Late last year I had the pleasure of cooking in the Bon Appétit Kitchen at 1 World Trade Center for Hunt’s Tomatoes! There I made Ricotta, Basil, and Tomato Tea Sandwiches and Cheesy Taco Casserole while admiring their beautiful kitchen and dreaming it was my own. During the day I created 2 how to recipe videos, while working with a great team who wheeled in carts full of props that I got to ogle at.
First, let me show you the videos! I hope you like them both!
Cheesy Taco Casserole
Ricotta, Basil, and Tomato Tea Sandwiches
Here are some photos I took during the day. Everyone was so nice on set and I loved watching the food stylist work her magic.
This is where the shoot took place. This is 1 World Trade Center.
Welcome to the kitchen! My favorite appliance was their ovens. I could just sit and stare at their ovens all day long. But then I came home and gave my old, maybe not as pretty stove a little pat hello because it still creates magic.
Some people might pretend to eat on camera, but some people really do eat. I really do eat. Those tea sandwiches were delicious!
Here are some of the props and a kitchen hallway full of more plates and bowls.
Not to spoil the magic for you, but all I really did was give them the recipe, smile at the camera and eat. Ok, maybe that’s not really it, but the hard work was done behind the scenes. They supplied the ingredients, cooked the dishes in steps and made everything look pretty. There was a kitchen behind the kitchen I’m in that was cooking the dishes and chopping the ingredients. They would put a beautiful casserole in the oven for me and I would pull it out. I wish already cooked casseroles would always be waiting for me in the oven!
She’s doing the casserole’s makeup by adding a little shine on top. There’s lots of work that goes into creating a pretty casserole!
Hope you enjoyed my trip to the Bon Appétit Kitchen! I had lots of fun that day. Thanks to everyone for being so nice to help create my recipe videos. 🙂
Jenny B. says
Hi, I learned many behind the scenes tricks here!, thanks for sharing!
Tammy says
OMG that is fantastic!!! Congratulations!!! You look awesome and the food looks great too! ^_^
Toodles,
Tammy<3
grace says
awesome! what a wonderful and memorable experience!
David @ Spiced says
What a fun trip! I love seeing the “behind the scenes” posts like this. It looks like you had a blast there, and that casserole recipe sounds like something I need for dinner tonight! 🙂
cheri says
Hi Pamela, you are such a natural on film, what an amazing thing to do and accomplish. Now I can say I know a star!!!!
Norma Chang says
What a great opportunity and wonderful experience, you are a natural in front of the camera and made 2 great videos, wishing you continued success.
Emma @ Bake Then Eat says
It looks like you had a blast, what a great opportunity to learn some behind the scenes tricks!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
Okay, I am SUPER jealous! A day to cook and shoot in the Bon Appetit kitchen?! AMAZING! Thanks for sharing your day with us!! Cheers!
Mary says
It looks so interesting. The dishes attract me a lot now. I’ll make a plan to take the recipe on this Sunday for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Liz says
Oh, my gosh! That must have been SO much fun! Congratulations on getting the experience of a lifetime!
marcela says
wow! that looks so interesting! thanks for sharing all the details! What an amazing experience for you!
Monica says
Looks fabulous, Pamela! What an amazing experience. That casserole is totally drool-worthy!
Suzanne says
What fun, so cool to hang out with them all and get to cook in their gorgeous kitchen.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
How exciting – what a great experience too. That is pretty much my dream kitchen.
Mary Frances says
That must have been a fantastic experience! Those sandwiches do look really good 🙂