Ashley Archer

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Title: Culinary Producer

Year you started at FN: 2005

Path at FN: Food stylist to Culinary Producer

Culinary education/background: California Culinary Academy, San Francisco, 10 years restaurant experience (line cook, sous chef, chef de cuisine)

Cuisine you're known for: Seasonal rustic European

Favorite food: Bone marrow and beets

Food you won't go near: Bell peppers and Miracle Whip

Culinary inspiration: Changing seasons

Favorite show: Iron Chef America

Do you prefer sweet foods or savory: Savory, although I love a good cannoli

If you were a condiment, what would you be: Mayonnaise! Is there any other condiment?

Funniest behind-the-scenes story: I was working on Tyler's Ultimate and put a swapout of a cake in Tyler's set oven that I had mistakenly set to broil. When he went to remove it from the oven, instead of it being golden brown, it was on fire!