Andinow helps travelers connect to local food experts to discover great places for food, and to get local help! Our startup combines the power of AI with the expertise of local experts curation to bring personalized food & restaurant recommendations based on individual taste profile.
Help business & individual travelers
Help travellers find hidden gems in the city that only locals know about
Be ranked in your city
Gain recognition as top 10 local foodie experts in Andinow Platform
Less Writing, More Appreciation
Make food recommendations, not write food reviews. Become a local foodie influencers!
get rewards
Earn extra income and get rewards for being top ranked local foodie expert in your city
ABOUT ANDINOW
Who we are
Andinow is an on-demand food recommendation concierge service platform using AI & local experts intelligence. Our startup combines the power of AI with the expertise of local experts curation to bring users personalized food & restaurant recommendations like never before. We provide a platform where travelers can connect to local experts to discover great places for food. When users visit a new city like Washington D.C, instead of spending time to read through hundreds of online reviews, they can text Andinow to get food & restaurant recommendations provided by local food experts with the help of AI to get the top 3 recs based on your taste profile. Our human-AI hybrid approach sets us apart in the world of recommendation technology.
Are you a foodie who loves to share your favorite dishes with others?
Join us today and start making food recommendations. You'll be ranked as a local foodie expert in your city. You'll be eligible to enter the Andinow Reward Plan when reaching top ranked local experts.
Are you interested in providing food & restaurant recommendations as a service?
Sign up now and earn Andinow points when answering on-demand queries from travelers. You'll be able to convert points to restaurant discount/coupons when reaching specific milestone.
Andinow requirements for local foodie experts
Make recommendations for 10 different restaurants in your current city and answer 20 Public queries OR 10 Private paid queries from travelers to be ranked as a local foodie expert
Use real name and have a clear photo of yourself on your profile page
Agree that that you are NOT closely affiliate with a business owner and not accepting compensation in exchanges for positive food rating and recommendations
Post high quality photos of recommended dishes and give honest food rating based on your own experience
Willing to become a foodie-famous influencer in your city
Love to help travelers especially providing tips or help them find local gems that only you know about
(Bonus) Specialize in a specific type of food like "sushi" expert who know where the best sushi in your city because you have been to most if not all sushi restaurants in your city
Earn rewards upwards of $1,000 as top 5 local foodie experts
Flight Ticket
Hotel Stay
Dinner at Your Favorite Restaurant
Restaurant Giftcards
A food recommendation platform built with trust
At Andinow, we want to glorify our local foodie experts and we selectively invite them to join. We are looking for local foodie experts who have a lot of food experiences and provide accurate comparision and rating for the dishes they recommend
A community of top local foodie experts in the city
Whether you're looking to earn rewards or just want to help travelers who visiting your city, Andinow brings the technology to allow you to share your food experience with others and gain followings for your food expertises
Become a trusted food influencer and be ranked in your city
Our community is made up of trusted foodie experts who believe that sharing their real food experience with others to help them discover new favorite dishes.
frequently asked questions
Currently, Local foodie experts are invite-only. We will set up meetings with you to go over the program and provide an "Invite Code" which will be used to set up your account to be ranked in a city. If you are interested in become a local foodie expert, you can fill out the "become a local foodie expert" form and we will contact you to discuss further.
Earn extra income: Depends on the type of query, you will get paid for answering Private query or Public paid query.
Earn rewards: You will gain points for answering traveler's questions and making food recommendations in your city. Your points will determine your ranking in your city as a local foodie expert. At the end of each quarter, we will calculate and verify the points of all local foodie experts. Top 5 local foodie experts earn rewards such as flight ticket, hotel stay, dinner, or restaurant giftcards.
Rewards can be redeemed within 6 months and they are non-transferrable, have no cash value, and may not be redeemed or exchanged for cash or gift cards. or any cash equivalent.
No, you don't write food reviews. Instead, you will make food recommendations. You give a food rating(good, bad, ok) for the dish and add high quality photo of the food or record short video of your experience at any restaurant that you visit.
At Andinow, we believe that the future of food recommendation is not based on reading online review but to get accurate food recommendation based on user taste.
Your ranking is updated daily when your new points are added. If you are making recommendations for new restaurants which are not in our database then Andinow will need to review before rewarding points. Points are added or substracted based on our rules
Andinow is an on-demand food recommendation concierge service platform where we connect travelers to local foodie experts. By using Andinow platform, users can get personalized recommendations based on their taste profile. Our system matches local foodie experts' recommendations with the users' taste profiles to help them discover new dishes that will become their favorite in a new city. Users can also ask local experts on-demand by texting and get answers instantly without having to do a lot of research or reading ton of online reviews.
Andinow local experts cannot accept compensation in return for the recommendations from restaurants. Accepting compensation will result in suspension of your account and losing all points and ranking.
Once you are registered with Andinow as a local expert, you can log onto your account and start recommending your favorite dishes and restaurants. A food recommendation should have a good qualify photo, a food rating(good, bad, ok, excellent) and personal comment about the dish. Your comment should compare the dish of the restaurant to the same dish at other places. This will help travelers making decision easier. This is not where you write about the restaurant service nor ambiance. Please avoid speculations such as “The restaurant might have used an ingredient xxx in the dish yyy”.
No, you should use your own photo. Andinow uses AI technology to determine whether the photo is fake and the recommendation won't receive any points. Repeated photo violation may result in suspension of account and removed from ranking. Bonus points for taking selfie with the food that you recommend.
Any food&drink-related local business that help travellers discover unique local experience. These could be local gems that only local foodies know about.
Yes, your food rating is your personal opinion and it is important to make different type of food ratings whether they are good or bad. Andinow system will give bonus points for local foodie experts who has a variety of food ratings. A local foodie expert having only "excellent" or only "bad" food rating are not very selective.
Yes, absolutely- more the merrier ; in-fact we would love to have more foodies who love sharing their experiences with travellers to discover something new. Just contact us(team@andinow.com) to get a referral link. You'll get referral bonus points if the candidate is selected.
If something is up, write to us at team@andinow.com and we’ll connect with you.
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