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Seattle cooking startup raising more cash to help fuel ‘culinary medicine’ vision

by Kurt Schlosser on June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 at 1:39 pm

Seattle chef Joel Gamoran is raising more money to fuel his passions in the kitchen, including his dream of creating a product around “culinary medicine” to help people stay healthy… Read More

We don’t need AI rolling pins: Food tech experts on the risks and opportunities for AI in the kitchen

by Lisa Stiffler on June 5, 2024June 10, 2024 at 7:15 am

Scott Heimendinger, a culinary entrepreneur who helped lead some of Nathan Myhrvold’s Modernist Cuisine projects, has a request for today’s kitchen innovators: please, please don’t create a rolling pin powered… Read More

Seattle chef gets a taste of startup success by streaming interactive cooking classes

by Kurt Schlosser on April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 at 8:21 am

Like many startups, Homemade came to life in a garage. “We put up some phones and some webcams, duct taped it together and just opened it up,” said founder Joel… Read More

Recipe for sustainability: Inside Microsoft’s new electric food hall, where there’s no cooking with gas

by Kurt Schlosser on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 at 2:46 pm

In the early days of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen were so focused on getting their software company up and running, the notion of stopping to eat a proper… Read More

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Tech titan Nathan Myhrvold and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart dish about pizza

by Alan Boyle on October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 at 2:26 pm

When it comes to pizza, is there really anything new under the sun-dried tomatoes? Well, how about an all-black pizza, made with squid ink and black mozzarella? Or saffron pizza?… Read More

Relish launches subscriber plan Relish+ with access to more online recipes and meal-planning help

by Kurt Schlosser on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 at 9:44 am

Seattle-based recipe and meal-planning service Relish is boosting its food-preparation help with the launch of Relish+, a membership plan designed to make it easier to figure out what’s for dinner.… Read More

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ChefSteps founder returns to the kitchen with new startup and another high-tech cooking device

by Kurt Schlosser on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 at 2:47 pm

Chris Young took the temperature on current kitchen innovation and decided the time was right to get back to the business of inventing devices to make home cooks smarter and… Read More

PepsiCo and Xinova behind new Seattle restaurant tech startup that aims to digitize ‘back of house’

by Taylor Soper on October 30, 2019October 31, 2019 at 8:59 am

From food delivery to point of sale to reservation systems, there has been plenty of innovation over the past several years around the beginning and end of a dining experience.… Read More

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Amazon and Discovery cook up ‘Food Network Kitchen,’ a streaming service aimed at home chefs

by Kurt Schlosser on September 25, 2019September 26, 2019 at 9:33 am

Discovery and Amazon think they have the right ingredients to get food lovers to subscribe to yet another streaming service. The cable-TV network is teaming with the tech giant on… Read More

Assume the (cast) Iron Throne in your kitchen with a Seattle-born skillet inspired by ‘Game of Thrones’

by Kurt Schlosser on May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 at 9:17 am

“Game of Thrones” fans looking for the perfect way to prep a dragon steak — or whatever they eat in Westeros — might want to check out this custome cast… Read More

ChefSteps CEO tells Joule users and cooking fans ‘this truly sucks’ in post about startup’s job cuts

by Kurt Schlosser on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 at 9:41 am

In the days following news that ChefSteps, the cooking technology startup, had to make significant changes and reduce staff, co-founder and CEO Chris Young has said that while the situation… Read More

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Cooking tech startup ChefSteps, funded by Valve’s Gabe Newell, cuts jobs but says it will live on

by Todd Bishop on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 at 9:10 pm

ChefSteps, the high-tech cooking startup financed by video game titan Gabe Newell, cut an unspecified number of jobs on Wednesday, significantly scaling back its operations. But the company plans to… Read More

High-tech cooking startup Sansaire shutting down, ceasing production of new sous vide device

by Nat Levy on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 at 8:15 am

High-tech cooking startup Sansaire is closing its doors. The Seattle-based company is halting development of its latest WiFi sous vide cooking device, the Delta, its CEO said in an announcement to Kickstarter… Read More

Aisle Ahead buys Seattle recipe planning app BigOven after a ‘wake-up call from Amazon’

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 at 1:30 pm

The grocery industry is feeling the heat from Amazon, but Aisle Ahead has no plans to get out of the kitchen. Instead, the company is facing competition from Amazon head-on.… Read More

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Gourmet tech: Nathan Myhrvold’s ‘Modernist Bread’ finds new twists in one of the oldest foods

by Alan Boyle on October 21, 2017October 21, 2017 at 12:35 pm

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Did you ever try inflating bread dough with a bicycle pump? Gourmet technologist Nathan Myhrvold did — and after thumbing through the 2,642 pages of his latest opus, “Modernist Bread,”… Read More

