Tech Bites
299 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMeet the innovators and influencers at the intersection of food and technology. Tech Bites investigates the profound ways the rapidly evolving digital world is transforming how we discover, produce, and share food in the real world. Are the food revolution and the start-up generation in sync or in conflict? Host Jennifer Leuzzi explores how technology impacts our culinary lives. Get connected @TechBitesHRN on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter or email us [email protected]. Tech Bites theme song "No Matta' CPU Track" by Uptown Nikko.
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Episode 49: PRINT v DIGITAL
February 01, 2016 19:32 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBPRINT v DIGITAL. For the 2016 food writer, which is better? Is print still prestigious? Has digital media commoditized and devalued content? On this episode, in-studio guests Laurie Woolever and Melissa Clark discuss the SOTU for journalists and cookbook authors. Laurie Woolever is a freelance writer and editor, and works for Anthony Bourdain under the catch-all title of “gatekeeper.” She has written for the New York Times, Lucky Peach, Saveur, GQ, Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Los Angeles T...
Episode 48: Potluck Video with Ali Rosen
January 25, 2016 18:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBPotluck Video is one of the top sources for fresh culinary video content online. Founder and host Ali Rosen joins us in-studio to talk about her journey from TV to online video and back to TV, and where she thinks the future of food video is headed. “If there’s content you love creating, the barrier for entry is pretty low!” [11:00]
Episode 47: Digital Media Boot Camp for Opening a Restaurant
January 18, 2016 18:59 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBIf you own a restaurant or food business and want to run your social media, marketing and PR on your own – this boot camp episode is for you. In-studio guest Eva Karagiorgas, founding partner at Mona Creative, demystifies PR and marketing with pro-tips on how to run your business media like a boss. “People need to get over the fear of social media or digital marketing – it’s a necessity.” [9:55] “I will always recommend Instagram because it’s visual… There are millions of people using Inst...
Episode 46: Here Comes the Pitch: Dine Market
January 12, 2016 00:52 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBDine Market is an online marketplace and app designed to bring restaurants and their vendors together on one platform. The value proposition for restaurant is saving time by putting all their transactions in one place, and saving money with price comparison-shopping. How does it play out for vendors? In-studio guests Dine Market CEO Guy Praisler pitches Dine Market to Catherine Greeley of Heritage Foods USA. Will the platform’s efficiencies and opportunity to reach a greater customer base eq...
Episode 45: American Food 2.0 with Mitchell Davis
January 04, 2016 18:46 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBOn the premier episdoe of 2016 we’ll talk with Mitchell Davis, chief creative officer USA Pavillion at Expo 2015 Milano, about American Food 2.0, the six million+ visitors to the USA Pavillion (including Secretary John Kerry and FLOTUS Michelle Obama) and the future of the world’s food. “Old world and new world are just names, but they are perfect metaphors for the day to day experience.” [28:00]
Episode 44: 2016 Predictions with Dana Cowin
December 14, 2015 19:05 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBFor the last episode of 2015, the always brilliant Dana Cowin, of Food & Wine Magazine and Chefs Club International, joins us in-studio to talk future trends and stories for 2016. Spoiler alert for the new year? We hope so! Photo credit: John Kernick “I love the way technology can help address climate issues. The apps people are developing for saving water, reducing some stress on the planet — I think we’ll see a lot of that in the food tech space [in 2016].” [36:00] “I think this idea of...
Episode 43: JKL & Jack Recap 2015 – A Year of Tech Bites
December 07, 2015 19:13 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThe penultimate episode of the year. _ Tech Bites _ host Jennifer Leuzzi and engineer/musical director/contributor Jack Inslee, recap the good, the bad and the selfies of 2015. Special call-in guests from episodes past: Eater’s Ryan Sutton, Yahoo Food’s Gillie Houston, and Paul K. Alexander.
Episode 42: Recipe for a Hack
November 30, 2015 19:10 - 55 minutes - 51 MBRez Hound and Last Minute Eatin’ are two online services, built to extract the primo reservations inside the OpenTable system. How’d they do that and why is it free? In-studio guests Reed Kavner, creator of Rez Hound and Jason Davis, creator of Last Minute Eatin’, talk coding, data and capturing that unicorn – the 8pm table at Minetta Tavern. This program was brought to you by the Christmas Tree Farmers Association of New York.
