the project was a collaboration or commission between Chris Maggio and a website called Food Republic.

https://www.foodrepublic.com/2013/11/21/its-a-male-chef-x-food-republic-thanksgiving/

original archive from 2013
https://web.archive.org/web/20131203174705/http://www.foodrepublic.com/2013/11/21/its-male-chef-x-food-republic-thanksgiving

We hired him to document our special day. Stand up guy. Loved the turkey.