My name is Maya Oryan and I’m a Food Stylist.
I’m passionate about food, I love cooking, eating and talking about food.
Being the daughter of a chef, and working as a food stylist side by side with many executive chefs, I insanely savored good food and learnt how to make it.
The initial idea of sharing my recipes started 2 years ago as a cooking book. The more recipes I compiled, the more I felt impatient to publish it. The problem is, my compilation is extending so much that I can’t find closure to my book.
And then it hit me! Why don’t I start my own blog and share the hundreds of recipes that I have? Then, based on the readers’ feedback, I will make a selection to create this great book I’ve been obsessing about for so long.
I’m sure many of these recipes are too good for us to wait any longer, so have a seat at my table!
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I love all your mealss Mayaaa !! And I love You ❤
I love you more. When are you coming to bake a cake together?
Congratulations for the blog!! We’ll be waiting for more recipes especially your famous delicious Turkey 🙂
Thank you Cooks!
what a lovely idea…and since i have tried several of your dishes over theh years i will be checking to get their recepies…wish you all the best dear
what a lovely idea…and since i have tried several of your dishes i will be checking to get their recepies…wish you all the best dear
The good ooold days!
It’s time maya… congratulations and will definitely try some of those delicious recipies while waiting for the book. in addition to the turkey, the duck a l’orange you make is a wow.
Love that we are still sharing recipes!
I hadn’t planned anything for dinner because I had a busy day so I decided to try a quick recipe of Maya. It was a tasty dinner and the leftovers were fantastic for breakfast the next day – I love recipes like that!
Thank you Sal. I feel flattered!
Dear Maya,
Your blog is lovely! and your recipes are mouth watering. I’m so glad to hear from you again and to know that you are doing so well. Your food styling in the pictures that accompany your recipes are so very pretty and perfectly designed and styled…I’m very proud of you. You have a gifted talent for developing great recipes, colorful and tasteful design and for writing.
I look forward to seeing your cookbook in print.
Hugs,
Donna
Donna, I’m proud to be your student. You’re a great teacher! Reading your genuine words made my heart bounce:) Thank you for every thing you taught me. xoxo
This is my lil sis!!!!
Ihim ihim
tres bon
Sahtein!
taybeen
Great blog Maya – thank you for the follow! Cheers!
Thanks for stopping by my site. Yours gives me a totally different cultural and geographic perspective. The photography is excellent and I love the recipes too.
Best,
Conor
Thanks for following my blog. I hope you are able to try out some of the recipes sometime and let me know what you think. I’m always on the lookout for ways to improve them!
Wonderful blog Maya! Your recipes are interesting and absolutely delicious, and your boyfriend does an excellent job with the photography!
Thank you for stopping by! A lot of the credits do go to my husband who makes wonderful pictures. I love your website you will see me visiting very often:)
Beautiful, stunning and thank you for sharing your food story with us! I’m a Chef’s daughter myself and that advice and learning is so invaluable 🙂 not to mention tasty too!
Im in love with your blog!! Being a “foodaholic”, I found so many new recipes and mouth-watering photos of each of them… Thank you so much for sharing this!!
Cheers,
Sumithra.
Hello Maya! Thanks for stopping over at my twiggy viney blog. Will start snooping around yours! I love my job, but food stylist sounds absolutely dreamy.
hehehe
I was an Art Director myself before switching to the Food Styling and the F world, so you never know:) Best!
I love your blog! Looking forward to more great photos and recipes. 🙂
Thanks Allison for passing by:)
Hi Maya, Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and for the follow! You sure have a delicious looking place here. I’ll be back. 🙂
Hi, and thanks for liking my new blog. I am looking forward to having a good look around yours. And I’m not sure what a food stylist actually does, but it already sounds like the perfect job to me! 🙂
After a quick look through your blog, I can guarantee that I’ll be back to discover many of your recipes . . . like that delicious banoffee dessert.
It’s a big hit if you have a sweet tooth, but forget about the calories:)))
Well, you sure did grab my attention with the headline “Vanilla Panna Cotta with Hershey’s Caramel Syrup”. And just before I have lunch. So now I’m off to feast then return to stroll through your blog. Thanks for strolling through mine. Harold
It was a pleasure! Maya
Maya, I’m so glad you found my blog so that I could find yours! 🙂 Can’t wait to read about all these goodies – I’m always looking for a new yummy meal!
If you ever want to guest blog on my site (it’s gaining more followers daily!) about certain cultural foods, do let me know! Would love to have you!
