An independent creative studio
Branding, design, and ongoing creative support for restaurants, hotels, and the people behind them.
Take a look aroundRestaurants & bars · Hotels & resorts · Music & culture
Selected work
From the first identity to the next menu.
A few things we’ve made along the way.
Ongoing creative partnership
A hotel, a restaurant, a climbing gym, and a concert hall. Years of creative work, from guest-room details and menus to campaigns and website updates.
Branding + photographySeely’s Mill and Rhapsody Room. Two distinct identities, menus, and a library of food and interior photography.
Restaurant menus, catering, and meal prep. Food knowledge carried through photography and practical design.
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Chikatana / Identity & digital
From three original ant directions to menus, print, and two distinct website expressions.
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Apron Exchange / Brand identity & illustration
From the working pages to a confident identity for a broader community of makers.
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Escape Lounges / Food & lifestyle photography
Food and guest-experience photography across Reno, Sacramento, and Phoenix.
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Foodworks / Illustration & identity
The hand-drawn line, the original colors, and a system that travels across formats.
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Browse the work archiveWorking together
A creative partner who gets to know your place, your people, and how the work needs to get done.
01 / KEEP IT CURRENT
Menu changes, seasonal promotions, email graphics, sales collateral, and website updates. Useful, consistent creative support with a clear monthly scope.
02 / MAKE A START
A new identity, a refreshed look, or a better website. A focused project that gives your business a system to work with.
03 / ROUND IT OUT
Illustration, food and hospitality photography, and art direction when the project calls for them. Shoots and larger productions are scoped separately.
Start with what you need. We’ll work out a sensible scope.
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Small studio. Eli Gross / Duckfat & Chorizo
Food, hotels, music, and the details that give a place its personality. That’s the common thread in the work.
Duckfat & Chorizo brings brand design, photography, and practical creative support together in one independent studio. You work directly with Eli, from the first conversation through the next round of changes.
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