On September 11–12, 2025, Tahoe Production House partnered with Cascade Kitchens Tahoe for a full-scale, two-day commercial video and photography shoot. The goal? To create a fresh library of professional, original content that showcases every dish on the menu—perfect for use across online ordering platforms, marketing campaigns, and social media.
For Cascade Kitchens, this project meant leaving behind generic stock photos and ensuring every image and video is fully owned, fully licensed, and uniquely theirs.
🎯 Project Goals
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Capture every menu item across multiple restaurants in Cascade Kitchens.
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Use professional food styling and lighting to highlight textures, colors, and plating.
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Produce a mix of high-resolution still photos, short-form video clips, and B-roll footage for long-term marketing use.
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Keep visuals clean and food-forward, with tight framing and minimal background distractions.
📸 Behind the Scenes
Over the course of two days, our crew staged and captured:
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4 restaurants per day, with 5–8 dishes from each.
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Specialty drinks, Cascade Kitchens gift cards, and branded swag.
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Consistent styling across dishes—uniform plateware, props, and subtle brand accents.
Lighting setups were designed to keep the food looking appetizing and natural, while video captured slow, cinematic movements like steam rising from a hot dish or a pour of craft beer.
👥 The Creative Team
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Producer: Brandi Brown (Tahoe Production House)
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Director of Videography: Henry Walden
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Director of Photography: Stephen Figuraski
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Food Stylist: Mary Claire Bouchér
Together, this team blended technical precision with artistic styling to make sure every dish was represented at its best.
🎬 Deliverables
Cascade Kitchens will now have a full media library that includes:
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Edited, high-resolution photography (optimized for web and print)
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Food-focused short video clips, formatted for social media
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A bank of B-roll footage for promotional campaigns
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Easy delivery through a shared online gallery
This content will allow Cascade Kitchens to market authentically with visuals that are true to their brand—and enticing to every future guest.
💡 Why This Matters
Strong visuals aren’t just nice to have—they’re essential. With so many customers making dining decisions online, high-quality photography and video help Cascade Kitchens stand out, build trust, and drive sales.
At Tahoe Production House, we love collaborating on projects that blend creativity with strategy, and this food shoot was the perfect example of how media production can directly elevate a brand’s presence.
