diff --git a/data/meals.json b/data/meals.json
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+++ b/data/meals.json
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+[
+  {
+    "id": "01",
+    "position": "left center",
+    "title": "sf on $10",
+    "description": "this was so not real i can't believe technically u paid for our first meal back. calmluh 3 years after. first hang !!!! pork buns were yummy 7/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "02",
+    "title": "honey butter chicken",
+    "description": "the first thing you cooked for me ! so yum 10/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "03",
+    "position": "top center",
+    "title": "aloha fresh",
+    "description": "we fucking love this place 10/10 i love poke i should have never quit pokehouse"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "04",
+    "title": "mad yolks",
+    "description": "for our santa cruz hang! u in my city now. so so good but lwk so so tax 9/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "05",
+    "position": "top center",
+    "title": "sizzling lunch",
+    "description": "better than pepper lunch. server was being a little bitchy but i would be too if i was the only one working the front. 8/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "06",
+    "title": "braised pork belly",
+    "description": "omfg this is my favorite thing uve made 100/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "07",
+    "title": "sushi w/ claire!",
+    "description": "and then we played bananagrams. sushi 8/10 thanks for paying mommy"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "08",
+    "title": "myungrang hot dog",
+    "description": "main street tino nothing special 7/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "09",
+    "title": "liangs village",
+    "description": "my peoples food. 9/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "10",
+    "title": "cabonara",
+    "description": "insane safeway hang 9/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "11",
+    "title": "heytea",
+    "description": "this fuckass blue drink"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "12",
+    "title": "sparcos",
+    "description": "one of many.. 100/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "13",
+    "title": "noahs bagels",
+    "description": "this is the plaza where i used to go to all the time before school 9/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "14",
+    "title": "homeroom",
+    "description": "mac and cheese was gas. 10/10. you know its my fav comfort food. free the girl crying in the corner tho"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "15",
+    "title": "sparcos x2",
+    "description": "spartan tacos"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "16",
+    "title": "sparcos x3",
+    "description": "okay damn no way we got this b2b"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "17",
+    "title": "aloha fresh",
+    "description": "this is lowkey the spot poke always hits so fucking good"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "18",
+    "title": "house of bagels",
+    "description": "hobags ughgmmfmfm im such a fucking ho for hobags 100/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "19",
+    "title": "toro sushi",
+    "description": "carmel by the sea! we love sushi but tax 8/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "20",
+    "title": "sul and beans",
+    "description": "sweet treat -> claire dropping the most insane piece of information ever -> hti the yap"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "21",
+    "title": "highland hand pulled noodles",
+    "description": "so good and soooo filling 10/10. also my peoples food."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "22",
+    "title": "bloom",
+    "description": "even when its rich white people breakfast im getting salmon nox 10/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "23",
+    "title": "happy donuts",
+    "description": "1k cal meal 0 protein 10/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "24",
+    "title": "marugame",
+    "description": "i dont want to talk about this. 9/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "25",
+    "title": "siam station!",
+    "description": "i can't believe u didnt eat ur leftovers. 10/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "26",
+    "title": "muukata 6395",
+    "description": "for my birthday!! i love eating meat and i love you so perfect combination 1000/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "27",
+    "title": "bambu",
+    "description": "why was the store so nice. i wonder about the 4 sisters"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "28",
+    "title": "porridge at julias",
+    "description": "her boyfriend is so not real hes so stupid and funny. porridge was gas too i love eating free at julias 10/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "29",
+    "title": "sparcos x4",
+    "description": "spartan tacos. i was moody lol."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "30",
+    "title": "wonton udon",
+    "description": "i helped wrap the wontons w/ u !!! super fun and super yummy 10/10"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "31",
+    "title": "steak dinna for vday",
+    "description": "marry me? yes. 100/10 best valentines day ever"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "32",
+    "title": "poke house",
+    "description": "poke house 3 years later 9/10 but +1 point bc its basically free"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "33",
+    "title": "hey tea",
+    "description": "mochi yinje black milk tea ts was actually so buss 10/10 only boba i've ever wanted to get again myself"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 28a8c7d..633e235 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 			<!-- Thumbnail -->
 			<section id="thumbnails">
+				<!-- Generated gallery items: start -->
 				<article>
 					<a class="thumbnail" href="images/fulls/01.jpg" data-position="left center"><img src="images/thumbs/01.jpg" alt="" /></a>
 					<h2>sf on $10</h2>
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@
 					<h2>hey tea</h2>
 					<p>mochi yinje black milk tea ts was actually so buss 10/10 only boba i've ever wanted to get again myself</p>
 				</article>
+				<!-- Generated gallery items: end -->
 			</section>
 
 			<!-- Footer -->
diff --git a/scripts/render-gallery.js b/scripts/render-gallery.js
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+++ b/scripts/render-gallery.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+const dataPath = path.join(repoRoot, "data", "meals.json");
+const indexPath = path.join(repoRoot, "index.html");
+
+const startMarker = "<!-- Generated gallery items: start -->";
+const endMarker = "<!-- Generated gallery items: end -->";
+
+function escapeHtml(value) {
+  return value
+    .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
+    .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
+    .replace(/\"/g, "&quot;");
+}
+
+function renderArticle(entry, eol) {
+  const attrs = [`class="thumbnail"`, `href="images/fulls/${entry.id}.jpg"`];
+
+  if (entry.position) {
+    attrs.push(`data-position="${escapeHtml(entry.position)}"`);
+  }
+
+  return [
+    "\t\t\t\t<article>",
+    `\t\t\t\t\t<a ${attrs.join(" ")}><img src="images/thumbs/${entry.id}.jpg" alt="" /></a>`,
+    `\t\t\t\t\t<h2>${escapeHtml(entry.title)}</h2>`,
+    `\t\t\t\t\t<p>${escapeHtml(entry.description)}</p>`,
+    "\t\t\t\t</article>",
+  ].join(eol);
+}
+
+function renderGallery(entries, eol) {
+  return entries.map((entry) => renderArticle(entry, eol)).join(eol);
+}
+
+function main() {
+  const entries = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(dataPath, "utf8"));
+  const indexHtml = fs.readFileSync(indexPath, "utf8");
+  const eol = indexHtml.includes("\r\n") ? "\r\n" : "\n";
+  const galleryMarkup = renderGallery(entries, eol);
+  const replacement = [
+    `\t\t\t\t${startMarker}`,
+    galleryMarkup,
+    `\t\t\t\t${endMarker}`,
+  ].join(eol);
+
+  const markerPattern = new RegExp(
+    `^[\\t ]*${startMarker}[\\s\\S]*?^[\\t ]*${endMarker}`,
+    "m"
+  );
+
+  if (!markerPattern.test(indexHtml)) {
+    throw new Error("Could not find gallery markers in index.html");
+  }
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(indexPath, indexHtml.replace(markerPattern, replacement));
+}
+
+main();