OpenTable and Foodspotting go together like champagne and caviar. Help us celebrate our union by sharing your favorite, delicious pairings on Twitter for a chance to win a meal for two. Every day from April 22-26, 2013, we’ll be giving away a $100 American Express gift card or a Treatful gift card to one lucky [...]
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Click and Choose: Vote for Food & Wine’s 2013 The People’s Best New Chef!
Food & Wine magazine has opened voting for The People’s Best New Chef online award. There 100 nominated chefs and you can vote for your favorite in each of 10 regions. That’s one vote per IP address per region.The chef with the most votes will be named The People’s Best New Chef for 2013! Don’t miss your [...]
On Our Plate: Just 2 Days Left for Restaurants to Claim Free Mobile Sites; Welcome Foodspotting; DC + Chicago Restaurant Weeks; Cooking Matters on NBC + More
Happenings on and around OpenTable… * We’re celebrating the addition of Foodspotting to the OpenTable family! Learn more. * There are just two more days to for restaurants to claim their FREE mobile site. Get yours today! * Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters program was featured on NBC News. Watch it now. * Asheville Restaurant Week: $15 to-course [...]
We Are Family: Foodspotting Joins OpenTable!
We are thrilled to announce that Foodspotting is becoming a part of OpenTable. An app for finding and sharing great dishes at restaurants, Foodspotting is a must-have for foodies who enjoy documenting, sharing, and discovering photos of delicious dishes. “We’re proud to welcome the talented Foodspotting team to the OpenTable family,” said our own Matt [...]
Los Angeles ‘Eat Up’ Brings Virtual Foodies Together at Napa Valley Grille
We’ve got a guest post from our friend Mary Bigham and her colleague Amy Strauss of The Town Dish. In a world of increasingly common virtual connections, breaking bread with fellow food-loving writers from around the country is a modern day novelty. When the occasion arises though, the result is inherently satisfying. For die-hard foodies, [...]
What Sam Sifton Looks Like, How to Find Out What Michael Bauer Looks Like, and Other ‘Critic-al’ News
Restaurant critics create the news, and sometimes they make the news…. * The New York Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s identity has been compromised by the sneaky peeps at Eater, while eating KFC of all things. [Gawker] * New York Magazine reviewer Adam Platt clarifies a few things for those wanting to compromise his identity. [...]
How to Take Foodspotting Photos (Unless You’re at Alinea)
From the “Not-Exactly-Breaking-News” files, food photography is rampant at restaurants, thanks to, first, Flickr, then Twitpic, and now Foodspotting. The act of creating food porn, as a lot of people call it, while eating out has become more acceptable, even though it annoys some diners. I admit I’ve done this a few times — but [...]