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+'use client'
+
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import { Flame } from 'lucide-react'
+import { useVulaContent } from '@/hooks/useVulaContent'
+import Modal from '@/components/ui/Modal'
+
+type GalleryEntry = {
+  id: string
+  title: string
+  description: string
+  image: string
+}
+
+export default function MadadeniFoodGallerySection() {
+  const { items, loading } = useVulaContent('gallery')
+  const [active, setActive] = useState<GalleryEntry | null>(null)
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex justify-center py-16">
+        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-current border-t-transparent animate-spin" />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (items.length === 0) return null
+
+  const gallery: GalleryEntry[] = items.map((item) => {
+    const d = item.data as { title?: string; description?: string; image?: string }
+    return {
+      id: item.id,
+      title: d.title ?? '',
+      description: d.description ?? '',
+      image: d.image ?? '',
+    }
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      id="food-venue-gallery"
+      data-vula-section="madadenifoodgallery"
+      data-vula-cms="gallery"
+      className="bg-background text-foreground py-24 sm:py-32"
+    >
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl text-center">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-4">
+            <span className="h-px w-14 bg-accent" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <span className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-accent">Madadeni Section 4, Newcastle</span>
+            <span className="h-px w-14 bg-accent" aria-hidden="true" />
+          </div>
+          <h2 className="font-display mt-6 text-3xl font-light leading-tight tracking-tight sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">
+            Smoke off the wok, and a box still <span className="italic text-accent">too hot to hold</span>.
+          </h2>
+          <p className="mx-auto mt-6 max-w-2xl text-base leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground sm:text-lg">
+            None of this was shot in a studio. These are the plates that leave the corner, the flames they come off, and the Section 4 space where it all happens.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="mt-16 grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+          {gallery.map((entry, i) => (
+            <button
+              key={entry.id}
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setActive(entry)}
+              aria-label={entry.title ? 'Open ' + entry.title + ' full screen' : 'Open photo full screen'}
+              className={'group relative block cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-foreground/20 text-left transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:border-accent/60 ' + (i === 0 ? 'sm:col-span-2' : '')}
+            >
+              <div className={'relative w-full ' + (i === 0 ? 'aspect-[16/9]' : 'aspect-[4/3]')}>
+                {entry.image ? (
+                  <Image
+                    src={entry.image}
+                    alt={entry.title || 'Food from the wok'}
+                    fill
+                    sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw"
+                    className="object-cover transition-transform duration-500 ease-out group-hover:scale-105"
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center bg-foreground/5 text-muted-foreground">
+                    <Flame className="h-10 w-10" />
+                  </div>
+                )}
+                <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-background via-background/30 to-transparent" />
+                <div className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 border-t border-foreground/20 bg-foreground/10 p-4 backdrop-blur-md">
+                  <p className="font-display text-lg font-light text-foreground">{entry.title}</p>
+                  {entry.description ? (
+                    <p className="mt-1 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">{entry.description}</p>
+                  ) : null}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        <p className="mt-10 text-center text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-muted-foreground">
+          Tap a frame to open it full screen
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <Modal
+        isOpen={active !== null}
+        onClose={() => setActive(null)}
+        title={active?.title}
+        description={active?.description}
+      >
+        {active ? (
+          <div className="relative aspect-[4/3] w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-foreground/20 bg-foreground/10">
+            {active.image ? (
+              <Image
+                src={active.image}
+                alt={active.title || 'Food from the wok'}
+                fill
+                sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 900px"
+                className="object-cover"
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center text-muted-foreground">
+                <Flame className="h-12 w-12" />
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+      </Modal>
+    </section>
+  )
+}