Welcome to FoodxFeels
FoodxFeels began as a space to create better conversations around the one thing we literally can’t live without: food.
Today, FoodxFeels is a Tampa-based food photography + branding studio that gives brands the recognition they deserve.
You might be here because you’re frustrated by what to say in your marketing or you just don’t have enough resources to do it right. Maybe you don’t have the time or energy to manage your brand’s reputation. I know how you feel.
I understand what your food brand needs to create loyal customers. That’s why I’ve made it my personal mission to help culinary concepts like yours get noticed.
Your dream customer has so many options. I make it easy for them to choose you.
Good food deserves to be seen, experienced and tasted. And you deserve to focus on doing what you love - feeding the masses.
Working Together is Easy
1. Schedule a 30-minute discovery call. Set aside a few minutes to connect and share your creative goals and challenges. I’ll come armed with questions and curiosity.
2. Together, we’ll design a plan that takes the stress off your plate. Whether it's a shot list for your next menu launch or a strategy to promote your new product - you'll have a clear list of deliverables before the work begins.
3. Get to work. We'll execute the plan while you kick back, relax and watch the magic unfold.
Book a discovery call to see if FoodxFeels is the right fit for you.
Meet Our Founder, Melissa Santell.
Introducing Melissa Santell, a native New Yorker with a taste for bringing ideas to life – in the kitchen and at the office. Her childhood dream of becoming a food critic is a huge proponent of where she is today. While "food critic" hasn't happened for her yet, she’s created her own reality that involves: eating, working side by side with chefs and helping food brands stand out in a highly saturated market. As an independent culinary marketing consultant and photographer, she’s established herself as an industry pro with an overwhelming passion for food, entrepreneurship and capturing moments behind the lens of her Fujifilm camera.
With an eclectic background built on luxury hospitality marketing and agency life, brands leverage Melissa for her creative storytelling skills. She loves helping brands express their personalities by unearthing what makes them unique and translating it into relatable, strategic messaging and imagery. From working with corporate brands like Impossible Foods to directing marketing programs for award-winning catering and event companies, she delivers magical solutions for food concepts of all shapes and sizes.
If you asked Melissa about her favorite professional wins, she’d likely tell you that being named Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 30 under 30, conducting secret R&D at Michelin Star restaurants and interviewing food experts on her podcast, Sunday Sauce, inspires her to reach her highest potential. Every. Single. Day.