Mike Johnson, a self-taught baker, recipe developer, and food photographer is a licensed attorney who left his career to pursue his passion. Mike started his blog, Mike Bakes NYC, to document his adventures photographing delicious food around NYC and now his blog stars his very own luscious desserts. Mike’s first cookbook, Even Better Brownies, comes out this December, and features his simply stunning photography and all the indulgent and irresistible brownies, blondies, and bars you might dream about. Quarantine baking inspired Mike to create a new category on his blog, “Small Batch Baking” for when you’re short on ingredients, or you just can’t eat an entire pan of cinnamon rolls by yourself. Join us on this episode of Live to Eat as we chat about the secrets to success in the blogging world, how to use Adobe Lightroom to improve your food photos, and Mike’s mouth-watering copycat Levain Bakery chocolate chip cookies.