EatWith:本土美食在線預(yù)約平臺(tái)是一個(gè)可以讓旅游在在路上的旅行者，有機(jī)會(huì)與當(dāng)?shù)厝艘黄鸸策M(jìn)晚餐，同時(shí)也可以了解當(dāng)?shù)氐谋就溜L(fēng)情，進(jìn)而真正的融入到土著人的生活中去。
啟發(fā)他創(chuàng)業(yè)的是自己一次難忘的旅行經(jīng)歷。他和家人到希臘游玩，恰巧被當(dāng)?shù)厝搜?qǐng)到家中共進(jìn)晚餐，他吃到了一路上的餐館里沒吃到的道地食物，還和主人聊天聊得十分愉快，了解到了不少當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗文化。所以 Michlin 決定創(chuàng)辦 EatWith，讓當(dāng)?shù)鼐用癜炎约旱牟妥篮蛷N藝分享出來(lái)，為用戶提供均價(jià) 30 到 50 美元之間的餐點(diǎn)，招待在路上的旅客，而 EatWith 會(huì)從中抽取最多 15% 的傭金。
首次進(jìn)入EatWith主頁(yè)的用戶，需要根據(jù)自己的口味注冊(cè)一個(gè)賬號(hào)，接下來(lái)就可以選擇成為旅客預(yù)訂餐桌，或是成為主人提供餐桌。對(duì)于當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駚?lái)說(shuō)，EatWith 幫助他們?cè)诩依镒銎鸩惋嬓∩庠黾邮杖耄瑫r(shí)也給了他們結(jié)識(shí)不同人群的機(jī)會(huì)。而對(duì)旅客來(lái)說(shuō)，他們可以以相近的價(jià)格享受到非標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化的美食，還能在餐桌上遇到同樣來(lái)旅行的人，認(rèn)識(shí)新朋友，并且從主人的口中了解了解當(dāng)?shù)氐奶厣睦锖猛�，哪里坑爹，減少被導(dǎo)游忽悠的幾率。
為保證提供的餐桌和餐點(diǎn)質(zhì)量，EatWith 現(xiàn)在采取人工認(rèn)證的方法，就是親自到那些居民家里試吃食物，確保質(zhì)量后，會(huì)在網(wǎng)站上給提供餐點(diǎn)的居民發(fā)放認(rèn)證。但 EatWith 希望日后用戶量逐漸積累起來(lái)，能把認(rèn)證這個(gè)工作交給用戶點(diǎn)評(píng)來(lái)完成。同時(shí) EatWith 還會(huì)和第三方機(jī)構(gòu)合作，提供一百萬(wàn)美元的保險(xiǎn)，免去招待旅客引發(fā)食物中毒等問(wèn)題的憂慮。
不過(guò)目前 EatWith 還只對(duì)以色列的特拉維夫市和西班牙的巴塞羅那開放，網(wǎng)站上現(xiàn)在有 130 個(gè)可提供餐桌的居民，但正有成千上萬(wàn)的餐桌租借申請(qǐng)從世界各地涌來(lái)，他們計(jì)劃下一步對(duì)紐約市開放。
On one very memorable evening in 2010, while vacationing on the island of Crete, I had the extraordinary privilege of dining at the home of the Papadakis family. The connection was made through a friend of a friend.
It was a small two bedroom apartment in a suburb of Heraklion (the main city in Crete). They were so excited to host a traveler for dinner that they invited their neighbors and their cousin from Athens to join. The main topic over dinner was the Greek financial crisis and how every family had at least one family member that was unemployed. Theirs was a perspective I definitely had not gotten from the headlines.
They offered me tips on places to visit, told me about restaurants where the locals eat, and even gave me a bottle of local Cretan liquor as a gift. I still have the bottle - it's empty. For dinner, we had an absolutely delicious Cretan dish known in Greek as, "makaronia with kreas vodino and tiri athotiro [on top]." Translation: spaghetti with meat (beef) and a local Cretan cheese (athotiro) on top. It was amazing!
After four hours - and I'm sure no one was looking at their watches - it was time to say goodbye. I originally planned on being there only two hours, but wow, how the time flew! Truly a unique experience I will never forget.
In all my years of traveling, connecting with the locals has always made my experiences more meaningful. I enjoy tours, museums, tourist sites, and eating at great restaurants. But as a tourist, it's easy to feel disconnected, like you're walking in a bubble. The best way to break the bubble and enrich your connection to a place is to interact with real people in their own private spaces. After my evening with the Papadakis's, this is exactly what happened.
I was inspired. When I returned home, I shared my experience with my friend Shemer, and we began to envision a global community of enthusiastic guests and passionate hosts. We imagined a website where users could discover amazing hosts around the world, delicious homemade cuisine, and recount their stories of unforgettable experiences.
So there you have it. That's how EatWith was born. If you're as passionate as we are about meeting new people, eating amazing homemade dishes and doing something a little different, then we would love to extend you a warm welcome to join our growing community!