Recipes via robot: As voice technology shakes up cooking, Allrecipes adapts with help from Amazon

by Monica Nickelsburg on June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 at 8:25 am

If your grandmother was anything like mine — at home in the kitchen with a recipe box full of hand-written cards — she’d just shake her head and sigh at… Read More

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Now you’re cooking with Facebook: ChefSteps launches Messenger bot to control Joule kitchen device

by Kurt Schlosser on February 17, 2017February 17, 2017 at 8:47 am

Modernist cuisine is getting even more modern. ChefSteps, the Seattle-based high-tech cooking startup behind the Joule sous vide cooking device, now allows home cooks to control the smart appliance using Facebook… Read More

Allrecipes launches Amazon Alexa skill for easier hands-free cooking

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 at 1:15 pm

I think of my Amazon Echo as a cooking device. I know that Alexa, the virtual assistant that powers the smart speaker, has a wide range of capabilities but, to… Read More

High-tech cooking startup Sansaire unveils new sous vide device and app

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 29, 2016August 28, 2016 at 7:32 pm

High-tech cooking startup Sansaire is launching a Kickstarter campaign today for a smaller, WiFi-enabled sous vide cooking device. The Sansaire Delta, like its predecessor, heats water to precise temperatures for… Read More

On-demand chef startup Cozymeal launches in Seattle with custom cooking classes and catering

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 at 12:18 pm

When it comes to on-demand chef services in Seattle, there are a lot of cooks in the kitchen. Cozymeal, a platform that connects professional chefs with foodies for cooking classes… Read More

Seven months later, Allrecipes’ millennial-focused redesign attracts new users — and critics

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 at 11:00 am

Allrecipes spent most of 2015 cooking up what it calls “Dot Next,” a redesign with an emphasis on social features, mobile optimization, and community. The Seattle-based online recipe company’s goal… Read More

App of the Week: SideChef is like GPS for the kitchen

by James Risley on March 11, 2016March 11, 2016 at 3:49 pm

GPS has changed the way we drive. No longer do you have to closely analyze a map before heading out to a new destination; just punch in the address, make sure… Read More

Geek of the Week: From Juiceman to Breadman to SousVide Supreme, Creative Cuisine’s Bob Lamson is a kitchen appliance guru

by Madeline Vuong on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 at 3:10 pm

An expert in both kitchen appliances and business development, Robert (Bob) Lamson has worked for decades to improve the cooking experience for home chefs. Lamson, who is a cum laude graduate… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Our favorite apps, and the great Outlook vs. Gmail debate

by Todd Bishop on November 28, 2015November 28, 2015 at 7:45 am

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about our favorite apps for book lovers, gamers, photographers, home cooks, people who like to send holiday cards, and… Read More

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Meet ‘Joule’: Top chefs develop high-tech cooking device, aiming to spark a revolution in the kitchen

by Todd Bishop on November 24, 2015February 1, 2016 at 3:13 pm

Measuring just 11 inches tall and 1.85 inches in diameter, with no digital display of its own, the cylindrical white device may not look revolutionary. But its developers — drawing from their experience in top… Read More

High-tech stove knob-maker Meld cancels Kickstarter after acquisition, leaving backers angry

by Taylor Soper on September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 at 10:49 am

More than 1,500 Kickstarter backers who paid a combined $209,688 for Meld’s innovative stovetop temperature control system back in May won’t be receiving their geeky cooking products after all. The… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers launch Kickstarter for stove knobs that control temperature automatically

by Taylor Soper on April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 at 11:43 am

As I drop a quartet of refrigerated, uncooked rice balls into a pot of bubbling oil, the stove knobs below my hands start moving automatically to increase the heat and return the oil back to its… Read More

A better way to cook: Startup’s kitchen appliance brings sous vide to the masses

by Todd Bishop on December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 at 9:33 am

Professional chefs and advanced home cooks have long extolled the benefits of sous vide cooking, using a water bath to evenly cook cuts of meat and other food at precise temperatures. Sous vide… Read More

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz backs Gatheredtable, a new way for families to plan menus for the week

by John Cook on March 26, 2014September 5, 2014 at 6:53 pm

If you’re like me, family dinner time is usually a mad scramble to find something to eat, typically resulting in a trip to the local Thai restaurant, burger joint or… Read More

DocuSign co-founder Court Lorenzini now leading cooking-focused stealth startup CookBrite

by Taylor Soper on November 15, 2013March 23, 2014 at 8:10 am

Court Lorenzini, a longtime Seattle-area entrepreneur who co-founded DocuSign back in 2003, is now leading a stealth startup in the cooking space. Lorenzini told us that his new company, CookBrite, is nearing… Read More

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