Hungry: San Francisco | Kaelin Burns & Nick Walsh | Talks at Google

TL;DR

Hungry is a neighborhood-by-neighborhood dining guide that provides recommendations for unique, family-owned restaurants in various cities, including Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.

Transcript

hungry started when a group of friends in 1999 sat down and wanted to write a dining guide the way that they wanted to be able to find restaurants by neighborhood the places that our mom and pop own that our family owned that are one of a kind you know hole in the walls or not but they wanted places that were good valued you know not cheap but you ... Read More

Key Insights

• 🦮 Hungry is an expanding project company that aims to provide dining guides for various cities.
• 👋 The guide focuses on neighborhood restaurants with good value and unique offerings.
• 🈹 The Hungry Decks offer discounts at featured restaurants and are currently available only in Los Angeles.
• 👤 The guide is organized logically and geographically, making it easy for users to find restaurants in different neighborhoods.
• 💁 Hungry's guides are updated once a year, although the information might not be as current as online content.
• 👪 Hungry also offers family-friendly and healthy dining guides to cater to different preferences.
• 🦮 The company relies on freelance writers to contribute to their guides, offering an opportunity for up-and-coming writers to gain exposure.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is the purpose of Hungry's neighborhood-by-neighborhood dining guide?

The purpose of Hungry's guide is to help food enthusiasts find unique, family-owned restaurants with good value in various neighborhoods of different cities.

Q: How does the Hungry Decks work?

The Hungry Decks are a deck of cards, each featuring a different restaurant. When you visit a restaurant with a Hungry Deck card, you can get a $10 discount on your meal.

Q: What cities are currently included in Hungry's guide?

Hungry's guide covers 10 different cities, including Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, and Orange County.

Q: What sets Hungry's guide apart from other dining guides?

Hungry's guide is unique because it focuses on neighborhood-by-neighborhood recommendations and includes a variety of establishments like coffee houses, tea houses, and bars. It also provides an upfront overview of each neighborhood with maps and specific recommendations.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Hungry started in 1999 as a group of friends wanted to create a dining guide that focused on neighborhood restaurants with good value and unique offerings.

• The guide expanded to include different cities and also introduced the Hungry Decks, a deck of cards that offers discounts at featured restaurants.

• The guide is organized by neighborhood and provides information on different types of establishments, such as coffee houses, tea houses, bars, and more.