US restaurant revamps food to look better on Instagram

Chili's Grill & Bar is paying thousands of dollars for egg wash to give its burger buns photo appeal

Chili's new egg-washed burger bun
(Image credit: Chili's)

An American restaurant chain has proved the old adage that image is everything by revamping the food on its menu to make it more "shareable" on social media.

Chili's Grill & Bar is spending about $750,000 (£470,000) a year to egg-wash their burger buns so that they photograph better.

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