Exclusive | Wealthy NYC investor goes viral turning leftovers into quirky celebrity portraits: edible and unforgettable

When Harley Langberg, 38, visits the grocery store, he doesn’t carry around a shopping list.Instead, he’s in the aisles studying photos on his phone of Jalen Brunson, the NYC skyline and the FIFA World Cup trophy to find vegetables with the right colors and textures to recreate edible versions of the visuals.Hustling during the day at his family’s investment firm, the 38-year-old scratches his creative itch in the wee hours of the morning, chopping veggies and carefully arranging them into stunning pieces of art for stunned customers.A hobby turned quirky side hustle, Langberg creates food art, turning the “edible into the unforgettable.”The Manhattanite, who developed a love for both cooking and art at an early age, has over 40,000 Instagram followers and counting, and is regularly commissioned to create personalized pieces for both customers and massive brands, such as Billboard, Dylan’s Candy Bar and MTV. The inspiration for Langberg’s craft stemmed from a food-art exhibit he stumbled upon in Chelsea Market 12 years ago.“I thought it was such a cool combination of both my interests that I wanted to give it a shot,” the NYC-native told The Post.“That same day, I grabbed eggplants, peppers, rosemary and made my first piece modeling Banksy’s flower thrower.”Langberg might not consider himself a “true artist,” but his work says otherwise.Take his latest portrait of Knicks MVP Jalen Brunson.

He crafted it using mashed potatoes, turnips, peppers, and eggplant.His Ed Sheeran work was made from waffles and pasta, and his Bad Bunny piece was created using mashed potatoes, tortillas and turnips.The food guru told The Post that 90 percent of his creations are for brand partnerships and 10 percent are for print sales.If a customer requests a specific creation through his website, he will make the piece, photograph it and send prints to the customer, charging anywhere from $70-100, depending on whether it’s custom or not.Being a pop culture fan...