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FOOD IS THE MOST INSTAGRAMMABLE THING GOING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ANY RESTAURANT VISIT WILL REVEAL AVERAGE JOE AND JOAN TAKING SNAPS OF THEIR STEAK, TOFU BURGER OR SUSHI WITH A CAMERA PHONE. BUT WHAT IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT FOOD DAVID BOWMAN ASKS?

FOODILY Foodily is the world’s largest social recipe network. You can discover and share any recipe on the web and use Foodily to keep track of all your favourite recipes in one box. Increase your repertoire daily by following friends and favourite chefs. Discover other foodies with similar tastes by following celebrity chefs, bloggers and cookbook authors. In the advanced search tab one can fi nd recipes by ingredient or diet type (like gluten-free or low GI). Keep track of what you like from every recipe site by creating personalized lists of weekly dinners and special occasions. FOODION Hook up with industry professionals such as chefs, service staff , sommeliers, bartenders, producers and restaurant creators. Here you can post and share food-related images, including your own work, as well as those you discover in your own exploration. Food professionals from all over the world post images of their new creations and spread information about local food ingredients. It’s possible to follow your favourite chefs as well as discover exciting new talent. Not only can you draw inspiration from their work but you can engage them if you have any questions about ingredients or unfamiliar food. Fresh original interviews and cooking videos are loaded every week.

FOR TRUE FOODIES ONLY: THE APP This is the go-to app for all serious foodies: a trusted community of great restaurants, top chefs, sommeliers AND foodies! The app features video cooking classes with professionals from Top Culinary Schools Restaurant Guide.

All the restaurants are based and selected on chefs’ recommendations, so you can see where chefs eat in their downtime. Tasting and food pairing notes form part of the wine database while a Chef Directory introduces chefs and sommeliers by country, all nominated by peers to be included on this list of over 3 000. This is the fi rst global foodie network in eight languages, and includes South Africa.

FOODIE – CAMERA FOR LIFE The Foodie camera app is the essential companion for the modern sociable foodie. Discover fun and fast ways to spice up the perfect memory of the perfect meal. There are over 30 professional quality live fi lters to apply, and it includes an easy and accurate smart guide feature for taking top-down photos of food, while capturing the perfect atmosphere and mood when taking food photos from above. Shoot vivid videos of your dining adventures and apply tasteful live fi lters. Once perfected, share on a myriad of social network platforms for all to see, and drool over!