Cheryl Aaron's Essay 'Reading A Photograph'

In the essay “Reading a Photograph” by Cheryl Aaron, is a short story about how taking photos enables her to take a better look at her subjects. Apparently her current series of photos are related to cafes. Aaron describes how she makes contact with the owners of the cafes that she would like to visit, and obtains their permission prior to her showing up and taking photos. This particular photo of Pellicci’s café, Aaron illustrates her emotions of warmth, as she relates to the reader that she signifies the café as almost a home away from home. Comparing the ambience to the diners that she patronized as a child. Aaron details her visit, giving details about where she sat, along with what type of camera she utilized to take the photo. Aaron, again reverts to talking directly to the reader about the interior and the food, “I hope the audience picks up on the ambiance of this splendid place. Unfortunately they cannot taste the home cooking by Mrs. Pellicci” (Silverman). Aaron concludes this short story, by telling
While attempting to find out more about the author, which I could not locate anything, I did stumble across so articles and photos of Pellicci’s which I found to be quite fascinating. For example, “Pellicci - which has been serving up British and Italian fare to the folk of Bethnal Green, east London, since 1900. Inside the bustling cafe, history is evident all around. The wood paneled walls feature Pellicci family photos dating back to the founder herself, Elide Pellicci” (BBC-Duncan Smith). Additionally I wanted to find out who Nevio was? Which I learned that “Nevio Pellicci, son of the founder, ran the cafe through much of the 20th Century and into the 21st. His death six years ago, at the age of 82, means the future of the cafe is now in the hands of his children” (BBC-Duncan Smith). If Aaron had included this information, I would have appreciated it