Your kitchen.
Now showing.
Cinematic restaurant video and vertical reels for Instagram, TikTok, your website and delivery apps. Sizzle, pours and steam, captured the same day as your still photos so your kitchen only stops once.
Restaurant Video Production
Food videographer for restaurants: cinematic food video and vertical reels shot on the same day as your stills.
One visit.
Photos and video.
Shooting stills and video on the same day means one prep day, one setup and one interruption to your kitchen, not two. Same light, same styling, so your photos and reels look like they belong together.
Vertical videos.
Made to be craved.
Reels are framed for phones from the start, with movement, steam and close-ups that make people stop and watch. Then we pull wider shots for your website, so nothing gets cropped awkwardly.
Long-form storytelling video
Reels get attention.
A story earns trust.
Restaurant video comes in three lengths. Vertical reels for Instagram and TikTok. Horizontal cuts for your website and delivery apps. And long-form storytelling video: a five- to eight-minute documentary built around interviews with the chef and the owner, the kitchen at work, the dining room at night, and the story of how the restaurant came to be.
This short culinary documentary profiles executive chef Cody Storts at Grits in Fullerton, with KFI radio host Neil Saavedra of The Fork Report. Shot across a full day of service, it is a long-form piece cut around conversation rather than quick edits, the kind of video that lives on your homepage, your About page, YouTube and press kits for years.
Long-form videos are shot on the same day as your reels and menu photos, so one shoot covers every screen. Read the full Grits story
Chef Cody Storts at Grits, Fullerton – long-form restaurant documentary (5 min)
Edited and graded deliciously.
Ready to post.
Every clip is color-graded and cut to the beat, then delivered in the formats each platform needs, from quick reels to longer website clips. Download, post, done.
The gear
Cinema-grade video. Built for food.
Video in up to 8K with slow motion that catches every pour, drip and sizzle, plus 50-megapixel stills from the same shoot.
slow motion
for silky slow-mo
stills
Lenses and motion
Every angle. Every move.
Professional cinema glass and stabilized, repeatable camera movement for shots that look like a commercial.
cinema lenses
lens options
capability
camera moves
camera rigs
One shoot.
Every screen.
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shoot day
Photos and video captured in a single visit, so your kitchen only stops once.
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week to edit
Video edits are done within a week or less, depending on how much footage there is and how complex the edit is.
Visual marketing strategy
Photos whet their appetite.
Video makes them hungry.
The strongest food brands use both. Photography anchors your menu, website and delivery apps, where guests take a closer look and decide what to order. Cinematic video is what grabs attention first: a moving hero on your homepage and reels on Instagram and TikTok, where motion wins the scroll.
Shot on the same day with the same light and styling, your photos and video tell one consistent story on every screen, so the dish people see in a reel is the dish they find on your menu.
Restaurant videos: Azabu Los Angeles cocktails and kitchen, motion control, fire and nightlife, neon nightlife; Cha Cha Cha rooftop video, kitchen timelapse; Star Fish Newport Beach; The Blue Burro burrito build, street tacos; The Baked Bear San Diego; Mizu Sushi, Stag Bar Newport Beach, Slater's 50/50, Tommy's Burgers, Daphne's, Frida Cuisine, Hidden House Coffee, Universal CityWalk; and a chef documentary at Grits, Fullerton.
Recipe videos: Chino Valley Ranchers frittata, baked eggs, crepes, omelet, potato skillet, morning wrap.
Product videos: TONIK beverages, Lemonade, Pomegranate, Tropical Citrus; Puncher's Chance Bourbon slow-motion pour, bottle hero; and The Wagyu Shop.
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Affordable photos and video for one flat rate, starting at $695 with unlimited footage from the session. An hourly option is also available for shorter jobs. The number moves with how much needs cutting, whether it is a dedicated video day or reels added to a stills day, and whether the shoot needs motion control.
There is a full breakdown on the pricing page. No per-clip fees and no licensing tiers.
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Yes, and it is by far the cheapest way to buy video. The lighting is already up and the food is already on the table, so the extra cost is small. One visit gives you menu stills, website images, delivery-app photos and vertical reels.
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Vertical for Instagram, TikTok and Reels, plus wide versions for your website and YouTube, cut from the same footage. You get the sizes and aspect ratios each platform wants rather than one file you have to crop yourself.
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Decide which dishes and which parts of the room matter most, and make sure the space is clean and the kitchen knows I'm coming. I bring the lighting, the grip and the props.
If there is a dish that needs a hero sequence, tell me early so I build the day around it. A stylist comes in when a dish needs one, quoted separately.
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Yes, and often I would rather. Real service gives real energy, real steam and real faces. It is slower than filming a closed room, so I plan for that and stay out of the way of the pass.
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I do. You get finished, color-graded clips with sound and captions, ready to post. You are not handed raw footage and left to work out what to do with it.
