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iTUNES TOP PAID
FOOD & DRINK APPS
A Meal Is A Terrible
Thing To Waste
I HAVE IVY League-educated friends who spend more time
researching where to eat than they dedicated to their entire
academic careers. There’s interviewing, cross-referencing
and fact-checking — and that doesn’t even include figuring
out what to order. Here are some apps that take the trouble
— but not the taste — out of hunting down a great meal.
FOURSQUARE
DINING GRADES
(FREE)
(FREE)
Forget check-ins: this is
a tip factory, even if you
have few “friends.” Scan
top picks from average
Joes and pros alike to find
foodie Meccas (as well as
what to order) in any city.
Peckish and paranoid?
Check to see if the
food at that swanky
hotspot is both “in”
and edible with this
app’s crowdsourced
cleanliness reviews.
eHarmony for eaters. Tell
Ness what you like by
reviewing places you’ve
been, and it’ll serve up
recommendations based
on where you are and
what you love.
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(FREE)
NESS
MOBILECIOUS
CHEFS FEED
(FREE)
($9.99)
Get all the happiness of
eating from a food truck
without the hassle of
hunting it down. The
best bites these days
come from these roving
restaurants, so eat up.
Get dining tips straight
from Mario Batali,
Thomas Keller and more
celeb chefs (though no
guarantees they haven’t
saved their favorite hot
spots for themselves).
Crowdsourced,
schmowdsourced! Get
the classic, quality
reviews Zagat is known
for with this app that
taps into its trusted
encyclopedia of ratings.
(FREE)
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LOCALEATS
MAGELLAN PRESS INC.
$0.99
Yelp minus the chains.
Find one-of-a-kind
indie restaurants, for
serious food snobs only.
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FOOD NETWORK
IN THE KITCHEN
TELEVISION FOOD
NETWORK G.P.
$1.99
3
FASTPALEO
FAST PALEO LLC
$0.99
4
DINNER SPINNER PRO
ALL RECIPES, INC.
$2.99
5
MIXOLOGIST™
DRINK RECIPES
DIGITAL OUTCROP
$0.99
6
DINERS, DRIVE-INS
AND DIVES LOCATOR
MAPMUSE
$2.99
7
GRILL-IT!
SLUICE, LLC
$0.99
8
COR.KZ WINE INFO
APPLIED AMBIGUITIES
$2.99
9
SHINE UNLIMITED
MASTERCHEF ACADEMY
$0.99
10
ZAGAT
HANDMARK, INC.
$9.99
ZAGAT