Episode 41: Put the Giving into Thanksgiving
November 23, 2015 23:20 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBUse your tech to do some good on this special holiday episode of Tech Bites. We’ll look at the transformation of the canned food collection to virtual food drives and digital philanthropy with in-studio guests Anthony Butler, Executive Director St. John’s Bread & Life. Make it a real black Friday – and keep your favorite organization out of the red.
Episode 40: The B-Side – Fighting Foodies
November 16, 2015 19:11 - 52 minutes - 48 MBTune in to the debut episode of The B-Side where we talk with some of our favorite people in the culinary world about the other things that make them tick. In this first episode, co-hosts Erin Fairbanks of the Farm Report and Jennifer Leuzzi of Tech Bites talk to a trio of fighting foodies about Muay Thai: Dig Inn CEO Adam Eskin, Top Bartender Joshua Brandenberg , and Personal Trainer and Pro Fighter Elijah Clarke.
Episode 39: Disconnect From Your Tech
November 09, 2015 18:56 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBTechnology is having a profound impact on our lives – and it’s not all good. What keep us connected and productive – is can also be the thing that makes us work 24/7, sucks up time, and isolates us from the people around us. Learn how to tame your tech with in-studio guest Paul Kemawikasit Alexander, a New York City based acupuncturist, who has created a unique wellness system based on traditional oriental medicine, martial arts and urban community. “When your get texted or receive an email...
Episode 38: Here Comes the Pitch
November 02, 2015 19:15 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBRestaurants want to know what customers think to improve service– but don’t want to be held hostage by public criticism. There are a slew of new apps for customer feedback and digital comment boxes, hoping to capture the market. Today in-studio Alex Beltrani, CEO and founder of Tattle, and Rob Edell CEO and co-founder of Servy, pitch their customer feedback apps to Nate Adler, General Manager and Partner at Huertas Restaurant. “The restaurant industry is all about expectations. When we firs...
Episode 37: Story of a Start-Up: Part Deux
October 26, 2015 18:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThis is The Story of a Start-Up: Part Deux. In June we talked with Salivation start-up founder Joseph Epstein, the day his Kickstarter project launched. He hoped to fund the proto-type of his patent-pending, learn to cook via video app. He shut it down a week later. Joseph joins us in-studio to talk about what went wrong, re-building, and the joy of doing weekend mise-en-place in a restaurant kitchen. Hungry for more? Check out Episode 23 Cook Like a Chef with Salivation: The Story of a Star...
Episode 36: How secure is your business? Lock it down with security boot camp.
October 19, 2015 17:22 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBMost restaurant owners are thinking about offering delicious food and awesome atmosphere to their customers. The last thing they consider (maybe never?) is who owns my payment token? Today business need to protect against system hacks and navigate all the new payment systems. If you don’t know what the hell a payment token is, this episode of Tech Bites with in-studio guest Phil Stead from Reliant Solutions is mandatory listening.
Episode 35: Life Inside the FOOD-X Accelerator
October 12, 2015 18:08 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBDo you wonder what’s it like to be a start-up tech company inside an accelerator? Maybe you’re thinking – what the hell’s an accelerator? Find out when in-studio guest Arne Pauwels, Wakati CEO, talks about his experience going through the Food-X accelerator now in New York. “If you’re not in the same environment where the accelerator is, you are throwing away your equity.” [13:30] “In the end, if we are doing something we don’t believe in, that is the fastest way to fail.” [32:00] –Arne P...
Episode 34: DJ Takeover: Jack Inslee & Uptown Nikko
October 05, 2015 20:22 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBTech Bites gets lots of love and support from the Full Service DJ’s Uptown Nikko and Jack Inslee, so we wanted to give them a show case shout-out. In this episode they talk about their DJ collective, the Tech Bites theme song “No Matta’ CPU Track” and put down a great set in-studio. Warning: this episode contains some adult language in the mix.
Episode 33: Your Phone is DIRTY. Ask a Clean Person
September 28, 2015 17:26 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBYou phone and tech gear are dirty and you know it. Not what’s in it (that’s your business) but what is on it. Think of all the places you put your phone, like the sticky coffee shop table, the bathroom sink counter in the bar, the subway seat – and that’s just today. Clean up your gear with in-studio guest Jolie Kerr author of the New York Times best-selling book My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag and Other Things You Can’t Ask Martha, and host of the Ask a Clean Person Podcast on Heritage Ra...