Happy Holidays!
Lisa
Thank you Lisa! Sure why not. Enjoy your holidays too:)
Like your recipes and the photography which really inspires. Thanks for the visit, you are always welcome.
Thank you! You will sure see me again!
I just see that you have become my 150th follower. This is beautiful. Please make a special wish and give a toast to yourself with a glass of something sparkling and bright.
BRILLIANT!
Wow, Maya you are so cute!
I will look at the recipes, hope to learn one or two new dishes.
Thank you and happy cooking:)
Brilliant blog, I love the food presentation. Thanks for visiting mine by the way 🙂
Hi, I’ve just nominated you for the “Very Inspiring Blogger Award” – I haven’t been here long but I already love your recipes and photos – keep it up!
http://cupcaketravels.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/a-blog-award-thankyou/
Fantastic! Thank you so much:)
Well deserved, and happy new year!
Hi! So…I think your blog is pretty awesome, and I enjoy reading it, so from one food blogger to another, I would like to nominate you for The Liebster Award! (It’s legit, I promise)
Here’s the details:
http://jeleff2014.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/liebster-award-nominee/
Happy blogging!
I love your blog Maya 🙂 Love that you have been nominated for awards – how cool!
Thank you thank you:)
Dear Maya, I have nominated your blog for the Wonderful Team Member Readership Award. If you are interested in participating you can pick up your badge and the rules for this award here: http://correnadotme.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/twice-is-nice/
Thanks for the follow!
what a delicious blog 🙂
I love Food!
Hi, Maya. Cool blog. Thanks for checking mine out.
You’ll see me more often:)
I’m so glad to have you following my blog and look forward to following all your great posts.
Mutual visits;-) Cheers!
I hope you are making progress that you are pleased with. I will look forward to your recipe shares.
It feels great to read your words!
Hi Maya! Just found your blog, its really lovely!!!
Cheers,
Mila
Thank you Mila for stopping by;) Hope my recipes will give you some inspiration!!
Hi Maya, thank you for following my blog! Your recipes look yummy, I hope I will have some time soon to try some of them!
🙂
Hello Maya,
You have a lovely & cool blog over here! 🙂
Thank you for stopping by, enjoy the ride:)
Thanks for the follow, great blog. Look forward to getting some more food ideas! I have a couple of food related posts on my other blog. Check it out if you get a chance…
http://judedalton.wordpress.com
I WILL STRAIGHT AWAY!!
Thanks for following my blog! I love your images/recipes! I have been a foodie my whole life. My mom and sister are professional chefs and artists (my sister’s blog is purelysubjective.wordpress.com). About six months ago I found out that I’m hypoglycemic, so my outlook on food has changed completely, not to mention my diet. I’m always on the lookout for foods/recipes that are low- or sugar-free AND yummy. I’m also always interested in connecting with fellow authors–publishing a book is no easy journey and it’s wonderful to be able to support each other.
You write for the joy of writing and I cook for the joy of cooking:) or eating?
I hope my book will be released by the end of this year. I’ll make sure next time I’m in the US to attend one of your workshops (if any are happening at the same time). I’m always interested in how to improve my writing, after all my mother tongue is Lebanese and I studied French at school, so English came third.
Happy blogging!
I would love to have you in a workshop! My writers’ group and I have recently been discussing putting on an open retreat. I admire your trilingualism–your English is wonderful, and I wouldn’t have known it was your third language! I look forward to seeing your book soon! Happy blogging to you as well.
Thank you for following my blog!
Hey Maya! It was great meeting you in Dianne’s workshop the other day. I’m taking my seat beside your table:)
Same here:) Hope to see you again!
hello maya !
i just foung your blog , it’s really cool ! i just love the way you talk about food. the photos are amazing too 🙂
check this site , it’s made by a lebanese woman ,it’s about lebanese food . hope you like it
http://www.tasteofbeirut.com/
by the way i’m lebanese too 🙂
best of luck
Thank you for stopping by and for the sweet words. Please visit more often. Joumana has a great blog too, I lover her energy! Best:)
lovely blog, I like everything
Thank you Mahmoud, hope to see you more often around.
I am so happy for discovering your blog. Your are very talented, i love your recipes your creativity .Thank you MAYA.
Thank you SAHAR!!!
hello maya !
i found your blog not too long ago and i absolutely love it !!
great recipes and amazing photos !what more could I ask for?! =) your daughters are so cute too
by the way i’m half lebanese and i’m the mother of three wonderful girls : sarah , taline and ayla .
will be visiting again soon
best of luck
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot to me:) Love the names of your daughters. Where do you live?
