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Behind the (Food) Scenes

The people who make TV chefs look good.

Three top food stylists - all of whom have ghost-written and cooked on behalf of the world鈥檚 top chefs - step out from behind the scenes.

More often than not, when it comes to food in the media, a lot of what you are seeing, and reading is the work - not of a top chef - but a food stylist. 鈥楬ome economists鈥� as they are also known, do everything from cooking the dishes you see on screen, to ghost-writing whole cookery books, with all kinds of weird and wonderful food tasks in between. They churn out hundreds of recipes without breaking a sweat, but get none of the credit, staying firmly in the shadows of the kitchen.

Until now. Move over Jamie and Gordon, it鈥檚 time to meet your supporting cast.

Emily Thomas talks to Rob Allison, Nicole Herft and Abi Fawcett. Between them they鈥檝e worked for most of the world鈥檚 best known chefs including Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay, Nigella Lawson and Heston Blumenthal.

(Photo: Chef garnishing soup with tweezers. Credit: Getty Images)

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