Episode 32: Instagram Boot Camp
September 21, 2015 17:41 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBGet more Instagram followers by building a better feed. Michael Harlan Turkell, professional photographer and host of HRN’s The Food Seen, shares his pro-tips on taking good photos and how to use all effects toolbox. Gillie Houston of Yahoo Food talks about how she got to 40.1K followers, and how to get more. Follow the feeds: @HarlanTurk @TheFoodSeen @GillieHouston @YahooFood @TechBitesHRN @Heritage_Radio “The real benefit lies in hashtags is community based hashtags… you have the chance o...
Episode 31: Are Delivery Services Bad for Restaurants?
September 14, 2015 17:49 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBFood delivery is one of the hottest food tech categories right now – with online ordering representing about 9-billion dollars a year in the U.S. Second and third-party delivery services with easy-to-use apps and websites like GrubHub Seamless and UberEats are enjoying rapid growth. The media tells us they are great for consumers – but are they great for restaurants? Today’s episode talks with restaurant owners in-studio about how these delivery services impact business and the bottom line. ...
Episode 30: Techtable Summit: Hi
August 10, 2015 17:37 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBThere are apps for almost every piece of the dinning experience. There are apps to recommend restaurants, buy the reservations, document the experience and paying for the meal. Non-industry folks, who have the idea to build a better experience for themselves and fellow diners, are developing most of the new restaurant technology. In-studio guests Camilla Marcus and Lauren Hobbs, founder of the Techtable Summit happening this September, talk about the need for the restaurant industry to becom...
Episode 29: BlurtBox: The Post
August 03, 2015 17:33 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThe internet and social media have given people a virtual soapbox to stand-up and rant, review and critique restaurants with sites like Yelp, Trip Advisor, and Urbanspoon. The reviews are every public – and lead to mixed results and responses from businesses. BlurtBox is the next generation of reviewing platforms, where diners use an app to send businesses anonymous feedback. In-studio guest, BlurtBox founder Julien Meyer talks about aggregating customer feedback into valuable data. This pro...
Episode 28: Artisan Food +Uber = Our Harvest
July 27, 2015 17:27 - 35 minutes - 33 MBThis week on Tech Bites Host Jennifer Leuzzi interviews Scott Reich and Mike Winik, founders of Our Harvest. Scott and Mike discuss the pros and cons of running a business that depends on long term production of products and the collection of massive amounts of data. Scott and Mike want to help people get better locally sourced food, while helping support the lives of local farmers, and they believe they can do all this through data predictions. This program was brought to you by Route 11 Po...
Episode 27: 10 Years of Eater with founder Lockhart Steele
July 20, 2015 17:35 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBEater, Est. in 2005 as the Blog & Bar Americain, created much of today’s requisites for online restaurant (nay – pop culture?) coverage we’ve come to expect, love and loathe on today’s internet. In-studio guest Eater founder Lockhart Steele talks about 10 years of Eater, the web and seaport living. This program was brought to you buy the International Culinary Center. “The voice of eater can be a little snobby, a little caustic, but we hope that it still reflects everybody’s love for eating...
Episode 26: Culintro: The Digital Restaurant Industry Network
July 13, 2015 17:21 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThe restaurant industry has always managed to stay connected through a unique global network of word-of-mouth powered by purveyors that travel between kitchens, cooks with mobile phones, magazines and visiting chefs. As tech evolves so does the network. Enter Culintro, culinary + introduction circa 2009, a bid to be the comprehensive industry digital hub. In-studio guest Culintro founder Stephanie Berghoff talks about evolutions in the industry and the best way to find a job. This program wa...
Episode 25: Shen Tong of Food
July 06, 2015 18:04 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBTaking a page from the Silicon Valley playbook, FOOD-X combines start-ups with culinary ventures in one of the first food business accelerators. Created in 2014, the three-and-a-half month program gives food start-ups access to funding and mentorship with the industry stars like chef Dan Barber and CEO Danielle Gould. In-studio guest Shen Tong, founder and partner of FOOD-X talks about disrupting the food industry to create communities of change. This program was brought to you by Bonnie Pla...
