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Make your food the reason they stop scrolling.

Video production, food photography, and social media management for New York restaurants. We make your food look like it tastes, and we use social media to help new guests find you.

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19%

bigger checks from guests who found you on social media.

At one New York restaurant we shoot for, the average check is $84 a person. Guests who booked after seeing the food on social media spend $100. Same kitchen, same menu, same prices. The difference is the video they watched before they walked in.

Source: David Media Group client data, two years of shoots and social for a New York restaurant
58%
of TikTok users have visited a restaurant after seeing it there
52%
spent more than they normally would at a restaurant they found on TikTok
13%
average sales lift for restaurants with photos on at least half the menu
Sources: MGH TikTok restaurant survey, November 2025 · DoorDash 2026 Restaurant Trends Report

The photos

This is what an entrée should look like online.

Lobster tail with vegetables and sauce, plated for a New York restaurant menu Grilled steak with crispy onions and sides on a black serving board Shrimp fried rice with dipping sauce, shot from above for social media Ackee and saltfish with fried festival dumplings on a white plate Glazed wings on a bed of kale, shot low with the dining room behind

What we do

Three things. All of them about how your food looks.

We shoot it. Post it yourself, or let us run the accounts.

01

Video Production

Every video need a restaurant has. Shot on location, lit properly, cut for where it will run.

  • Commercials & brand films
  • Promos for launches, menus & events
  • Social video: reels, TikTok, Shorts
The food, moving, the way it looks in the room
02

Food Photography

The picture a guest decides from. Menu, delivery apps, Google and social, all from the same shoot.

  • Menu photography for print, web & apps
  • Social photography, shot vertical
  • Drinks, desserts & the room
The plate looks the way it was plated.
03

Social Media Management

We run the accounts so the content we shoot goes out every week, and we use it to put you in front of people who have never been in. New guests find you on social and on Google first.

  • Instagram, TikTok & Meta, managed monthly
  • Google Business Profile: photos, posts, menu & reviews
  • Calendar, captions, scheduling & replies
  • Monthly report in plain English
New guests find you. Regulars remember you.

How it works

From first call to first post.

Plan

A short call. We look at your menu, your feed, and where you want to be, and build the shot list with your chef.

Shoot

Photography and video in the same session, on location, each plate lit properly. You see the difference on the day.

Post

The content goes out on a calendar we run. Captions, scheduling, replies. Your feed stays alive without you touching it.

Repeat

New dishes, new seasons, new shoots. A monthly report tells you what worked, in plain English.

Why DMG

A decade behind the camera, four years in New York kitchens.

We have produced video and photography in New York since 2015, and for the last four years we have pointed all of it at restaurants: shooting, editing, and posting for kitchens across the city. We came up doing the work, not consulting about it, which is why we know what makes a plate look like it tastes and what makes someone stop scrolling.

Opening soon? We shoot before the doors open. See the launch package.

“Like fine wine, it gets better with time.”

“David Media has been doing our videos and photos for the last two years. When we think our photos and videos can’t get any better, there goes another shoot that captures the moment from a different lens. He’s creative, he’s detailed, he’s patient, and he listens to exactly what our goals are.”

Owner, Bamboo Walk Caribbean Restaurant · New York
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Questions restaurants ask us

Straight answers.

What does David Media Group do for restaurants?

Three things: video production (commercials, promotional videos, and social media video), food photography (menu, delivery apps, and social), and social media management, where we run your Instagram, TikTok and Meta accounts using the content we shoot.

Do you manage our accounts or just send us content?

Both. We shoot the video and photography, then we run the accounts: posting calendar, captions, replies, and a monthly report. The goal is reach: social is how new guests find a restaurant before they walk past it. If you only need content, we do that too.

What does a shoot day look like?

We plan the dish list with you or your chef in advance, arrive on location, light each plate properly, and capture photography and video in the same session. Edited content is delivered on a turnaround we confirm before the shoot.

Do you work with restaurants that are opening soon?

Yes. We shoot before opening and run launch-week content. See the Launch page.

How much does it cost?

Monthly partnerships start at $2,000 per month and scale with how much video, photography and social management you need. We show you your return on that investment: how many new guests found you, and what they spent. Fill out the form and we will recommend a package within 48 hours.

Ready to make your food look like it tastes?

Tell us about your restaurant and you'll have a plain-English plan in 48 hours: what we'd shoot, what we'd post, and what it costs.

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