ABOUT 

Sheeba de Souza is a chef, food stylist, author and a contributing writer for CNBC Lifestyle. Trained at Leiths School of Food & Wine in London and the Food Styling Academy in Australia, her work blends classical culinary techniques with a contemporary visual sensibility, clean compositions, thoughtful details, and an intuitive understanding of how food appears on camera.

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Her work includes editorial food styling, recipe development, content creation, and visual direction, with a focus on colour, texture, balance, and the elegance of natural presentation. Sheeba brings a modern, refined approach to styling for magazines, brands, and cookbooks, producing imagery that feels authentic, cohesive, and visually captivating.

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Sheeba is also the founder of The Styled Plate, a platform focused on culinary and food styling programmes, delivered through workshops and online formats. 

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She collaborates with publishers, leading magazines, creative studios, and production teams for food styling in editorial features, cookbooks, commercial campaigns, and on-screen culinary projects.