Traveling Spoon

Traveling Spoon
Company typePrivate
IndustryFood tourism
Founded2011
Founders
  • Stephanie Lawrence
  • Aashi Vel
[1]
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
Number of locations
Area served
Worldwide
Services
  • Regional cuisine
  • Cooking classes
Websitetravelingspoon.com

Traveling Spoon is a San Francisco, California-based food tourism startup company that connects travelers with local hosts who prepare homemade local cuisine in their homes.[3][4] Travelers can also purchase cooking classes and visit marketplaces for cooking ingredients with their hosts.[5][6] The company offers home dining packages in 38 cities[7] in 15 countries located throughout South and Southeast Asia and Japan.[8][9]

Traveling Spoon was founded by Stephanie Lawrence and Aashi Vel and its beta site launched in July 2013.[10] The bootstrapped[11] company is a graduate of the Venture Lab Program at the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.[12] The Venture Lab program also awarded the company $12,000 in prize money.[12]

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  3. ^ Kim Fortson. "Featured Travelers: Stephanie and Aashi of Traveling Spoon". Afar. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. ^ Pooja Bhatia. "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?". Ozy. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ^ Jillian Tellez. "Authentic Travel: Bringing travelers a taste of the local's life". Online Economy. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  6. ^ Ayyar, Kamakshi (3 March 2015). "Fund Your Travels By Hosting In Your City". National Geographic Traveller India. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  7. ^ Kosoff, Maya (29 March 2015). "39 of the coolest startups founded by women". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ^ Sarah Ashley O'Brien (28 August 2014). "8 must-have travel apps". CNN Money. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. ^ Mimsie Ladner (24 February 2015). "Grab Your Traveling Spoon and Get a Taste of Local Culture". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  10. ^ Jillian D'Onfro. "6 Silicon Valley Startups Launched In The Last Six Months That Could Be Huge". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  11. ^ David Weir. "Traveling Spoon Takes You "Off the Eaten Path" for Culinary Adventures". 7x7. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Venture Lab Awards Prize Money to Traveling Spoon". Fung Institute. Retrieved 1 May 2014.