foodstagram

English

Etymology

Blend of food +‎ Instagram.

Noun

A foodstagram-style photograph.

foodstagram (countable and uncountable, plural foodstagrams)

1. (uncountable, Internet slang) The community of foodies and food-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of food.
   • 2014, Michelle Salzman Boston, "Foodstagram", USC Dornsife Magazine (David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences), Fall 2014/Winter 2015, page 25:

     One recent "Overheard of the Week" encapsulates foodstagram culture, as one friend remarks to her breakfast companion: "Get the toast, it's more photogenic."

   • 2016, Emily Bull, "Eyes For Food", Woroni (Australian National University), Week 3, Semester 2 (2016), page 25:

     In the 'foodstagram' generation, where photos from cafés and restaurants are shared more for their artful design than for their bold or daring flavors, Dans Le Noir is a reminder of the importance of taste.

   • 2016 May, Danielle Gumina, Sara Hyland, “Appetite For Aperture”, in Locale, page 36:

     Come try out these great restaurants to capture that next foodstagram shot and make all your followers crave your foodie lifestyle.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:foodstagram.
2. (countable, Internet slang) An individual food-focused account on Instagram.
   • 2018 April 24, Christina Mitchell, “Using 'foodstagram' to explore city, Main Campus”, in The Temple News, Temple University, page 5:

     I decided to make my foodstagram a team effort by inviting my roommate to join me.

   • 2018, Meredith George (@Omaha.Feast), quoted in "Meet Our Instagram Foodie Consultants", Omaha Magazine, July/August 2018, page 65:

     Running a “foodstagram” has helped me expand my tastes and push me outside my comfort zone.

   • 2020 February 28, Emma Ginsberg, “Foodstagrams Offer Tasty Recipes, Detailed Reviews”, in The Hoya, Georgetown University, page B10:

     Yu created her foodstagram after she came to college and realized that living in D.C. provided her with a special opportunity to experience new cuisines and different cultural foods.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:foodstagram.
3. (countable, Internet slang) An artful photo of food posted to Instagram.
   • 2015, Ashley Lopez, "A Taste of Koko", Orange Magazine, Spring 2015, page 38:

     In a food-driven city like Austin, posting a foodstagram is almost inevitable.

   • 2016 March 22, Kallyn Hobmann, Rachel Finegold, Amanda Yoo, “Spring break in L.A.”, in The Arrow, Westlake High School, West Lake, CA, page 7:

     The creative donuts are worth the long line and the shameless compulsory foodstagram.

   • 2016, Sarah Emily Gilbert, "Too Pretty Too Eat", Urban Agenda Magazine, Summer 2016, page 13:

     Users are sharing “foodstagrams” with their social media networks in unprecedented numbers.

Derived terms

• foodstagrammer
• foodstagramming

Verb

foodstagram (third-person singular simple present foodstagrams, present participle foodstagramming, simple past and past participle foodstagrammed)

1. (Internet slang) To post a photo of food on Instagram.
   • 2013 February 6, Aimee Blanchette, “Local chefs say their food is camera-ready”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXI, number 308, page E1:

     Mike Madison “foodstagrammed” one of his favorites from La Belle Vie: Pata negra with marcona almond, toasted sesame and apple.

   • 2016 November 9, James P. Hall, “Bringing our food into focus”, in Vancouver Sun, page C7:

     So what’s the most foodstagrammed meal? […] When tastes are broken down on a city-by-city basis, London comes out as the most popular place for foodstagramming burgers, accounting for five per cent of posts worldwide.

   • 2019 May 22, Robert Phelps, “Enjoy great food in sustainable packaging”, in Vancouver Sun, page A11:

     So when you’re settling down to beachside dinner or home takeout this long weekend, say “no” to unsustainable packaging you don’t need, and “yes” to foodstagramming and celebrating the delicious food Vancouver’s diverse culinary scene has to offer.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:foodstagram.

See also

• foodporn