Restaurant & Food Business
Instagram captions for your food photos — in 30 seconds
Describe the dish, get a caption in English and Chinese with hashtags, ready to post
You took a great photo of today's special. Now you need a caption. Describe the dish and your brand vibe, get an Instagram caption in English and Chinese with local hashtags — ready to drop into Postiz and schedule.
Tools used
How to do it
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Open Claude.ai or your local AI
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Paste this prompt:
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PROMPT: 'Write an Instagram caption for a food photo. The dish is: [describe it — e.g. golden pan-fried pork dumplings with crispy bottoms, served with chili vinegar dipping sauce]. My restaurant/shop is in [neighbourhood], Burnaby BC and our vibe is [e.g. cozy family dim sum spot / modern bubble tea cafe / casual ramen bar]. My customers are mostly [describe your regulars]. Write one caption in natural English and one in Chinese. Both under 120 characters. Add 6-8 hashtags mixing English and Chinese — include at least one Burnaby or Metro Vancouver hashtag.'
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Copy the English and Chinese captions
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Open Postiz, add your photo, paste both captions (post them separately or together)
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Schedule for peak engagement times: 11am-1pm or 6-8pm on weekdays
Watch out for
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Your photo matters more than the caption — good lighting and a clean background make the biggest difference
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Local hashtags like #burnabyfoodie #metrovancouver #604eats outperform generic ones like #food or #yum
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Mix English and Chinese hashtags — both communities will discover you
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Instagram limits posts to 30 hashtags — 6-8 well-chosen ones outperform 30 generic ones
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