Website www.eats.com Type of business Private | Founded 2002 | |
Industry Restaurant listings, ratings and reviews Key people Joe Ariel, CEO; Jonathan Mark, Vice President of Marketing; Jon Gershman, Director of Sales Products Eats.com, Eats Magazine, College Eats, Eats TV Headquarters New York City, New York, United States | ||
Eats Media is a company that provides dining and restaurant information through a variety of different media vehicles. Their products include Eats.com, Eats Magazine, College Eats and EatsTV. Eats Media Group was founded in 2002 by CEO Joe Ariel and Derek Beckmann.
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History
Eats was founded in Murray Hill, NYC as a black and white neighborhood restaurant guide. Their website remained in beta form for over a year, before it was officially launched in April 2008.
Eats.com
Eats.com was officially launched on April 1, 2008. It is partly a social networking site and partly a restaurant portal that allows users to search for and review restaurants from around the country. Users can search by type of cuisine, neighborhood, or city. There is also a feature that allows users to search by restaurant features, such as late-night dining, kid friendly, pet friendly, and more. Somewhat like a "Facebook for foodies" mixed with a Yelp or a Citysearch, users can create a profile, add friends, list favorite restaurants, upload pictures and write messages to other users. Membership is free. Users must create an account to review a restaurant, but not to read other reviews. There is also a Foodie News column, featuring breaking culinary news, and an "Ask the Editors" feature so that users can get their culinary questions answered.
The Eats launch party was held at Marquee in New York City on April 3, 2008, with proceeds benefiting City Harvest. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs was one of the celebrity guests.
There is also an Eats.com Facebook application that allows users to access their eats info from their Facebook account.
Eats Magazine
Eats Magazine is published on a rolling basis throughout the year in different neighborhoods in New York City, Washington, DC and Miami. The magazine lists menus from various restaurants, including a range of fine dining and casual dining places in specific neighborhoods. The magazines also contains feature-length articles on a variety of food topics.
Regions
Eats Magazine is currently published in the following regions:
College Eats
Special college issues of the magazine are currently being published for Columbia University, George Washington University, University of Miami, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Yale University, Fordham University and Florida International University. Each book caters to the student populations and features dining establishments in the surrounding neighborhoods.