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Extra Fizz: Local App Named One of Time's Top 10 for 2009
Locavore, a local-food app created by Seattle's own Buster Benson (of the late, lamented McLeod Residence), has been named one of the top 10 iPhone apps of 2009 by Time magazine
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As I wrote when I first hyped Locavore earlier this year, it's super-intuitive (and well worth the couple of bucks it costs). First, you let it detect where you are. Then, it tells you what's in season, and where and when you can buy it. You can also find out what's in season all over the country, get information about unfamiliar ingredients, browse by ingredient to find out when specific produce will be in season, and access recipes from Epicurious and Foodista, a local open-source cooking encyclopedia, that use the local ingredients you're buying.
According to Benson, Locavore has sold about 30,000 copies since it launched March 17.
As I wrote when I first hyped Locavore earlier this year, it's super-intuitive (and well worth the couple of bucks it costs). First, you let it detect where you are. Then, it tells you what's in season, and where and when you can buy it. You can also find out what's in season all over the country, get information about unfamiliar ingredients, browse by ingredient to find out when specific produce will be in season, and access recipes from Epicurious and Foodista, a local open-source cooking encyclopedia, that use the local ingredients you're buying.
According to Benson, Locavore has sold about 30,000 copies since it launched March 17.
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