# @insiderfood on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcef8nMCRHe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69517761-insiderfood-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/320a9fdaef.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T20:30:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Insider Food (@insiderfood) — https://gondola.cc/insiderfood

## Caption

Shuayb Qureshi didn't know many people in New York, and his work at Meta made it hard for him to find new friends.

So, on a whim, the now-31-year-old software engineer started posting videos on Instagram.

"I'm like, maybe I can record myself doing some sort of stuff like that, talking to strangers," Qureshi recalled on a recent Saturday in Brooklyn. "I just wanted to express myself socially."

Qureshi's videos have racked up millions of views and transformed the once-shy, nerdy coder into an influencer who is now occasionally recognized on the street.

One video Qureshi made in June, spotlighting a Polish bakery struggling to stay afloat in a competitive market, went viral, garnering over a million views, and helped the owner keep his store open.

"It gives me a natural human high," Qureshi said.

Read more to see how Qureshi shifted from "tech bro" content to restaurant reviews at the link in our bio.

As told to Truman Dickerson

(Credit: Lloyd Mitchell for Business Insider)

#Meta #ContentCreator #RestaurantReviews

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