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Resource Wed Dec 02 2009
New iPhone Application Makes Every Week Restaurant Week
Get exclusive deals at up to 150 Chicago restaurants using Foodie, a new iPhone and iPod Touch application launching this week. The application populates a map of the city with pinpoints indicating restaurants offering specials. Deals change daily and can include prix-fixe menus, discounts on specific dishes and complimentary wine pairings.
Users secure a special offer by making a one-touch reservation with the restaurant through the application. For example, today at David Burke's Primehouse, Foodie subscribers can get a 28-day Ribeye steak ($45 value) for the price of a Delmonico steak (regularly $28).
Additionally, users can send meal email invitations to friends, instantly confirm reservations and post reviews to Facebook and Twitter. Restaurants currently signed on to offer Foodie specials include the Bristol, Custom House, Graham Elliot, Nightwood, one sixtyblue, Piccolo Sogno and Webster's Wine Bar.
The application is available now on iTunes for $1.99. Users' first three reservations are free. Every subsequent reservation made through Foodie costs $.99. Users may upgrade to monthly and yearly subscriptions for unlimited free reservations. However, the first 250 people to download Foodie can secure special deals at no cost for a full year.
Alan / December 3, 2009 9:16 AM
This app may not be ready for prime time. I downloaded (and paid) yesterday but it bombs out and returns me to the iPhone menu. I've written to the authors at support@foodietheapp.com for a fix.