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Now Get This: New OpenTable ‘Places I’ve Eaten’ Facebook App — Free + Fun!

We are thrilled to announce the release of our new Facebook app Places I’ve Eaten. This fresh app makes it easy for people to share their dining history, favorite restaurants, and wish lists with friends on Facebook. Places I’ve Eaten also enables people on Facebook to see where their friends have dined, see their own and their friends’ ratings, share recommendations, [...]

Dining Poll: How Do You Decide Where to Dine When Going Out With a Group?

When you’re going out with friends, how do you settle on where you’re going to sup? Does one person take the lead? Do you crowdsource it? Or, do you go by availability on OpenTable? Share your strategy in today’s dining poll. When dining out with friends, how do you select the restaurant?

Friday’s Daily Dining Poll: Do Facebook Friends Influence Where You Dine?

Would you be more likely to dine at a restaurant if you saw that one of your Facebook friends had given it a positive review?customer surveys

Date/Time	Event
06/01/2013 - 06/02/2013 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Montclair Food & Wine Festival Woman’s Club of Upper Montclair, Montclair New Jersey
06/03/2013 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Long Island Hospitality Ball to Benefit American Cancer Society Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury New York

Caroline Potter is the Chief Dining Officer for OpenTable, Inc. She’s a dining trend-spotter and an OpenTable VIP, who dines out more than she eats in and has accrued more than 10,000 Dining Rewards points. Caroline started working in restaurants as a teen and she's since tackled every front-of-the-house job, from bartender and hostess to runner and server. She trained as a chef at Manhattan’s prestigious French Culinary Institute, cooking at L’Ecole. In addition to her role at OpenTable, she has written about food from farm to table for New York City’s famed Greenmarket and Edible Brooklyn and Edible East End magazines. Caroline is also a Certified Master Gardener.