no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 eats media llc . type private industry restaurant listings ratings and reviews founded 2002 headquarters new york ny key people joe ariel ceo ; jonathan mark vice president of marketing ; jon gershman director of sales products eats.com eats magazine college eats eats tv website www.eats.com eats media is a company that provides dining and restaurant information through a variety of different media vehicles . their products include eats.com eats magazine college eats and eatstv . 1 eats media group was founded in 2002 by ceo joe ariel and derek beckmann . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 eats.com 2.2 eats magazine 2.2.1 regions 2.3 college eats 2.4 eatstv 3 references 4 external links history edit eats was founded in murray hill nyc as a black and white neighborhood restaurant guide . their website remained in beta form for over a year before it was officially launched in april 2008 . 3 products edit eats.com edit eats.com was officially launched on april 1 2008 . 4 it is partly a social networking site and partly a restaurant portal that allows users to search for and review restaurants from around the country . 5 6 users can search by type of cuisine neighborhood or city . there is also a feature that allows users to search by restaurant features such as late night dining kid friendly pet friendly and more . somewhat like a facebook for foodies 7 mixed with a yelp or a citysearch 8 users can create a profile add friends list favorite restaurants upload pictures and write messages to other users . 9 membership is free . users must create an account to review a restaurant but not to read other reviews . 10 there is also a foodie news column featuring breaking culinary news and an ask the editors feature so that users can get their culinary questions answered . 11 the eats launch party was held at marquee in new york city on april 3 2008 with proceeds benefiting city harvest . 12 fashion designer marc jacobs was one of the celebrity guests . 13 there is also an eats.com facebook application that allows users to access their eats info from their facebook account . 14 eats magazine edit eats magazine is published on a rolling basis throughout the year in different neighborhoods in new york city washington dc and miami . the magazine lists menus from various restaurants including a range of fine dining and casual dining places in specific neighborhoods . the magazines also contains feature length articles on a variety of food topics . regions edit eats magazine is currently published in the following regions 15 new york city downtown west brooklyn heights park slope downtown east cobble hill carroll gardens midtown uptown west midtown uptown east washington dc dupont circle adams morgan foggy bottom georgetown downtown capitol hill miami aventura coral gables south beach college eats edit special college issues of the magazine are currently being published for columbia university george washington university university of miami university of massachusetts amherst yale university fordham university and florida international university . each book caters to the student populations and features dining establishments in the surrounding neighborhoods . 15 eatstv edit references edit http eats.com aboutus foodies unite distinction long island living june july 2008 . www.eats.com about us nemser m. myspace for foodies yahoo shine march 17 2008 . sfoodie blog . eats.com social networking for the food obsessed san francisco weekly april 7 2008 . lightstone m. the best & coolest sites around askmen.com april 9 2008 . scheider a. soft serve geisha guys a facebook for foodies a 400 cutting board the new york times april 8th 2008 . gould simon a. what might be the first gridskipper.com april 7 2008 . rangachar v. find cheap eats good restaurants with menupages.com and eats.com los angeles times june 25 2008 . http www.thrillist.com archives 2008 04 eats nation culture food services.html howard h. a new site for foodies the new york times travel section may 18.2008 . fabricant f. food and socializing dining calendar new york times dining & wine section april 2 3008 . http nymag.com daily fashion 2008 03 marc jacobs foodie 1.html august 25 2008 . reiley l. social networking for food lovers the st. petersburg times june 11 2008 . a b http eats.com magazine gallery external links edit eats.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title eats media & oldid 698606584 categories restaurant guidesmedia companies established in 20022002 establishments in new yorkhidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate 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