Episode 24: ChouxBox Inventory Tech for Restaurants
June 29, 2015 17:19 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBThis new tech company ChouxBox comes from a chef and front-of-house guy, who wanted to spend less time on paperwork and more time cooking and the dinning room. They developed a “POP” or point-of-purchase inventory system that works with a snap of an iphone camera. In-studio guests Tony Aiazzi and Xavier “X” Mariezcurrena, talk about the unlikely story of going from restaurant to start-up incubator, to having a tech team in the Philippines that makes it all seem like magic.This program was br...
Episode 23: Cook Like a Chef with Salivation – Story of a Start
June 22, 2015 17:36 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBLearning to cook via video is a growing food tech category. From subscription-based models to crowd-sourced amateur videos, to YouTube celebrities, lots of businesses are banking on the idea people want how-to videos in the kitchen. In-studio guest Joseph Epstein, discussed his patent-pending learning system at the foundation of Salivation, and what it’s like a like behind the scenes of a food tech start-up. This program was brought to you by the International Culinary Center. “Kickstarter ...
Episode 22: Social Media Digital Take
June 15, 2015 17:46 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIt takes more than a traveling chef and great pork buns to conquer the global restaurant and media markets. In this episode of Tech Bites, the studio is jam packed with the social ninjas that run the digital presences for Momofuku Restaurants worldwide and Zero Point Zero Productions (the creative powerhouse behind Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, PBS’s Mind of A Chef, MeatEater, Apex Predator and Food Republic). Listen in on Helen Cho, Danny Carnaje from ZPZ and Marguerite Mariscal and Rebec...
Episode 21: DJ Timka & Chef Laurent Gras – Restaurant Music
June 08, 2015 20:05 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBMusic can be an important ingredient to any dining experience and expressing the point-of-view of the house. In some cases, music and million-dollar DJ’s eclipse the food and chef. In this episode, in-studio guests DJ Timka and Chef Laurent Gras, discuss current trends and music tech, and their collaboration on music for the dinning room of three-star Michelin L2O. “The only downside to live streaming is if your internet goes down, you’re in trouble.” [09:00] –DJ Timka on Tech Bites “Musi...
Episode 20: Danielle Gould founder of Food + Tech Connect
June 01, 2015 17:45 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBHow do you keep up with all the start-ups, meet-ups and hackathons? You plug into to Food + Tech Connect. Over the past six years, Danielle Gould’s personal blog has grown into a leading aggregator of news and event programming in the food and tech space. In this episode of Tech Bites, she talks about the evolution from blog to business and what’s coming next on the food tech horizon. This program was brought to you by Myriad Restaurant Group. “People always talk about voting with your wall...
Episode 19: BITE Silicon Valley
May 18, 2015 17:21 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBThere’s a new food festival on the block – or more accurately – down in the valley. On June 5th 2015, Silicon Valley will be host to innovators of the culinary type at the first BITE festival. This episode talks with BITE organizer Caryl Chinn of Octagon, and festival speaker Maisie Ganzler, of Bon Appétit Management Company, about the inspiration and hopes for the festival. “I think by bringing celebrtiy chefs into the conversation, I hope to amplify it.” [17:00] –Caryl Chinn on Tech Bites
Episode 18: David Gruber and Pam Lewy Tweet for Tables at Babbo Restaurant
May 11, 2015 17:37 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBSince opening in 1998, Mario Batali’s Babbo restaurant has been one of the toughest reservations to get. Back then, a phone call was the only way to get a table. Today, demand has not slowed down, but now there’s Twitter, and lots of reservation technology. In-studio guest David Gruber, head of digital media and communications for the Batali restaurants talks about Twitter, Opentable, and how to get the toughest get. This program was brought to you by Escape Maker. #### “Its like twitt...
Episode 17: Kickstarter: The 1.7 Billion Dollar Idea
May 04, 2015 17:54 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBPeople have pledged more that 1.7-billion dollars to Kickstarter projects since it’s 2009 inception. The fundraising community has re-invented restaurant and food development financing by harnessing the social power of the Internet. In-studio guests Terry Romero from Kickstarter, and project creator Rebecca Dengrove of Brewla Bars, talk about how to run a successful campaign and what life after the donation deadline. This program was brought to you by The International Culinary Center. “It ...
