Instagram. The holy grail of food porn and famous bloggers prancing around the internet showing the world the most picturesque foods.
Instagram. The place I used for years as a visual menu. Looking for places in major cities for pretty foods and good eats.
My friend Serena (Who is writing recipes on our site! Woo!!) was visiting from Cali. From across the US, she has been following a New York-based cookie company. A company that is known for having a very thin layer of cooked cookie on the outside and gooey cookie dough on the inside. “Worlds Best Cookie Dough” was the name.
When she visited, this was one of the spots we HAD to go to. She looked at these images for years. Mouthwatering, stomach gurgling type photos. But when we got there all we found was an empty, dirty looking shop with barely any cookies. Boxes in the background, not a person in sight. There were 2 cookies left. One for me and one for her. Even though the place looked pretty grimy, we decided to give it a try since Serena waited so long for this moment.
Well, everybody, this is what we got. The most disgraceful representation of the pictures advertised. And folks, this wasn’t the first time! Thus, foodiebunked was born. I couldn’t stand the idea of going to all these IG places and walking away when the food turned out gross. I couldn’t stop thinking that tons of people after me would have such a similar experience. Wasting their money on these companies. Money that could be spent on good times, great food, and smaller family-owned companies!
So here we are, on the foodiebunked blog! An idea, a movement, that is looking for great food to fill all our bellies…because… WE DESERVE IT!
…and paid for it.