Seafood platter with shrimp, lemon slices, avocado, lettuce, and a dipping sauce in the center on a white tablecloth.

Food + drink styling

Polly Coupland is an accomplished food stylist with extensive experience creating visually striking content for print, digital, and video. During her 8 years working in-house at Great British Chefs then Delicious magazine, she has styled recipes for household brands and world-renowned chefs including Nigella Lawson and Michel Roux Jr.

With a strong eye for detail, Pollyanna also develops concepts, paints and illustrates bespoke backdrops, curates props, and art directs shoots. The work spans fine dining imagery, lifestyle content, and approachable home-cooking visuals, always combining creativity with technical precision.

A plate of roasted chicken with potatoes, asparagus, and creamy sauce, with a bowl of sauce, two glasses of beer, and a white tablecloth.
Green salad Photographer: Andrew Hayes-Watkins
Wild mushroom and chorizo dumplings Photographer: Andrew Hayes-Watkins
Tirimisu milkshake Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Baked ham with a caramelized glaze in a roasting pan, garnished with black peppercorns, alongside side dishes including diced purple cabbage in a bowl and some gravy in a small dish, on a dark surface with a gold cloth.
Merguez stroganoff Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
KFC with elderflower pickled cucumber Photographer: Andrew Hayes-Watkins
Prawn cocktail Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Elotes pasta salad Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Sicilian fritella by Ben Tish Photographer: Tom Shingler
Duck & persimmon salad Photographer: Tom Shingler
Short rib poutine Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Patty melt Photographer: Tom Shingler
Rum and raisin spotted dick Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Fig roll crumble Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Sesame Suya Chicken Recipe by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
Asparagus Casear Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Banoffee Eton mess tower Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Steamed chicken, fennel & orange salad Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Polly's birthday cake Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Pineapple skin vinegar Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Rhubarb borscht Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Roast turkey Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Seafood platter featuring shrimp, lemon wedges, avocado slices, and leafy greens with a creamy dipping sauce in the center, set on a white tablecloth.
Courgette gochujang parmigiana Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Seafood and spinach pottage with spuds Recipe by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
Best of the best Lasagna Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
A top-down view of a gourmet appetizer with smoked salmon, fresh herbs, and diced vegetables, garnished with dill.
Persimmon tart Photographer: Tom Shingler
Pan bang cookies Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Slice of cake Photographer: India Whiley-Morton
Poached egg with chopped herbs, served with asparagus, spinach patties, and hollandaise sauce on a white plate.
An infographic titled 'Best of the best' featuring various ingredients arranged around a raw steak tartare with an egg yolk on top.
Crispy breaded stuffed chicken roll in a pool of olive oil, garnished with herbs and sea salt on a white plate against a dark blue background with the text "be a better cook." in the top right corner.
Layered carrot cake with cream cheese frosting on a pink cake stand, against a purple background.

Photography by India Whiley-Morton + Tom Shingler

Recipes by Pollyanna Coupland + Emily Gussin + Nigella Lawson + Ben Tish + Paul Welburn + Tom Aikens + Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Art Direction by Joss Bowerman + Helen Bull + Pollyanna Coupland + Tom Shingler