iPhone apps to love, as much as you love food

If you’re like me and you just can’t stop downloading apps that make your life oh-so better (how did we live without them??) AND you can’t get enough info on food, foodies, and amazing restaurants then these apps are for you!

Whether you’re an at home Julie Childs, an up-and-coming chef, a busy restaurant manager, or a foodie on the hunt, take a peak at each of these 5 apps and you may wonder just how you lived pre-iphone days.

Jamie’s Recipes - This handy recipe and video app helps anyone and everyone shop, prepare, and cook delicious meals and morsels. Created by Jamie Oliver, Britain’s most famous export and a phenomenon in the world of food, after the success of his 20-minute meals app for Android.

Eat St. – Are you a food truck groupie, or maybe even a food truck newbie? Well this is the perfect app for all food truck lovers and followers. Eat St.’s mission is to connect hungry people with food trucks by giving you the ability to search by proximity, popularity & cuisine type (plus many other functions).

Fooducate – This AppStore staff favorite is all about getting Fooducated. What is Fooducated you say? This app allows health conscious grocery store goers to educate themselves on food products by scanning barcodes, which in turn retrieves the nutrition & ingredients lists broken down in simple terms. It also gives you great alternatives and comparisons on products. No more grocery aisle confusion.

Open table – Need a restaurant reservation on the fly? Or have no idea where to grab a scrumptious meal tonight? Open Table has it’s app subscribers covered with the ability to search and make reservations at 15,000 restaurants. You can also read the restaurant’s menus and reviews from other customers.

Gourmet Live – With this Food Based Magazine, get new and classic recipes, stories & interviews with celebrities & chefs.  New content is added and updated every Wednesday. You can express, share and explore your passion for every aspect of food and food culture in a brand new way.

And if you would love to explore these fabulous Food App finds but you’re not exactly sure what an app is or how to use one – check this out.

Until next time – Brand On!

Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 4:03 am and filed under Apps, Customer service, Loyalty programs, Marketing for a restaurant, Menus, Recommended books, Restaurant reviews, Social media.