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Video editing is done within a week or less. Longer brand pieces with music licensing, voiceover or heavy motion work can take more time, and I will tell you the date before we shoot rather than after.
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Yes. Clean two-light interview setups with proper audio, cut with kitchen and food footage from the same visit. It is the fastest way to make a restaurant feel like a place run by people.
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Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Corona, San Bernardino and Palm Springs, and I travel beyond Southern California for brand campaigns.
Where I shoot restaurant video
Restaurant video production in Los Angeles
From Azabu’s motion-control and fire-cocktail reels to Cha Cha Cha’s kitchen timelapse and Frida Cuisine’s restaurant film, I shoot restaurant video across Los Angeles: Hollywood, DTLA, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Burbank and the Valley. Universal CityWalk and Tel Aviv Grill are recent LA shoots too.
Watch: Azabu Los Angeles motion-control restaurant video · Cha Cha Cha kitchen timelapse · Frida Cuisine restaurant video · Universal CityWalk sweets video
Restaurant video production in Orange County
I am based in Orange County, so Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Fullerton, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach are home turf. Recent Orange County restaurant video clients include Stag Bar in Newport Beach, Mizu Sushi, Tommy’s Burgers, Daphne’s, Slater’s 50/50, Hidden House Coffee and Chef Cody Storts at Grits in Fullerton.
Watch: Stag Bar Newport Beach restaurant video · Mizu Sushi Orange County restaurant video · Tommy’s Burgers Orange County restaurant video · Chef Cody Storts at Grits, Fullerton
Restaurant video production in San Diego
San Diego is normal territory with no travel fee: Gaslamp, North Park, La Jolla, Carlsbad and Oceanside. The Baked Bear ice cream sandwich video is a recent San Diego shoot, and I photograph San Diego restaurants and bakeries including Batch & Box, Blue Ocean, Little Frenchy’s and Epic Wings.
Watch: The Baked Bear San Diego ice cream sandwich video
Types of restaurant and food video I produce
Instagram and TikTok reels
Short vertical 9:16 clips built for the feed: cheese pulls, pours, slices, sizzles and plating. A reels session usually produces ten to twenty finished clips from one visit, delivered with and without text and music so you can post natively.
Menu highlight videos
A short hero clip for each signature dish, cut for your website, digital menu boards, delivery apps and paid social. Shot on the same day as your menu photos when you book photo and video together.
Chef interview and story videos
Long-form or 60-second cuts with your chef or owner on camera, intercut with kitchen action, for your About page, press, fundraising and social. Chef Cody Storts at Grits in Fullerton is an example of this format.
Behind-the-scenes kitchen video
Prep, line work, the pass and the rush. Kitchen timelapses and b-roll that show the craft behind the plate, like the Cha Cha Cha timelapse in Los Angeles.
Restaurant tour and ambience video
Dining room, bar, patio and exterior walk-throughs, including motion-control and nighttime neon work like the Azabu reels, for websites, Google Business Profile and booking pages.
Product and beverage video
Bottle, can and packaged-food hero videos and slow-motion pours for food and drink brands: TONIK beverages, Puncher’s Chance Bourbon and The Wagyu Shop are recent examples. See the product and packaging page.
Recipe videos
Step-by-step recipe videos for food brands and producers, like the Chino Valley Ranchers series, shot overhead and at eye level and cut for web and social.
More restaurant video questions
How much does a restaurant reel or TikTok video cost?
Restaurant video starts at $695 for a focused reels session. Adding video to a photo shoot is the best value because both are covered under one discounted flat rate. Edits are usually back in about a week, depending on how much footage we shoot and how complex the edit is.
How many reels can you shoot in one session?
A half-day video session usually produces ten to twenty finished vertical clips. We work from a shot list agreed beforehand, so the kitchen knows exactly which dishes, pours and actions to prepare and nothing is wasted.
Do you shoot restaurant video in Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego?
Yes. I am based in Orange County and shoot restaurant video across Los Angeles and San Diego at the same rates with no travel fee. Riverside, Corona, San Bernardino and Palm Springs are covered too.
Can you shoot chef interviews and behind-the-scenes kitchen video?
Yes. Chef and owner interviews, kitchen b-roll, prep timelapses and restaurant tours are all part of a video day. Tell me the story you want to tell and I will build the shot list around it.
Do you deliver vertical 9:16 video for Instagram and TikTok?
Yes. Every reel is delivered in vertical 9:16 for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Wide 16:9 versions for your website and digital menu boards are included when you need them.
Do you provide music, captions and color grading?
Yes. Every video is color graded in-house. Captions and on-screen text are included, and I deliver versions with and without music so you can use trending audio inside the apps when you post.
Do you shoot product and beverage video for food brands?
Yes. Product and beverage video for packaged food, drinks and spirits is a regular part of the work, including slow-motion pours, bottle hero shots and recipe videos for brands like TONIK, Puncher’s Chance and Chino Valley Ranchers.