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As a NYC-based culinary photographer, I’m still buzzing from covering last year’s @southboundfoodfest HOSTED Collaborative Series dinners! 🥂✨Highlights included photographing the HERO x @goldenhofny night with Chefs Sam Yoo and @weeullane #, @saludbham vibrant collab with Chef @julio_lccd, and the unforgettable culinary team-up between @jacob.m.stull and @chefrobbiewilson at @reve_bham Through these collaborations, my Instagram coverage reached over 67,000 views and connected with 14,647 unique accounts—an incredible milestone. Sharing the stories behind these unforgettable dining experiences continues to captivate food lovers in New York and beyond, while helping elevate Birmingham’s food scene to a wider national audience.And the best part? This year’s Southbound Food Festival is just two months away!!#SouthboundFoodFestival #CulinaryPhotography #BirminghamFood by @weeullane
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From Bham to Bham. The homie @ryanrussell sending over some freshy beans from @cambercoffee. So good! 🤌 by @weeullane
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MAR/APR PHOTO DUMP 💕 by @weeullane
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3 months ago
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Lately 💕 by @weeullane
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5 months ago
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Closing out a wild chapter at Hero and heading into what’s next 🚀 Huge shoutout to the awesome team (past and present), our incredibly loyal customers, and all the local businesses & friends who made this journey so special to me. So proud of what we built together and beyond grateful for all the support over the last decade. Nothing but excitement and appreciation as I head into what’s next ✨ by @weeullane
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BIG ol Bday month over here. Can’t believe she’ll be 13 this weekend and he’s 20 today. So proud of who they’re growing up to be and the sweet bond they share. Love you so much Hadi and Corgan! Yall make me proud. ❤️papa Wil by @weeullane
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6 months ago
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Yall better wish this woman a freaking happy ass Birthday. She’s the glue that keeps our little house and lives together. Shes the hardest working and most talented person I know. She loves a good adventure. She can make a mean fried egg and she does laundry about 5 times a day so everything is always fresshhhhh. Me and Hadi are the luckiest. Every year keeps getting better and better with you Abbey Drake. I love you so much!!! by @weeullane
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Happy 1 year Anniversary to my best friend. Thank you for loving me and my little girl unconditionally. You are my heart and I honestly couldn’t imagine doing life without you. Love you forever @abbeymooon !❤️❤️ by @weeullane
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9 months ago
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Influencer in the Wild!A new series where we team up with local celebs to create a seasonal drink—then donate a portion of sales to a charity of their choice.Cala Coffee wouldn’t exist if my great-grandparents hadn’t immigrated from Mexico, so we’re especially honored that our first partner, Wil Drake (founder of Hero Doughnuts + all-around great human), chose ¡HICA! as his cause.This fall’s drink? The Cereal Milk Matcha—inspired by one of Wil’s iconic donuts. 🍩🍵Come try it, support a great cause, and spot an Influencer in the Wild at Cala.@weeullane @hica.alabama @eatatherotoday by @weeullane
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10 months ago
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Wil Drake is the brains and brawn behind the Birmingham staple, Hero Doughnuts. by @weeullane
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a year ago
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🚨 HOSTED SERIES HIGHLIGHT 🚨 MON 9/22 | RESERVATIONS SUGGESTEDFor one night only, @lafetebham will welcome culinary talents @weeullane and @darthmitzvah for Fumée, a celebration of “smoke” as the inspiration for the menu. This event is part of La Fête’s “De Cuisine” dinner series.The monthly series shines a spotlight on an often-overlooked role in the kitchen: the Chef de Cuisine. Each month, @bakingbandits and her CDC @diegodinero6 welcome a guest CDC for a collaborative, one-night-only dinner inspired by a single French word, selected by Kristen, to shape the evening’s theme and menu.More about the guests: @eatatherotoday Chef and Founder, Wil Drake studied nutrition at Birmingham’s Samford University and has worked as a pastry chef and cake decorator, hustled in a busy bbq restaurant, flipped burgers, worked in an acclaimed London restaurant, hosted pop-up dinners and spent time in Ireland studying the art of whole animal butchery. He started Hero Doughnuts as a pop-up shop selling his brioche style doughnuts at farmers markets and record stores before partnering with @thepihakisrestaurantgroup in 2017. The brand has grown from doughnuts to full breakfast plates, lunch specialties, coffee, shakes and other treats served at 8 locations in 3 states.With nearly a decade of experience making sushi and over 15 years dedicated to smoking meats for events of all kinds, Jacob Schwartz spent much of his life immersed in the craft of food. Along the way, he has honed skills in butchery and meat curing, always driven by curiosity and a love for the process. While he works professionally as a Senior Art Director, every bit of his free time is spent smoking, collaborating, or simply thinking about food.Join us at the table for Southbound Food Festival, presented by @southernlivingmag, @inbirmingham and @alabamatravel! Tickets on sale at 🔗 in bio! #headondown #southboundfoodfest by @weeullane
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🍩🔥🍩We’ve got a HERO in the house for Food & Fire! Welcome @weeullane, the creative and technical mind behind @eatatherotoday that began as a pop up and has grown to 8 locations in 3 states. Wil studied nutrition at Sanford University in Birmingham, has worked as a barista, a baker and cake decorator, hustled in a busy BBQ restaurant, flipped burgers, prepared nutritious meals for those suffering from eating disorders and studied whole animal butchery in Ireland. 🤯🤌🏼Partnering with @thepihakisrestaurantgroup, the first Hero location opened in Homewood, AL in 2017. Join us at Southbound Food Festival, presented by @southernlivingmag, @inbirmingham and @alabamatravel! 🎟️Tickets on sale now at link in bio! #hero #headondown #southboundfoodfest by @weeullane
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