Tag Archives: food

Hugh’s Three Good Things

Posted on September 8, 2012 by mariko jesse

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new cookbook is here!Published by Bloomsbury in the UK, there are lovely illustrations by me, and gorgeous photographs by Simon Wheeler, all laid out by the wonderful art director Lawrence Morton.I’ve created illustrations of the ingredients in watercolour … Continue reading →

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happy birthday me!

Posted on July 26, 2012 by mariko jesse

Yesterday was my birthday, hurrah! Here’s a little sketch of my birthday raspberry and rose cake, made with real rose petals…

Posted in drawings, food, sketchbooks, things I've made | Tagged birthday, cake, food, raspberry, rose, sketch | 4 Comments

trip to the South

Posted on April 29, 2012 by mariko jesse

I’ve just come back from a road trip through the South of America. It was amazing. We started in cultured Savannah, Georgia, where I was super happy to see the Bird Girl sculpture, made famous by the book ‘Midnight in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, drawings, painting, photography, sketchbooks, things I've made, travel | Tagged America, food, Savannah, sketches, travel, watercolour | Leave a comment

Cotswolds afternoon tea

Posted on March 31, 2012 by mariko jesse

We just spent the day in the Cotswolds, and had the loveliest afternoon tea ever at Juri’s Tearoom in the country town of Winchcombe. The crockery was a pretty blue… …and the view from the conservatory was delightful. But it’s … Continue reading →

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Chicago Tribune

Posted on March 17, 2012 by mariko jesse

I did this fun little illustration for the Chicago Tribune not that long ago, that featured advice from top chefs on cooking at home. Imagine you had an army of little chefs to help you when you’re making that complicated … Continue reading →

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Vienna cake weekend

Posted on March 11, 2012 by mariko jesse

I went to Vienna recently, and spent the weekend visiting as many cafes, and eating as many different cakes, as possible. Viennese cakes are irresistable…We went to Cafe Diglas, Hotel Sacher, Cafe Sperl, Cafe Landtmann, and some other slightly less … Continue reading →

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Observer Food Monthly Awards

Posted on July 15, 2011 by mariko jesse

Hello again, I forgot to put these up in June, but thought you might like to see them anyhow. I did some line illustrations on photographs for this advertising campaign for The Observer. I hope you saw them, and voted … Continue reading →

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Japan trip

Posted on June 27, 2011 by mariko jesse

After the conference in Kyoto, I travelled for a week with some friends, and we went to Naoshima, an island in the Inland Sea that has been turned into a sort of ‘art park’. It has several museums: my favourite … Continue reading →

Posted in food, friends, japan, printmaking, shopping, sketchbooks, travel | Tagged food, Japan, museum, printmaking, sketchbook | 2 Comments