The FoodGloss blog

Food photos and social media for restaurant owners, from what we counted.

• What 745 restaurant Instagram feeds actually post

  October 21, 2026. We read 8,878 posts from 745 restaurant Instagram feeds in 10 US cities. How often they post, what they post, and what gets liked.

• How often should a restaurant post on social media?

  October 21, 2026. What 745 restaurant Instagram feeds in 10 US cities actually do, how often they post, when, and a posting pace a busy owner can keep.

• How to take food photos with an iPhone, for restaurants

  October 21, 2026. A plain guide for restaurant owners: light, angles, iPhone camera settings and quick edits for better food photos, plus what we saw scoring restaurant feeds.

• Restaurant Instagram post ideas from photos you already have

  October 21, 2026. Restaurant Instagram post ideas that work from your camera roll, with what we counted on 530 restaurant feeds about which posts beat their usual likes.

• We scored 1,600 restaurant food photos on Instagram

  October 21, 2026. Our review of 1,600 food photos from 745 restaurant Instagram feeds in 10 US cities: how they score, and whether better photos got more likes.