Yes if will be good for food photos. but you need to walk a little further back to get the the subject inside the frame. you just have to be creative. 35mm 1.4 is ideal for your application. but ive done it with this lens and it produced superb results.

75mm -300 mm for tight budget

70mm-250mm with a little budget

70mm-300mm good budget

Both have different purpose.

18-55mm will be your everyday lens.

55-250mm will be you occassional lens. Meaning, good for taking pics from a distance. Like football, soccer game, bird photography.

If you can, dont get either of these lenses. Save up on the 18-200mm. You will like this and use this more often.

Ive had those two lenses and i must say that it did the job. But switching lenses was a hassle. You may miss a couple of good shots while doing so.

Another thing to consider, the price of the two lenses is equivalent to the 18-200mm in terms of price.

In the end it will be you who will decide.

I am not really familiar with Nikon D3000.

I would suggest you use a Panoramic software.

It means, you take multiple shots and the computer will stitch them together.

It is a cool application.

See attached picture