DIY Food Gal Halloween Costume Ideas: Christina Tosi

We continue on with 3 weeks of serious food gal Halloween costume inspiration: Super-talented lady chefs, food writers, bloggers, bakers, TV personalities—it's going to be a blast! These costumes are easy to throw together, plus it's the perfect excuse to carry around snacks all night!

Next up: Christina Tosi, chef and owner of Momofuku Milk Bar. She's the sugar star behind crave-worthy treats like, Crack Pie, Cereal Milk Soft Serve, Corn Cookies & Pineapple Upside Down Cake Truffles. She's an author, entrepreneur and the James Beard's Rising Star 2012—pretty much an all-around fabulous person to pretend to be for an entire day :) 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

- scarf for your hair

- econ chef jacket

- skinny black pants

- red Chuck Taylors 

- gold bangles 

- Sugar brand lip balm (it just feels appropriate)

- white apron

- Kellog's Cornflakes

- Momofuku Milk Bar cookies, obvs!

Make sure to trick-or-treat around the East Village, maybe even pop into Milk Bar!? If you can get one of your guy friends to dress up as David Chang, that's even better.

[Photos of Christina from Sous Style and by Neil Wilder for The Observer]

econ chef jacket / pants / red Chuck Taylors / gold bangles / Sugar lip balm / white apron / Cornflakes / Momofuku Milk Bar cookies 

DIY Food TV Halloween Costume Ideas: Giada De Laurentiis

Remember when I showed you how to dress up as your favorite star chefs for Halloween? There was an Ina Garten Halloween costume (my fave), a Nigella Lawson costume, a whole gaggle of gals—and I think it's time for a few more additions! So here's the plan:

For the next 3 weeks I will be posting some serious Halloween costume inspiration and not just food TV bombshells: Super-talented lady chefs, food writers, bloggers, bakers—it's going to be a blast! These costumes are easy to throw together, plus it's the perfect excuse to carry around snacks all night :) 

First up, Giada De Laurentiis...

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

- gold teardrop earings

- siren red lipstick

- white bandage dress

- red patent leather pumps

- canned tomatoes (preferably DOP)

For Giada, stick with an iconic look like this outfit from her saucy feature in Esquire magazine. Remember: many people admire her well, melons, so may I subtly suggest a little pushup enhancement, if needed. Also, it wouldn't hurt to really pronounce those Italian food items (think: mars-ca-pone-ee) like Giada does!

[Photos of Giada by Gavin Bond for from Esquire, taken from Esquire.com]

DIY Food TV Halloween Costumes: Ina Garten

 

Dress up as your favorite star chef for Halloween—their outfits are easy to throw together and it's the perfect excuse to carry around snacks all night. Who would you be?

How about, Ina Garten...

YOU WILL NEED:
- denim button down

- black pants

- boating shoes (Sperry's are the best)

- hydrangeas, real or fake

- pearl earrings 

- red lipstick

- tote bag 
 

 BONUS:

- "good" vanilla 

-  a man dressed as Jeffery

DIY Food TV Halloween Costumes: Nigella Lawson

Dress up as your favorite star chef for Halloween—their outfits are easy to throw together and it's the perfect excuse to carry around snacks all night. Who would you be?

How about, Nigella Lawson...

YOU WILL NEED:
- ultra-femme dress
- curlers (to give your hair that voluminous bounce!)
- liquid black eyeliner
- British flag accessory (like this "So British Clutch")
- Cadbury chocolate bar

- sultry English accent
 

 BONUS:

- Cupcake lip gloss 

- Copy of Nigella's, "How To Be A Domestic Goddess" (it's one of my favorites!)

DIY Food TV Halloween Costumes: Claire Robinson

 

Dress up as your favorite star chef for Halloween—their outfits are easy to throw together and it's the perfect excuse to carry around snacks all night. Who would you be?

First up, Claire Robinson...

YOU WILL NEED:
- plaid shirt
- jeans
- girlie apron
- cute shoes
- a bulldog (these Betsy Johnson earrings are perfect!)
- retro kitchen tools