Food stylist

Food stylist

The gig: Cooking, arranging and making sure food looks yummy in TV commercials and magazine ads.
The expert: Brian Preston-Campbell, food stylist
The best part: Facing extreme assignments like styling a burnt goat head snack for New York Magazine.
Getting there: Work in a restaurant to learn basic food prep, cooking and baking. Then think about culinary or art school.
Cool fact: The ice in most TV commercial drinks is made of acrylic or glass, not water.