Mendoza
Food & restaurant photography · Mendoza
In short
Food & restaurant photography in Mendoza starts at $350: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Mendoza, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose food & restaurant photography in Mendoza?
Food photography in Mendoza mostly happens at a bodega. The province's ambitious kitchens grew up inside wineries, cooking for visitors who arrive for a tasting and stay for a menu of several courses, so the dining room has a vineyard outside the window and a wine list on every table. A three-hour shoot covers the plated dishes, the kitchen at work, the garden it draws on and the room set for service, with the wines placed beside each course.
Worth knowing about Mendoza
In the 2025 MICHELIN Guide Buenos Aires & Mendoza, 24 of the 80 selected restaurants were in Mendoza province, and Azafrán was the only starred one in the city of Mendoza itself; the others were in winery country. A Mendoza food shoot is therefore usually booked at a bodega restaurant, before or after its midday service.
What does the session in Mendoza look like?
- Winery dining room with a vineyard view
- Daylight from big windows and the vines in the background of each plate.
- Kitchen garden
- Produce picked on the morning of the shoot, before it reaches the plate.
- Restaurant kitchen in the city centre
- Evening service and the pass, for the city restaurants that open for dinner.
What does food & restaurant photography in Mendoza include?
- 3 hours at one restaurant, bar or kitchen
- 30 edited photographs of dishes, drinks, the room and the team
- Edited files delivered within 5 business days
- A dish list agreed with the chef before the day
- Crops for menus, delivery apps, the website and social media
FAQ — Food & restaurant photography in Mendoza
When is the best time for a restaurant food shoot in Mendoza?
Before or after lunch. Many Mendoza restaurants in wineries serve a long midday menu, so a food photography shoot is scheduled for the morning prep or the empty room in the afternoon, never during service. City restaurants that open for dinner are photographed in the afternoon.
Do you photograph wine pairings in a Mendoza food shoot?
Yes. A Mendoza food shoot usually pairs each dish with the wine the restaurant serves with it, because most of the province's kitchens sit inside wineries and sell the pairing as the experience. Bottles, glasses and labels are styled with the plate, and alcohol-free frames are added for platforms that need them.