Our guest is Steve Vilnit. He is known in the Chesapeake Food Shed for his deep knowledge in seafood, as well as farms. He knows the watermen and the farmers and has foster relationships between watermen and farms to chefs in the greater Baltimore region. After years working for the State of Maryland, and going above and beyond as a sales rep for JJ McDonnell (seafood) and Capital Seaboard (seafood and produce) he has taken a leap into photography. 

Steve understanding of local food reverberates in how  photography can accurately portray stories of restaurants. We hear how photography has only recently become the focal point in social media, websites and in revenues. Capturing interior shots, team photos, and of course beautiful food photos can take your business from a mystery, and unknown place, to highly regarded restaurant/cafe/food truck with revenues that result from communicating to your regular guests, and ever increasing your reach to new guests. 

Steve and Martha share what can happen when photos are taken in house, to hiring a professional. Steve and Martha also tell the stories of chefs making a difference at #nokidhungry. That side story is about creating community among restaurants for a worthy non-profit.

Tune in and catch what two professionals are observing as food photography's role improves and increases, and how your restaurant will want to leap on to gain leverage, market share and the resulting revenue growth. 

For more information on Steve Vilnit, check out his images.com/photography">website and his Instagram