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Aaron Paul × KYU × The Only

Food, brand and talent in one shoot. Aaron Paul at KYU: behind the pass, at the takeout window and at the table, with the red ThanKYU box at the center of it.

Client
KYU
Talent
Aaron Paul
With
The Only
Photography
Tom DeSantis
Selects
30 frames
A cook's hands setting fried chicken into a red KYU takeout box printed “ThanKYU! Come Again!”
The ThanKYU box packed with fried chicken, chips, a tin of caviar and a cup of dip
Aaron Paul opening a red ThanKYU box at the KYU bar
Aaron Paul at the KYU bar holding an open box of fried chicken and caviar
A hand passing the red ThanKYU box across the counter
Close-up of the open box: chips, fried chicken, a caviar tin with a wave design and a cup of dip
Aaron Paul at the kitchen pass behind stacks of white plates, a red box on the counter
Aaron Paul working in the KYU kitchen beside a plate of chips and a red box
Two members of the KYU team opening a ThanKYU box at the bar
Aaron Paul smiling and presenting an open ThanKYU box at the bar
Aaron Paul holding a ThanKYU box out toward the camera under the bar lights
Aaron Paul, in his hat, leaning over an open box on the counter
Aaron Paul handing a ThanKYU box out through the takeout window
Two men talking outside the takeout window while Aaron Paul works behind it
Overhead of hands at the table taking caviar bumps beside drinks and plates
Overhead of caviar bumps on the back of hands around a wooden table
Aaron Paul at a table with guests sharing caviar bumps
Aaron Paul seated at a low-lit dinner table with guests
A spoon of caviar being added to fried chicken in the red box, with chips and dip
Overhead of the table: the ThanKYU box, a chicken sandwich, cocktails and small plates
Overhead of the table spread with a hand reaching in beside cocktails and the open box
A fried chicken sandwich on a dark plate with a cocktail behind it
The chicken sandwich, the ThanKYU box and a plate of salmon with a cocktail
Aaron Paul spooning caviar from the tin onto a scoop on a dark plate
A spoon of caviar going onto a scoop on a dark plate at the bar
Aaron Paul carrying a stack of ThanKYU boxes through the dining room
Aaron Paul holding a stack of red “KYU To Go” boxes, the top one open
Aaron Paul at the bar with a stack of red boxes and a coffee cup
A hand holding a red coffee cup beside a stack of ThanKYU boxes
A red coffee cup set down on the bar in warm low light

Photography © 2026 Tom DeSantis. All rights reserved. Not for reuse without permission.

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