02/24/2024
One of the gems in Oakland, the restaurant Almond & Oak was one of the first to work with me for this wonderful food photography endeavor. Now their new website is up and I wanted to thank them ag*in for working with me! Most photos (not all) on their new website were done by Taka Taira-Kaplan Photography while the videography was provided by someone else.
Rico Rivera was born and raised in Oakland, California. After graduating from Skyline High School, he attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York....