People that feel the need to take and post pictures of their food are the same ones that feel the need to tell their 877 friends they are now going to the bathroom along with every other move they make. Get a life people!

Good for the restaurants! People need to put these devices down and learn how to talk and enjoy each other in person. These devices are helpful, but I get so tired of people using them everywhere. My cell phone stays in the car when I am at a restaurant or some event. Very little happens in life that cannot wait a couple of hours for response....

I can understand someone wanting to take pictures of their friends while dining, so I will tolerant flash photos or them repositioning to get a good photo. Disturbing my meal/company while taking photos to twat what you are eating, that's being rude. I know its kind of hard for fast-food consumers to understand, but the ambiance of a restaurant is part of the choice of eating there.

I've never tried to rig up an Arbys sandwich to look like the advertising. I think it would involve freezing the folded slices in a stacked position, and stacking it on one side of the bun facing the camera and propping up the rear, empty side of the bun with a toothpick. Then there's chunky soup - you put it in a bowl so shallow that even a pea laying on the bottom will break the top surface. Nobody would ever buy a stupid bowl like that for home use. Lastly you surround four pieces of shrimp with leaves, and shred one end of a carrot to make it look 20x its original size and viola, you've got a four bite snack appearing to fill a 12" plate.

They're just afraid the picture isn't going to match what was advertised and it will hurt their business. If they were proud of their creations they would applaud the free advertisement.

Uh yeah, sure - let's go with that 'ruining' thingy...LOL!

I take pictures of food when it looks sooooo good. Let them tell me that I cant photograph what Im paying for, lol.

If the chefs cared more about what their food tastes like than what it looks like maybe photography would take a back seat to consumption. I get a kick out of these chef shows.... "it's about the presentation". No, it's about the food. Fancy presentation (i.e. how it's arranged on the plate with inedible garnish) exists to disguise small portions.

Violation of free press isn't it?