ABOUT BUTTERLOVE&HARDWORK

Founded by Chris Ford

BUTTERLOVE&HARDWORK is a creative culinary studio founded by chef and award-winning pastry artist Chris Ford, bringing together culinary craftsmanship, imaginative design, and experiential storytelling to create extraordinary edible experiences for brands, campaigns, and special occasions.

With nearly two decades of experience in some of the country's most respected kitchens and hotels, Ford trained at Le Cordon Bleu and worked alongside acclaimed chefs including Thomas Keller and Michael Mina. His career spans ChikaLicious in New York, Four Seasons Hotels, Bouchon, Beverly Wilshire, and Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles. His work has earned recognition from Food & Wine, Tasting Table, and StarChefs, establishing a foundation of technical expertise that continues to inform his creative approach.

Today, Ford channels that experience into BUTTERLOVE&HARDWORK, a brand built on the belief that food can be more than something to taste—it can be something to experience, discover, and remember.

Specializing in custom confectionery, edible product design, interactive press mailers, and experiential brand activations, the studio partners with brands, agencies, and creative teams to transform ambitious ideas into tangible, unexpected experiences. From initial concept development and custom molds to packaging, fabrication, production, and fulfillment, BUTTERLOVE&HARDWORK brings creative ideas to life from the first sketch through final delivery.

The studio's collaborations span fashion, beauty, entertainment, lifestyle, and retail, with a client roster that includes Cartier, Chanel, Sephora, Nike, Netflix, Disney, Amazon Studios, Madonna, and Williams Sonoma. Projects range from custom chocolate breakables and holiday product collaborations to interactive gifting, product launches, and the development of distinctive edible concepts designed to capture attention and create lasting impressions.

Whether developing a bespoke press mailer, creating a custom edible object, or collaborating on a larger brand campaign, Ford approaches each project with the same combination of culinary precision, creative curiosity, and attention to detail. No two projects are alike; each begins with an idea and evolves into something uniquely its own.

At its core, BUTTERLOVE&HARDWORK is about bringing creativity and craftsmanship together to make the unexpected tangible—one idea, one experience, and one unforgettable bite at a time.