Our hosts are back from the Fancy Foods Show in New York, but with a casualty. Sarah Masoni has become a COVID statistic and while not able to interview with a sore throat on this show, promises us she’ll be back next week for a Fancy Foods Show rundown next week. So Sarah Marshall is interviewing today’s guest, Emily Greene, founder of Foodie Snitch. Emily is a food photographer/journalist and food stylist who currently resides in the Portland area. Emily loves to support Portland businesses and lifestyles through photography and video. She especially focuses on new restaurant openings and show them off through social media. The emphasis is to make things look fun and draw people into their establishment and of course, bring in more business. Emily feels she has so much to work with in the Portland area, that there is so much in terms of innovation and creativity in the food scene plus the added dimension of being in the middle of an agriculture cornucopia. Also, even with inflation, Portland is still one of the more affordable places in the country to explore restaurants. What makes it amusing for Emily is constantly asking herself the question, “What are my top five _______?” (fill in the blank; bars, restaurants, breakfast sandwiches and so forth). She explores that question through her video work but actually answering that question is impossible with all the restaurant choices and new ones popping up all the time. Emily isn’t limited only to the Portland area and pre-COVID travelled frequently outside of Portland. But even now, she finds when her reviews are within driving distance from Portland, her audience is quite willing to travel to her new finds. Emily grew up in Southern Oregon and attended the University of Oregon in Eugene before graduating and moving to Portland. Her degree gave her a graduates’ “dream job” covering restaurant openings with all the glamour and food and drink to make each assignment a party. And going to five or six new places a week got Emily familiar with all the city very quickly. The restaurant scene wasn’t the only assignments for Emily, as she also covered outdoor and community areas, which helped her round out her skill set and contribute to the stunning visuals she creates. But between the connections that food brings to people plus the lack of politics in the food community, Emily chose to focus on the food scene. She has grown to love the teamwork between owners, chefs, staff and patrons. There is also a love for interior design that makes every little detail of the restaurant from the walls to the napkin rings appeal to her. Emily also has a big perspective on her visual journalism profession. She has a handle on what forms of media are getting results, and short, effective videos are definitely leading the way. Emily also emphasizes that many of the videos getting results are done with hand-held mobile devices, which are often referred to as cell phones. To follow Emily, her Instagram and TikTok handles are the same: @foodiesnitch. Her website: https://www.foodiesnitch.com/.

#118 Emily Greene - Foodie Snitch

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