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Food and Tech: Reservations Apps, Online Grocery and Digital Cooking Schools
We explore how technology is changing the way we shop, cook and eat. Jonathan Gold, Ari Taymor and Ben Leventhal weigh in on reservation apps that sell access to exclusive tables. Plus, how Instacart Uber-ized grocery delivery and why the venture capital world is enamored with food.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenWe explore how technology is changing the way we shop, cook and eat. Jonathan Gold, Ari Taymor and Ben Leventhal weigh in on reservation apps that sell access to exclusive tables. Plus, how Instacart Uber-ized grocery delivery and why the venture capital world is enamored with food.
Photo: Resy
In this episode
8 storiesHow Much Would You Pay for a Hard-to-Get Dinner Reservation?
Ben Leventhal is a co-founder of Eater.com and the CEO of Resy , a reservation app that allows diners to buy access to last-minute tables.
Read the story11 minFood + Tech + Connect
Danielle Gould is the founder of Food Tech Connect , a network of innovators looking to "disrupt" the food space with information technology.
Read the story7 minThe Uber-ization of Grocery Delivery
Walker Dieckmann is one of LA's city managers at InstaCart , an online grocery service that allows consumers to grocery shop online at their favorite stores, and then crowd sources personal shoppers to pick it up and bring it straight to your front door.
Read the story7 minDigital Cooking School: Apps Bring Culinary Know-How to Your Phone
Lesley Bargar Suter is the Dine Editor for Los Angeles Magazine. In the December 2014 issue she wrote about two cooking apps that aim to up your dinner game: Salted and SideChef . She also discusses her experience with meal delivery services like Blue Apron and Plated which deliver ingredients and recipes to your door.
Read the story7 minVenture Capital's Flirtation with Food
Rob Trice is the founder of The Mixing Bowl Hub and Better Food Ventures , two organizations that help connect the food and ag world with Silicon Valley's IT sector and potential investors. He discusses the landscape of venture-capital investing in the food sector.
Read the story6 minInstagram: The Most "Disruptive" App in Food
Stacey Sun is the director of Dine LA and the eyes behind the organization's Instagram account . She describes how Instagram has been a game changer for both chefs and diners.
Read the story8 minJonathan Gold Reviews Pistola
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he reviews Pistola , an Italian steakhouse from chef Vic Casanova.
Read the story8 minMarket Report
Amelia Saltsman is the author of the Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook . This week she talks to Laura Avery about Koda Farms ' Kokuho Rose rice.
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