Episode 16: Jim Meehan & Martin Doudoroff on the new PDT App
April 27, 2015 17:36 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBHow many cocktail recipes have been born at the famed New York City bar PDT since it’s opening in 2007? Yea – there’s an app for that. The new app, PDT Cocktails, a database of 400 cocktail recipes, house-made syrups, and infusions with over 1000 photos of all the drinks and ingredients. In-studio guests Jim Meehan of PDT & Martin Doudoroff talk about handcrafted apps and why the bar named “Please Don’t Tell” is telling all the secrets. This program was brought to you by EscapeMaker.com “I...
Episode 15: IBM’s Chef Watson and Cognitive Cooking with Bon Appetit
April 20, 2015 17:16 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBHow do you teach a computer to cook? Have it read the 9,000 recipes in the Bon Appetit Magazine database and then introduce it to some chefs. This episode of Tech Bites talks with in-studio guests Dr. Steven Abrams of IBM Watson Life, and Stacey Riveria of Bon Appetit, about how the computer program runs on flavor compound algorithms and chicken. Watson – it’s what’s for dinner!
Episode 14: Kate Krader and Steven Hall on The Instagram Effect
April 13, 2015 17:34 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBInstagram has been one of the fastest growing social media platforms since the app was release in 2010. Today it is available in 25 languages and has approximately 300 million users (about 20 million more than Twitter). In-studio guests @kkrader, @foodandwine restaurant editor and Steven Hall, founder @HallPR talk about the Instagram effect on the restaurant business – the good, the bad and the selfie. This program was brought to you by Edwards VA Ham. “Instagram is sort of all about the hu...
Episode 13: Michael Madrigale of Bar Boulud, Social Media Som
April 06, 2015 17:27 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBHave you seen “BTG” scrolling through your social media feed and wondered WTH “BTG Mags” means? By-the-Glass Magnums of course. Michael Madrigale, head sommelier of New York City’s Bar Boulud an Boulud Sud, created Gotham’s first “Big Bottles” program, giving wine lovers the rare opportunity to drink large format bottles poured by the glass. @mikemadrigale joins Tech Bites in-studio to talk about how he uses social media, like Twitter and Instagram, to build a following of BTG drinkers. This...
Episode 12: Amanda Hesser, Food52
March 30, 2015 17:21 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBSince it’s launch in 2009, Food52 has grown from crowdsourcing recipes to cooking apps and commerce, becoming a fixture of culinary life online. Today on Tech Bites, we’ll talk with Food 52 co-founder Amanda Hesser about creating a content + commerce brand online, and her advice to food tech start-ups. This program was brought to you by Visit Napa Valley. “We’re really a platform for great curious talented home cooks to reach a larger audience and share with others.” [21:00] –Amanda Hesser...
Episode 11: IACP Awards Digital E
March 23, 2015 17:23 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBGot bacon? Take a virtual trip to Pig Island with this episode’s guests Rachael Wharton and Jimmy Carbone, authors of the 2015 IACP e-cookbook finalist I Like Pig: Recipes and Inspiration from New York City’s Pig Island. This program was sponsored by Visit Napa Valley. “I wanted to create something that would give back to the chefs…do an ebook.” [9:00] — Jimmy Carbone on Tech Bites “I know we sell at least one per day, the fact that we did it that was the hard work, and now we just have t...
Episode 10: Savory App: Food made
March 16, 2015 17:36 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBFood delivery is one of the big trends right now in food and technology. Savory uses app technology as ecommerce platform and a 9,000-square foot kitchen to produce your order. It’s almost like having room service in your New York City apartment. In-studio guests Dhruv Singh, Jose Fuentes, Andrew Kloch talk about how Savory got started and how they get you what you want, when you want it, even if it’s quinoa and cotton candy. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery. “We live ...
Episode 9: Mark Egerman and Chris Lauber
March 09, 2015 16:51 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIs cash still king? With restaurant payment apps like COVER, you don’t even need your wallet, let alone cash to pay for dinner. Today’s guests Mark Egerman, Co-Founder of Cover and Chris Lauber, General Manager of Aldea Restaurant, talk about hospitality and covering the check with your smart phone. This program was sponsored by The International Culinary Center. “We were doing this on difficult mode, no one thinks selling to restaurants is easy.” [13:00] “We can point to the list of resta...
