PlateCulture
PlateCulture is a sharing economy platform that enables guests to dine at a local host's home. The site was founded by Lithuanian entrepreneurs Reda Stare and Edvinas Bartkus. It launched in 2013 with a focus on tourists and locals in Southeast Asia.[1][2][3][4]
It currently offers two mobile apps for Android[5] and iPhone[6] users as well as web-based platform.
PlateCulture allows hosts to list their kitchens through the site and guests to make bookings to dine at a host's home restaurant. Both parties leave a review about their experience.[7] In November 2015, the BBC noted the platform's positive impact on language learning opportunities between locals and travellers.[8]
In September 2015, VICE journalist Lauren Razavi described PlateCulture as "an Asian startup that's essentially the Airbnb of food" in a feature story profiling a Persian chef who runs a home restaurant in Kuala Lumpur through the platform.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kristina Mariswamy (10 June 2013). "Indulge 'Off the eaten track' with Plate Culture". FZ. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Rachel Croucher (1 May 2013). "Fostering intercultural communication through food: Lithuanian entrepreneurs speak". The Lithuanian Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Frances Cha (21 May 2014). "Meet locals, eat their food: New Asian dining trend". CNN. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Gabey Goh (5 June 2013). "At PlateCulture, a meal is more than just food". Digital News Asia. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "PlateCulture - Private Dining - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "PlateCulture on the App Store". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07.
- ^ Anh-Minh Do (8 October 2013). "Don't eat at a restaurant, use PlateCulture and eat at someone's house". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Lauren Razavi (26 November 2015). "The best new way to learn a language?". BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Lauren Razavi (16 September 2015). "This Woman's Living Room Is Kuala Lumpur's Best Persian Restaurant". VICE Munchies. Retrieved 28 December 2015.