Let’s cook outdoors!

private residentialcookbook stories
Written By Marco Fazio

a new cookbook for our clients

We originally conceived a cookbook for our 50th Anniversary, inspired by the fact that much of the stone that passes through our factory is made into kitchen worktops.  It was such a success that we decided to create a sequel.

 

Lorenzo Salami preparing homemade tortelloni on Belvedere Vintage granite


For this edition, we have worked with some master chefs whose recipes live up to the beautiful stones that we have chosen for the worktops that they are cooked on and have also created a series of videos hosted by Donna Thacker of Seriously Good Food that show the dishes being prepared in the stoneCIRCLE yard where we built a temporary cooking station using 2 blocks of Ashburton marble and some of our most popular stones for the counters.

Ashburton is a black marble with pink and white veining and fossil inclusions which is quarried in Devon, the main quarry closed in the 1950 and this fabulous stone is quite rare.

Another black stone is used as the countertop for two of Lorenzo’s recipes.  Belvedere granite has dramatic black and gold veining.

Ivory Fantasy, a beige granite with black and brown striated patterning, picks up on the colours in the Ashburton features in Lorenzo’s other two recipes.

Two white marble imitation quartz worktops are used by Greg to prepare his recipes on – one is Verona quartz with a very subtle grey vein, and the other is Calacatta Magnifico, an imitation Calacatta with striking grey and brown veining.

Lorenzo Salami is an Italian chef who has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in France and London, as well as for the then Prince of Wales’ household.  He now caters for private functions and runs cooking experiences.

Greg Emerson is based in Berkshire and is a former Masterchef semi-finalist.  He first became interested in food and cooking when he was very young, learning from his French mother, and his cooking includes influences from across the globe.  He currently provides dining experiences to private and corporate clients across the UK and Europe.

 

watch the CookBook Stories showreel

 

project details

kitchen worktops: Verona quartz, Calacatta Magnifico quartz, Ivory Fantasy granite, Belvedere granite

chefs: Greg Emmerson, Lorenzo Salami

presenter: Donna Thacker

space+style™ motion picture and media production by marco joe fazio creatives

Marco Fazio

Marco Joe Fazio is CCO and director of photography at space+style™ by marco joe fazio Ltd, working in fashion, hospitality, food & drink, architecture and design.

Born and raised in Tuscany, Italy, Marco learned the rudiments of photography and the magic of the darkroom in his early school years. Thereafter, he worked in architecture, interior, and lighting design for two decades. During those years, Marco founded an award-winning architectural studio and managed a multidisciplinary design team, working mainly for fashion industry clients.

Since moving to London in 2008, Marco has been recognised as a Chartered Architect of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) while pursuing his dream of connecting the worlds of architecture, design, and fashion from the photographer's perspective.

After years of passionate dedication, hard work and professional achievements, he was awarded the Fellowship certification (FBIPP) by the British Institute of Professional Photography and won the Peter Grugeon Award for the Best Fellowship of the Year in 2016. Subsequently, he has been admitted as a member of the highly regarded Association of Photographers (AOP). 

Having achieved a stronghold in coordinated image and photography for the design and fashion world, Marco has taken his expertise into the hospitality market; luxury and boutique hotels, fine dining restaurants, and the drinks and beverage industry are all reaping benefits from his services.

Today, Marco is leading his agency in assignments in the hospitality, fashion, and design industries.

Creative photography, cinematography, coordinated images and brand marketing form the core of his services.

Thanks to more than a decade in the music industry, Marco has expendable knowledge in composition and sound engineering. That knowledge is a valuable asset in creating licensed soundtracks and magnetic sound designs for commercial productions.

Marco's passion and another branch of his business are mentoring and nurturing new visual arts talents. In 2016, he launched "telling [fashion] stories" – photography & set design workshops – and more recently, he has become a lecturer for the School of Art and Creative Industries at London South Bank University (LSBU).

The crossover between genres and industries is a peculiar and essential factor in his work, contributing to thinking outside the box and achieving a unique style rich in symbolism and content.

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