Imagine a social media that connects friendly home cooks with hungry guests worldwide – that media is TastePlease. With the latest version of the platform to be released this November, finding new dinner partners has never been easier.
Joining a local dinner party can be as simple as ordering take-away – all it takes is a few clicks on your phone. Thanks to Danish startup TastePlease, chefs and home cooks of all kinds can sell tickets to their private table through an online platform and app.
The platform first launched in March, and so far dinners have been limited to specific dates. However, with the introduction of events ‘by request’, hosts and guests will have a more flexible scheduling option. According to founder Frank Lantz, this leaves users with a wider range of dining offers.
“Some of our aspiring hosts are hesitating to set up new events, because they don’t want to be tied up on a date before there’s an interest in the dinner,” he explains. “With the ‘by request’ function, we are making it easier for them to coordinate new dinners with potential guests.”
As one of the startups selected for the ALPHA programme, fast growing social dining platform TastePlease will be among the exhibiting companies during this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
Anyone with an interest in food communities, social media and new technology will have the chance to chat with TastePlease founder Frank Lantz in Lisbon, this November. The man behind the food app recently mentioned on Forbes will be present at the upcoming Web Summit, where he looks forward to not only exhibit but also share ideas and experiences with like-minded startups and established professionals.
“We are very proud to have been chosen for the startup programme,” Lantz states. “It’s a great opportunity to discuss the future of dining and social networking with some of the brightest, most creative minds in the tech community.”
Når Danmark Spiser Sammen løber af stablen i november, er der fokus på de indendørs spisefællesskaber i en tid hvor mørket sænker sig udenfor. Det er Folkebevægelsen mod Ensomhed, der endnu engang står bag kampagnen, men for særligt ét af medlemmerne rækker initiativet langt ud over uge 45.
Hos den københavnske iværksættervirksomhed TastePlease arbejder medarbejderne alle årets 52 uger på at gøre det lettere for danskerne at mødes omkring maden. Virksomheden lancererede tidligere på året en dele-økonomisk platform, hvor private kan finde og udbyde madoplevelser – lige fra enkle pastaretter til storslåede gourmetmenuer.
Konceptet bygger på moderne fællesspisning, hvor værter og gæster ikke nødvendigvis kender hinanden på forhånd men mødes over et måltid i hjemlige, ofte uformelle rammer. For manden bag, kok og iværksætter Frank Lantz, handler det om at skabe mere nærhed i hverdagen.
“Vi har ofte for travlt til spontant at invitere naboen eller det nytilflyttede par til middag,” fortæller han. “Men jeg tror der er mange, som egentlig godt kunne tænke sig at lære flere i nærområdet at kende – derfor vil vi gerne gøre det lige så nemt at finde et lokalt middagsselskab som det er at bestille takeaway.”