You can also reach me on my Facebook page
Maya’s Ingredients
Best
oh thank you for replying so quickly !
it’s my pleasure ! :))
I live in france and you ?
Currently in Lebanon:) Next time you visit, lemme know.
that would be my pleasure ! i guess i will be visiting in june . I will let you know for sure ! I live in sehel alma . i would love to meet you in person :))
Same here Perla:) Send me an email prior to your visit to pass you my phone number. Best
thank you ! have a good night sleep 🙂
Hey maya
We met last year at fbc in Dubai
Love your blog. Briefly went through it
Lovely photos also
Thank you Saadia for stopping by. Keep blogging:)
hello maya
I love your blog ! keep it up 🙂
i heard that a “baking charity event ” is taking place in beirut . have you heard of it ?
here’s the link
http://www.nogarlicnoonions.com/foodblessed-sunday-bake-sales/
Thank you Marlene! I shared the post on Facebook page:)
I’m out of town next weekend, but would love to participate some other time and blog about it.
Hope to see you again:)
M
Great blog! And Serge is doing a fabulous job with the photography!
INDEED HE IS:)
Thanks for visiting my website and choosing to follow, AND, do you have a recipe for lamb shanks? I love lamb, but it’s a bit more expensive in the states as it’s not raised to the extent beef, pork and chicken are. I’m anticipating cooking up three mustard lamb chops soon!
Lamb shanks are also expensive in my part of the world and are more part of a festive dish. I should post a recipe soon. Briefly, I rub it with butter and season it with salt and pepper. I make few slits and insert rosemary and slices of garlic. I start by frying it on all sides before placing it inside the oven with onions and carrots and more herbs and leave it to cook for a couple of hours or little bit more on 170 degree celsius. Stay tuned for a detailed recipe:)
Thank you. My stomach just grumbled.
Thank you for following my blog. I’m glad to have discovered yours as well. It’s beautiful and inspiring! 🙂
Thank you. Mutual thinking.
good evening maya !
we had a conversation not too long ago remember? so i just wanted to say hello!
hope you’re doing good ! how are the girls doing ? 🙂
great recipes as usual ! you must be very busy preparing some new recipes for the lent . really appreciate your efforts .
have a great evening and ” siyam moubarak “.
Hi Perla,
How are you? Thank you for coming back:) All well at my end. Hope you and the girls are having great time too. Cheers!
hello !
all good , no problem … thanks for asking . the girls are doing good too . taline just turned 4 🙂 glad that you’re doing good too.
looking forward to hearing from you
best regards!
hello maya !
hope you’re doing good. I love your new recipes:)
just wanted to ask you if you’re going to post a maamoul recipe. i’ve already tried some recipes but none of them gave me great satisfaction.
thank you
have a nice evening
I have plans to post one. I will email you my recipe just in case I don’t get the chance to upload it.
Thank you for replying! Could you send it to this email address please: marlenesayegh80@gmail.com thank you.have a nice day 🙂
I did:) Check your junk folder in case you don’t find it
found it !
thank you so much for your kindness. i’m goig to make some maamoul tomorrow and i will let you know. thank you again!! 🙂 kisses
You welcome:) Hope you will like it. Your house will smell delicious tomorrow, lucky you! Cheers.
Thank you for the follow! Be well! ^..^
Hey Maya… How can we contact you? Email or phone number?
Hello, I can be reached on my email address maya@mayaoryan.com
Thanks for following my blog. Yours is the first foodie one I’ve explored, and I’ll be following. Always on the lookout for new recipes – and especially Lebanese 🙂
Pleasure:) Hope to see you often!
And I’m just now finding your blog, where have I been? Lovely blog Maya. I’m going to go explore some more…
Welcome welcome:)
I’d love to have you on as guest blogger on our site! Email me when you can and I can send you more details! pearlmaalouf @gmail.com
Beautiful site and idea. I sent you an email:)
Hi. Your recipes look great. I’m definitely going to try some (or I’m going to tell my sister, since she has an interest in cooking). And thanks for liking my post “The Book of Flying | “The Dark Castle”.
Thank you for the sweet message. Hope my recipes will add excitment to your cooking😊 Maya
Hi Maya, it is nice discovering your blog, i look forward to reading and some of your awesome recipes.
Thanks Dav, hope to see you often:)