Category Archives: food advertising

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Prickly Pear Hard Lemonade in a branded glass, with beers and food behind it, from the Beyond Beer commercial.

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse “Beyond Beer”: A Full Glass, a Fast Slide and No Spills

November 11, 2026 by Food Polka

BJ’s Restaurants commercial production by Food Polka: a full glass sliding down the bar at high speed, without spilling a drop, with its foam holding beautifully.

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Categories: Beverage Styling, Culinary Production, food advertising, food styling

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Polaroid-style Phoode® bananas sticker campaign still with produce and invitation to join.

Phoode® Produce Sticker Campaign: A playful invitation to join

November 7, 2026 by Food Polka

Hard-lit produce, custom Phoode® stickers and playful animation turned familiar fruit and vegetables into an invitation to join the platform. The Instagram and Facebook campaign earned about a 7% click rate.

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Categories: Animation, creative direction, food advertising, Food Photography Production, food styling, Stop Motion Animation • Tags: Animation, custom food animations, food animation, food photography, phoode, social media content

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Phoode graphic animation still showing vegetables in a stock pot

Phoode® Social Campaign: Make food people stop scrolling.

November 1, 2026 by Food Polka

Original food photography and playful animation made food professionals curious about Phoode®. The campaign brought a high volume of visits, with about 8% converting into subscriptions.

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Yum and Hungry project title with the Freeform grilled cheese image

Freeform’s Yum & Hungry: Culinary Production & Food Styling

October 28, 2026 by Food Polka

Culinary production, art direction and styling for Freeform’s Yum & Hungry: character-inspired dorm-style food, made with a fridge, toaster and microwave.

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Categories: Culinary Production, food advertising, food styling

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Fleming’s Holiday Campaign: Food Styling & Culinary Direction

October 28, 2026 by Food Polka

Food styling, culinary direction, kitchen staging and food-set styling for Fleming’s holiday campaign, bringing the warmth of gathering and sharing a meal to the screen.

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Categories: Culinary Production, food advertising, food styling

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Cacique Auténtico Cravings: Full Creative & Food Video Production

October 28, 2026 by Food Polka

Full creative and culinary production for Cacique’s Auténtico Cravings: three playful, sensual food films, from recipe development and styling through directing, filming, editing and postproduction.

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Categories: Culinary Production, food advertising, food styling • Tags: CPG brand, CPG food beverage

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Cacique Coast to Costa: Full Creative & Food Video Production

October 28, 2026 by Food Polka

Full creative and culinary production for Cacique’s Coast to Costa campaign, from recipe development and food styling through directing, filming, editing and postproduction.

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Categories: Culinary Production, food advertising, food styling • Tags: CPG brand, CPG food beverage

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Food Video Production for Hilton Hotels: Off the Menu

October 28, 2026 by Food Polka

Behind Hilton Hotels’ Off the Menu: chef storytelling, culinary direction, food styling and sets shaped around each restaurant’s identity, including collaboration with José Andrés’ culinary team.

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How’s Phoode Helping Food & Bev Branding and Advertising?

May 28, 2025 by Food Polka

As the founder of Food Polka, I also founded Phoode® to bring together two needs I kept encountering in my work: food and beverage businesses needed the right creative people for their projects, and talented food creatives needed a better way to be found and hired. Producing the work gave me a view of both sides, from finding a food stylist with the right skills to putting together a team that could deliver within a client’s budget. I wanted to […]