysletterboard #timetowork #dragracequotes
She said it all, really. . . . . #thehillweclimb She said it all, really. 
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#thehillweclimb #amandagoreman #inaugurationpoet #inauguration2021 #nationalyouthpoetlaureate #americanpoet #americanwriters #equalityforall
It's (impossible) burger night in America. 🍔 . It's (impossible) burger night in America. 🍔
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#burgerandtots #tatertots #taterpuffs  #impossibleburger #crispyonions #pepperrelish #allthepickles #pretzelbun #pretzelbunburger
First of all, the headline is life. 🥟 But more First of all, the headline is life. 🥟 But more than that, it was a treat to talk about my wild, wacky, and ever-changing career with @eleveline for Bucknell Magazine - the place where I started cooking (sorta), meeting deadlines, loving art even more, going on ill-conceived road trips, and playing harder than I worked. And sometimes doing it all simultaneously!
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#bucknell #raybucknell #pierogilove #liberalarts #foodwriter #foodwriterlife #workingartist #jillofalltrades #creativeentrepreneurship @bucknellu

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Every Christmas we change the star pin on this orn Every Christmas we change the star pin on this ornament to note one of our most exciting travel destinations of the year. And this year it's... New Jersey, because we've spent all of 2020 at home.
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Here's hoping the star gets a different spot in 2021! -CB
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#christmasornament #christmastraditions #decoratingthetree #corkboard #travelmemories #usamap #americantravel #stayinghome #christmasdecorating
Loved seeing the Sinclair dinosaur balloon in toda Loved seeing the Sinclair dinosaur balloon in today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! As a lifelong dino fan, he's one of my favorite mascots, and we got to see a few classic examples along Route 66.
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According to @amnh, the Sinclair balloon first debuted in 1966 and was renewed in 2015. Click on their bio to see the original! -CB
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#apatosaurus #sinclairdino #sinclairdinosaur #route66roadtrip #route66landmark #kitschycute #dinolover #dinosaurstatue #dcbroute66
A year ago today, we finished the last half mile o A year ago today, we finished the last half mile of our Route 66 journey on foot, walking a few blocks from our parking spot to the 66 to Cali booth on the crowded Santa Monica Pier.
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It was a hectic finish to the trip, fighting LA traffic to get there before sundown, but the rush of the moment made it all worth it. There's not that much we'd do differently if we drove the whole thing again, either! -CB
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#route66 #route66california #endoftheroad #route66roadtrip #santamonicapier #dcbroute66 #dcbontheroad #seeamerica #americanhighways
Worried we might go the entire year without a nati Worried we might go the entire year without a national park or lighthouse stamp, we were able to check off both on a mild November Saturday.
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With the temperature in the 60s, we took a day trip to Fire Island and climbed the 182 steps to the top of the lighthouse. The sun was warm, the breeze was stiff, and the air smelled of the sea. And my new lighthouse passport book leads off with our one and only touristy trip of 2020. -DC
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#fireisland #fireislandlighthouse #fireislandnationalseashore #nps #findyourpark #nationalparkgeek #lighthouses #lighthousesofinstagram #lighthouselovers #nationalparkstamps #lighthousepassport
The historic El Rancho in Gallup, NM truly had the The historic El Rancho in Gallup, NM truly had the charm of yesterday and the convenience of tomorrow, just as the sign promised. ✴️ The well-preserved interior felt like a movie set, but the convenience I was most interested in was the LAUNDRY! Cheap and right off the lobby, so I could get it done while we ate dinner (and drank John Wayne's favorite margaritas) in the 49er Bar.
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The staff might have thought I was a little off, but good laundry was much appreciated on our Route 66 trip. -CB
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#elrancho #gallup #historichotel #oldhollywoodstars #hollywoodwestern #route66 #route66newmexico #dcbroute66 #route66photography

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