PlateCulture is a
sharing economy
In capitalism, the sharing economy is a socio-economic system built around the sharing of resources. It often involves a way of purchasing goods and services that differs from the traditional business model of companies hiring employees to produce ...
platform that enables guests to dine at a local host's home. The site was founded by Lithuanian entrepreneurs Reda Stare and Edvinas Bartkus. It launched in 2013 with a focus on tourists and locals in Southeast Asia.
It currently offers two
mobile apps for Android and iPhone users as well as web-based platform.
PlateCulture allows hosts to list their kitchens through the site and guests to make bookings to dine at a host's home restaurant. Both parties leave a review about their experience. In November 2015, the
BBC noted the platform's positive impact on language learning opportunities between locals and travellers.
In September 2015,
VICE journalist Lauren Razavi described PlateCulture as "an Asian startup that's essentially the
Airbnb of food" in a feature story profiling a Persian chef who runs a home restaurant in Kuala Lumpur through the platform.
See also
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List of websites about food and drink
References
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External links
PlateCulture.com
Cooking websites
Hong Kong websites
Websites about food and drink