Meet Cynthia

Chef, Food Stylist, Creative director

seasonal cuisine | editorial styling | modern hosting

Cynthia Groseclose lives (best) in the salt air—whether she’s at home in South Carolina or traveling to new project locations or surf spots.

Her career and life’s pursuits in the kitchen and outdoors have evolved from her childhood in Chattanooga to the kitchens of Paris to a life on the coast, and combine her passions for healthy living and cooking.

Cynthia’s career in food began in earnest when she sought and earned a Diplôme de Cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She staged at the Michelin-starred Restaurant DANIEL and with Feast and Fêtes catering company in NYC, and then moved to Charleston, SC—and a focus on catering and food styling.

Clients of her Parisian-inspired, boutique catering company in Charleston Canapé included the South Carolina Governor’s School and Spoleto Scene. And as a nationally sought after food stylist and recipe developer, her client roster has included Food & Wine, Cooking Light, Garden & Gun, Southern Living, HGTV Magazine, Men’s Journal, Maker’s Mark, Starkist, Knorr, Duke’s Mayonnaise, Wishbone and Netflix among others.

Cynthia’s work with book projects has included food styling NY Times Best-Seller 100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous (2016, William Morrow), The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook (2012, Artisan), and recipe development and food styling for Le Creuset: A Collection of Recipes from Our French Table (2017, Rizzoli International Publications) to name a few.

Plante Cakes reflects Cynthia’s love of florals and seasonal ingredients — cakes designed to be both visually beautiful and nourishing. She believes in the importance of aesthetics at the table: we eat first with our eyes.

Cynthia is based in Charleston, SC, and draws creative inspiration from the coast, formative culinary training in France, and a lasting connection to Portugal. Travel, nature, and beautifully designed spaces continue to inform her perspective.

Her work brings together seasonal cuisine, food and table styling, and visual storytelling — inspiring others to create beauty and connection at the table, whether at home or in collaboration with brands.

written by Sandy Lang

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