Kang shares her food choices

Compiled By Harrison Mayesh, Kelli Saunders, India Pearman, Claire Gunning, Danielle Smith

Taking a dip on the sweet side, Costa sophomore Mini Kang finds an individual way to express herself through posting photos of her favorite foods from restaurants.

Kang fills her feed with vibrant photos of food that she buys from restaurants. She posts two to three  times a week and receives an average of 80 to 90 likes on each photo. She began her account on Nov. 4, 2015, and has since continued posting her meals that she finds aesthetically pleasing.

“I make my own food really often because I love to cook,” Kang said. “I only post it once in a while, though, because it normally doesn’t look really good, but it just tastes really good.”

Here is link to her Instagram feed.

Kang takes all of her pictures on her phone and edits them with the app VSCO. The majority of her photos uses the C1 filter to enhance the color. On average, Kang’s meals range from $20 to $30, she said. However, the price depends on where she goes and what she orders, she said.

“I think it is really cool to see all of the different kinds of food and various restaurants that I have never been able to discover around the area,” follower and Costa junior Eva Hall said. “I think that her account is very relevant to students of Mira Costa. Since most of the restaurants are close to us, if we decide we wanted to try something new, then we can go but have a good idea of what foods to expect.”

Kang tags the restaurant’s account and location on her photos to help get noticed by various restaurants and other people looking to broaden their feed. At this point, about 10 restaurants have reuploaded her photos to their accounts, which helps to broaden her follower reach and create new contacts with restaurants. Her pictures consist of what she considers “an unhealthy diet” but the best possible treats, Kang said.

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“My process is free, and I post whatever I really enjoy,” Kang said. “I made the account just for fun, and when I first showed my friends, they really enjoyed it. That inspired me to post more. I think that it is really helpful that locals that live in the area can tell other people about good places to eat [in their blogs].”