Nuvola Social
Food

Nuvola Social

Food photographed to perform, and still to be looked at

Social media content for Nuvola di Farina, a fresh pasta restaurant in London. The brief was to make the food compulsive on a small screen without making it dishonest. The pasta is real. The light is worked. The distance between those two things is the job.

31 images
London
Handmade orecchiette with broccoli and anchovy, styled on a dark plate 1 / 31
Fresh pasta being cut at the counter, flour lifting in the air 2 / 31
Ricotta-filled tortelloni arranged in a circle, dusted with semolina 3 / 31
Pappardelle with wild boar ragù, the sauce thick and dark 4 / 31
Pasta dough sheets stretched on a floured board, translucent at the edges 5 / 31
Close-up of fresh egg pasta, the yellow of the yolk visible in the dough 6 / 31
Tagliolini al limone: pale, dressed lightly, a lemon wheel alongside 7 / 31
Spaghetti alle vongole, clams open and arranged, broth catching the light 8 / 31
Hands shaping tortellini at speed, the fold repeated without variation 9 / 31
Seasonal special on the chalkboard, the handwriting loose and confident 10 / 31
The restaurant interior mid-service, tables busy, light warm 11 / 31
Close detail of a just-plated dish, sauce placed rather than poured 12 / 31
Bucatini all'amatriciana: the guanciale browned, the tomato concentrated 13 / 31
Fresh pasta drying on a rack behind the counter, the shapes varied 14 / 31
Gnocchi in brown butter and sage, crisp at the edges 15 / 31
A pasta maker's hands mid-fold, muscle memory visible in the movement 16 / 31
Cacio e pepe: the cheese pulling, the pepper visible on the surface 17 / 31
Smoked salmon and dill on fresh pasta, colour contrast sharp 18 / 31
Pesto linguine: basil green, oil glistening, pine nuts whole 19 / 31
Ravioli stuffed with pumpkin and amaretto, the filling visible through the pasta 20 / 31
Saffron tagliatelle with seafood, the colour saturated and warm 21 / 31
Restaurant exterior in the evening, the sign lit, a table visible through the window 22 / 31
Fresh ingredients laid out before service: tomatoes, basil, olive oil 23 / 31
Carbonara mid-toss, the egg coating the pasta as the heat fades 24 / 31
Lobster linguine: the tail bisected and placed, claw beside it 25 / 31
Tiramisu being constructed in layers, the mascarpone just smoothed 26 / 31
Dessert plate: panna cotta with fresh berry compote 27 / 31
Coffee being pulled at the bar, crema forming on the surface 28 / 31
The pasta counter at opening: everything in position, the chef ready 29 / 31
A diner's hands twirling tagliolini, the motion already in progress 30 / 31
Final image: an empty table after lunch, the afternoon light long 31 / 31