Taking photos of your food

[something daft already!!]

Maybe they should do a before and after digestion pic? If it makes you vomit you could do a partially digested one too, for extra interest. You could record how long it takes to traverse your digestive system, this information could be vital on social media.

 

[Begbie]

I agree to a point but those tracking apps have replaced common sense, using your brain and listening to your body. It’s usually pretty obvious if you’re not getting enough exercise or aren’t sleeping properly, but people aren’t willing to self assess have to offload everything to an app. And there’s a big question mark over what they actually do with the info they’re given.

Back on topic, eating and drinking is one of the few things where doing it mindfully, and sharing the experience and memories with the people your with, massively enhances it. Constantly whipping your phone out distracts from that and spoils it for me.

I stopped using Untappd to track beers I liked for that reason, it constantly took me out of the moment I was enjoying with friends.

These days if we go out for a special meal and there’s something I want to remember, I ask for a copy of the menu to take home. Most places are usually happy to oblige and it’s a miles better souvenir than a **** iPhone picture.

I agree, I take photos of my food normally if I'm alone and want to send it to someone for nostigla reasons or so we could go there together at somepoint.

The first point, I both agree and disagree. You can't always apply common sense to count calories, or to know whats causing you to have sleep issues (you might not even know?). Why not use technology to our advantage, if we can utilise it properly? I agree with the pointless need to count and use figures, for no reason though. Dumb. It's about using this information correctly and not letting it get in the way YOUR normality. I've counted calories numerous times before, and sucesfully lost weight very easily without it hugely affecting my lifestyle.

 

[the-evaluator]

My partner and I will occasionally take photos of our food when eating at fine dining restaurants.

I don't particular care if the chef or other diners have a problem with that, if we're paying for the food then if I want to take a photo of it it's my business and my business alone. Anyone objecting is more than welcome to keep their opinion to themselves.

 

[Craig1981]

It can also be useful for finding new places to eat. I follow several food bloggers on Instagram and have discovered many places through them. Scran for example, which I now dine at regularly.

 

[Ahleckz]

I'm really working on my presentation of plates at the minute, so taking a photograph to reference back to is good for me. I only do it if the plate is exceptional or something quite different. And rarely will I share it with the public domain. What irks me more is people constantly on their phone at the dinner table. Take your phone out your pocket, take a photo and put it back. Do not leave it on the dining table! Argh.

 

[byeo]

I take pictures of my food, very rarely post them on social media, mainly to use when I review on Trip Advisor but also to show someone if they ask if it was nice. If people don't like it then that's fine but it doesn't affect their meal.

 

[MikeTheNative]

I only take pictures in the fancier/ more interesting places and then it's not to post on social media. It's to show family/friends who are into food and like to see what we had.

 

[AndyCr15]

How many hours did I sleep last night?
What did I eat?
How many calories have I consumed?
Have I met my macros?
Was that beer a 3.5 or a 3.75?
How many steps have I done?

Personally I would say almost all of that is quite important information to know, to hopefully lead to a healthier lifestyle. I wish more people knew how many calories they've eaten each day for example.

 

[ttaskmaster]

If you're in a 'fancy' restaurant, the people taking pictures are clearly the upwardly mobile peasants who have never seen quality food before.
Speak to the maître d' and have them removed... and then never return to such a low class establishment.

Those filling out spreadsheets about calories and steps and macros and hours slept are clearly junior employees who do not have enough work to keep them busy.
Speak to one of your PAs and have their manager assign them additional responsibilities.

I go to restaurants to eat food, not to snap photos like some tourist.

 

[Mrs Seabiscuit]

Rude to the person/people you are with, but not diners on other tables.

Depends, my husband and i do it all the time but thats with each other. However we couldnt comment on with other people as they also do it

 

[One More Solo]

And here we have a classic case of plating for the Instagram generation (aka stack a load of stuff):

https://twitter.com/richardvines/status/1219926607252656128?s=21

How are you supposed to eat that?

 

[Raikiri]

And here we have a classic case of plating for the Instagram generation (aka stack a load of stuff):

https://twitter.com/richardvines/status/1219926607252656128?s=21

How are you supposed to eat that?

You pick up the little thing on top, the only bit that's edible and bite into it. However that is stupid plating, you're wasting half a cauliflower and it doesn't even look good. You can't even use it after for anything else in case of cross-contamination. Bad for the environment and bad for your GP, although I guess that's irrelevant when it comes to high-end places.

I have no issue with people taking pictures of food, presentation is one of the things we think about when coming up with dishes so it's great when it's appreciated. But there is a trend of plating things ridiculously or making dishes that are totally OTT purely for pictures (like a Bloody Mary with a whole roast chicken, for example).