Tasting Table
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Type of site | Food & drink news |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
| Owner | Static Media |
| Founder(s) | |
| Employees | 40 |
| URL | tastingtable |
| Launched | October 2008 |
| Current status | Online |
Tasting Table (incorporated as TDT Media Inc.) is an American digital media company focused on food and drink. The brand's website and email newsletter report on food and drink trends in the categories of dining, wine, cocktails, cooking, and food travel. In addition to publishing original articles, photos, and videos, Tasting Table hosts events including the Lobster Rumble, held annually in New York City and Los Angeles.[1]
History
[edit]Tasting Table was founded in 2008 by Geoff Bartakovics and John McDonald,[2] with backing from the Pilot Group,[3] a private equity firm established by Bob Pittman.[4][5][6]
Lobster Rumble
[edit]Since 2010, Tasting Table has hosted an annual lobster roll competition. Originally called the Lobster Roll Claw-Off[7] and hosted only in New York City, the event, now named Tasting Table' Lobster Rumble, occurs annually in New York City in June of each year[8] and moves to Los Angeles in August. It brings lobster roll purveyors from across the country together to compete for the title of Fan Favorite, selected by event attendees, or Editor's Choice, selected by Tasting Table editors. The 2014 New York Lobster Rumble hosted 20 competitors and 2,000 attendees, while the Los Angeles Lobster Rumble included 13 competitors and 1,000 attendees.[9][10]
DINE by Tasting Table
[edit]In 2015, Tasting Table acquired Flavour, a restaurant discovery app that The New York Times once called "powerful" and "eye-catching".[11] Tasting Table subsequently relaunched the app as DINE by Tasting Table. DINE is a curated restaurant finder that makes it easy to discover dining destinations. While Tasting Table editors have selected the restaurants included in each of the app's eight cities, DINE aggregates reviews from nearly 30 local and national publications, critics, and epicurean websites.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Bixby, Scott (June 7, 2014). "My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Tasting Table CEO Geoff Bartakovics: A Week in the Life". The Huffington Post. October 19, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Email newsletters connect advertisers with eager audiences". Los Angeles Times. April 6, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Tasting Table Is the Daily Candy for Foodies". TechCrunch. July 4, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Daily Foodie Newsletter Tasting Table Is Gobbling Up Revenue". The New York Observer. May 8, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "How passion guided a big career shift for a banker turned tasting table CEO". Fast Company. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Successful Publicity Stunts 101: Dr. Claw Crashes Tasting Table's Lobster Roll Claw-Off". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Da Lobsta Headed to Lobster Rumble in New York, Launching Food Truck Here". DNAinfo.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Robert's Maine Grill lobster roll wins 'Editor's Choice Award'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Event Alert! Tasting Table's Lobster Roll Rumble Returns". Lamag – Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ Bromwich, Jonah (April 10, 2015). "Two Apps to Guide You to Good Food". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ Bain, Zoe. "We'll Never Have to Spend Hours Scrolling Through Yelp Ever Again". Refinery29. Retrieved March 15, 2017.