Cuchi Cuchi: The Grand Video Finale!

It’s been a Cuchi Cuchi week here at Julie Sterling Photography, but I can’t help myself! I am so obsessed with this place, from the glamorous vintage outfits to the delicious food and tasty cocktails to the stylish decor and the friendly and fabulous wait staff. I would seriously live at Cuchi Cuchi if I could! I feel so lucky to have spent so much time at this restaurant for this project.

And now, the grand finale of said project, my Cuchi Cuchi video!

This was my first experience with professional audio equipment and putting something together in FinalCutPro. New software is always a fun learning experience! Layering interview tracks and music and coordinating photos was challenging, but fun, and I’m really happy with the result. I hope you enjoy watching (and go eat at Cuchi Cuchi – I know I will be there again as soon as I possibly can!)!

… And darlings, have a fabulous night!

Cuchi Cuchi: Decor

We’ve seen the fabulous people, we’ve seen the fabulous food, now for the fabulous decor! Cuchi Cuchi is the best restaurant around because of all three of these factors. This place is perfectly styled in an amazing blend of vintage and modern; every detail has been carefully considered and curated, starting from the exterior:

Another excellently-dressed lady stands in a corner on the inside, too!

Paintings and posters and other beautiful wall art adorn the space:

I especially love the plethora of vintage lamps (and lampshades!). They’re all so luxuriant and provide such a soft glow – the perfect dinner ambiance!

Even the menu is perfectly designed! I just love it all.

Can you handle the fabulousness?

Stay tuned for the final Cuchi Cuchi installment: the video that mixes my photos with audio interview from Cuchi’s co-owner and a veteran waitress.

Cuchi Cuchi: Food & Drink

Now that you’ve met the wonderful people at Cuchi Cuchi, I have to introduce you to the equally as wonderful food! Oh my, it is delicious.

As part of my documentary project (I promise I’ll share the final five-minute movie with you soon!), I wanted to include every aspect of Cuchi Cuchi, from the people to the beautiful decor to the food and drink.

I had the privilege of having some glorious cocktails concocted just for me to photograph. And then I was encouraged to drink them, but whoa! I managed 1.5 and then I was beyond done … not because I didn’t want to imbibe their deliciousness, but you know, because I’m a wimp.

Simply delectable. Fresh fruit cocktails = YUMMERS.

These are the Black Dahlia and the Moulin Rouge, Cuchi Cuchi’s two signature cocktails, one might argue. Aren’t they gorgeous?

So, one night while I was shooting, we arranged for me to sit at a table right next to the kitchen, and every waitress brought me the food she was serving before delivering it to her patrons. I took a quick snap snap of each, and then on they went!

And that is how I got all these shots of the amazing food:

And, we must not forget about dessert! It’s often the very best part …

Now that you’ve joined me for the culinary tour of Cuchi Cuchi, what are you waiting for? Go on over there and eat! Drink! Be merry! (And take me with you, please – I can’t wait to go back and have more fun!)

Cuchi Cuchi: Portraits

Ever since I moved to Boston, my favorite restaurant has been Cuchi Cuchi. It’s tucked away between Central Square and Kendall Square on Main Street in Cambridge, and it’s pretty much everything I want out of life: glamor, fantasy, good food, great cocktails, and vintage outfits.

The Cuchi concept is ’20s and ’30s Hollywood glamor, with waitresses and decor dressed up to match. The menu is international small plates, the drinks, delicious. It truly is like walking into a different world once you enter Cuchi Cuchi’s doors.

I’ve always harbored this dream of being a Cuchi Cuchi waitress, and if this photo thing takes off too slowly, I will definitely apply to be one, and you’ll see why in this post!

When I was given the assignment to do a storytelling documentary project, I chose Cuchi Cuchi as my subject. I got super brave and wrote them, asking if I might come to the restaurant and document all their amazing wonderfulness in my camera, and through audio interviews.

Lucky me, my wish was granted! I spent several fabulous evenings with my Cuchi Cuchi girls, loving every single minute of it. I cannot wait to share my final documentary with you, but first, the portraits.

These are the amazing people you can expect to meet when dining at Cuchi Cuchi:

Now can you see why it would be my dream to work here? To live here? To be here all the time? The dresses! The hats! The makeup! The jewelry! If I could get dressed up like this to go to work everyday (and I just might – look for me next time I’m on a shoot … we’ll see what I can come up with), I’d be the happiest girl alive. There’s just something about dressing up that makes everything better …

And it’s not just Cuchi Cuchi girls, either. There are some very swanky gentlemen in the establishment as well:

Who wouldn’t want to eat here, with all this loveliness around you?

And I have so much more to show you, from the food and cocktails to the decor, get ready for more Cuchi Cuchi to come!