Instagram photos of food used to be more style than substance — carefully edited plates of perfection. Now, you're more likely to see messy dishes that look delicious, slapped together, and as if you could actually make them yourself. Here's a look at the reasons behind this aesthetic shift. Plus, why some "ugly" food is more sustainable.
For a long time, food looked one way on Instagram. It was the look of crisp, pristinely lit plates seen from above, with sprigs of herbs strewn to appear haphazard, despite the tedious work of styling tweezers; stacks of pancakes and cookies shot at exactly the correct angle to show a blur of eggs, …
A woman slices cucumbers in her kitchen. She’s hunched over her cutting board, which has the added benefit of bringing the camera closer to her face. You only hear the sounds of cooking. Cucumbers sliding across a mandoline. Fork hitting plate. A man in his 20s sits in his bedroom. He’s …
In case you’ve run out of baking ideas, here’s something that out-of-the-box bakers abroad are exploring: “ugly”-delicious cakes. They are not your …
A few years ago, London-based food photographer Jessica Wang could comfortably shoot ten different shots of a single plate of food. Now, she’s …
In more than 20 years at his family’s restaurant, Joel Gonzalez had never seen anything like it. Around 6 p.m. on March 25, 2021, he looked up to find a line stretching out the door of Mariscos Corona, the Van Nuys restaurant he runs with his sister. For the next two hours, the siblings did their …
How food influencers affect what we eat By Jessica BrownFeatures correspondent Social media has revealed a fascination with sharing what we eat with others by posting pictures of it (Credit: Alamy) It is hard to browse through social media without coming across a banquet's worth of mouth-watering …
I'm gonna try and hit it before I leave. Kayla is a co-owner of Shuggies Trash Pie + Natural Wine, a climate change fighting restaurant and natural wine …
Israel-based startup ANINA Culinary Art, Ltd., is giving “ugly” produce a new, beautiful purpose with its vegan meals created to tackle food waste. …
Food waste is a huge problem once you become aware of it. It has significant impact on freshwater supplies and contributes to greenhouse gas …
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