Should photos run full bleed or sit in a frame?

Yes to full bleed, when the photo is the dish and the cut does not eat the subject, and a frame when you need a margin for the price. Do not mix the two on the same menu without a rule.

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Say whether the price has to sit on the photo or beside it. The miss is a full-bleed photo on a table menu and the trim takes the edge of the dish. Cristina picks one of the two and applies it to every photo on that piece, with the bleed marked if it goes to the trim.

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