Episode 8: The New Epicurious: A Web Food Utility
March 02, 2015 20:53 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBCondé Nast launched Epicurious 20 years ago, as the online recipe box for all their publications. It has gone through many evolutions, keeping pace with changes in technology and magazine titles. The new 2015 version re-imagines the site as a web food utility. In-studio guests Eric Gillin, Executive Director and Matt Duckor, Restaurant Editor, will discuss the new responsive design, the food forecast, and some of the other next gen features they’ve created for their 26 million users. This pr...
Episode 7: Next
February 23, 2015 18:53 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThe current trend of food delivery fueled by tech isn’t just for restaurants, it’s reaching farm-to-table too. CSA (community supported agriculture) has gone digital with Farmigo. In studio guests Ludovica Ferme of Farmigo, and restaurant forager Meghan Boledovich of PRINT, discuss how online technology is making farm fresh vegetables as easy to get as a pizza. This program was sponsored by Brooklyn Slate.
Episode 6: Critical Evolution: Ryan Sutton Restaurant Reviewer
February 16, 2015 18:32 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBMichelin first published in 1900, a book of restaurants worth a trip to encourage people to dive more on their Michelin tires. The new car technology was the catalyst. Today Michelin Guide is one of the world’s most important restaurant reviews. How does today’s tech, like Instagram, Yelp and the internet, drive restaurant reviews? All questions Jennifer Leuizzi asks the Tech Bites in-studio guest, Ryan Sutton, restaurant critic at Eater.com. This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Ma...
Episode 5: Food Design & Supermarket 2065
February 09, 2015 20:56 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBImagine the grocery store of the future. In 2065, what does the cart look like? Is there a produce section? Thinking about what food looks like in the future, can influence what we do with our food today. At Studio Industries in Brooklyn, the team uses design thinking and technology to create new products, solve old problems and imagine the future of food. Guest: Mike Lee, Studio Industries Founder and CEO. This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Market. “I think packaged food is a v...
Episode 4: Next Gen Wine Apps, Delectable 4.4
February 02, 2015 19:37 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBWant to be a wine expert? There’s an app for that. The 4.4 release of the Delectable wine app is here. It’s a powerful little app that let’s you scan, save, review, share, research and pay for wine with the touch of a fingertip. Guest Julia Weinberg, Delectable’s resident “wine nerd,” talks about making wine, making apps and what wine she’ll pair with pizza after the show. This program was brought to you by Visit Napa Valley. “It’s not that wine professional’s opinions matters more. The imp...
Episode 3: Hacking OpenTable for Last Minute Reservations
January 26, 2015 20:10 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBDo you have a dinner reservation tonight? Today, booking a table can be harder to get than tickets to a Broadway show. You love to go out to eat, but don’t want plan 30-days in advance or pay for a reservation. What do you do? Follow @LastMinuteEatin on Twitter for real-time last-minute reservations. The OpenTable + Twitter hack was created by New York entrepreneur and software engineer Jason Davis. Jason will talk about his experiment in immediate gratification and schedule free living. Als...
Episode 2: Libraries, Culinary Archives and Digital Menus
January 19, 2015 19:37 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBCollecting cookbooks and menus is so important to our culinary life, whether it’s for our personal memories or sharing public knowledge. This episode of Tech Bites looks at two of the country’s top culinary collections, curation and preservation in the digital age. Guests: Marvin Taylor is the Director of the Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University. Rebecca Federman is the Electronic Resources Coordinator and Culinary Collections Librarian at the New York Public Library....
Episode 1: Forbes Food & Drink “30 Under 30” 2015
January 12, 2015 20:06 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThe Forbes annual “30 Under 30” list identifies and applauds young innovators and entrepreneurs who are impacting our world. The 2015 list, released on January 5th, represents 600 game changers across 20 industries. This inaugural episode of Tech Bites! looks at this year’s Food & Drink “30 Under 30”, specifically the young prodigies using technology to change the way America eats and drinks. Guests: Vanna Le is a Forbes Online Business Editor, and has worked on the Food & Drink “30 Under 30...