Table chemistry · Turns on Planning and Occasion
ESPC and ESFD
The Thoughtful Epicure and The Wandering Taster
Take turns: booked or walk-in, big or easy
You agree on Discovery and Company. You take turns on Planning and Occasion.
Not sure which one you are?
2 of 4 letters — you'll balance each other out.
How ESPC and ESFD eat together
Your next nights out
Every letter you differ on is a turn you trade. Rotate through these and each of you gets your kind of night.
ESPC's night
- Somewhere new to you both
- Just the two of you
- Booked ahead
- Make it a night
ESFD's night
- Somewhere new to you both
- Just the two of you
- Walk in
- Keep it easy
Half and half
- Somewhere new to you both
- Just the two of you
- Booked ahead
- Keep it easy
Half and half, swapped
- Somewhere new to you both
- Just the two of you
- Walk in
- Make it a night
Blue: a turn you trade. The rest you already agree on.
House rules
- DiscoveryBoth lean ExplorerYou both want the dish you've never tried. Nobody orders the safe thing.
- CompanyBoth lean SoloYou both like room to enjoy your own plate. A quiet table for two is perfect.
- PlanningESPC: Planner · ESFD: FreestylerOne of you saves the list, one follows the craving. The Planner picks the place, the Freestyler picks the dishes.
- OccasionESPC: Celebrator · ESFD: DailyOne of you wants a big night, one wants an easy one. Take turns: a special night, then an easy one.
Jobs at the table
- Picks somewhere new
- Both of you. Flip a coin for whose list goes first.
- Invites more people
- Neither of you. Dinner for two it is.
- Books the table
- ESPC, the Planner.
- Makes it an occasion
- ESPC, the Celebrator.
Bold or Mellow?
The flavor letter is compared on its own. Here is how each combination orders.
Both Bold
You'd agree on the spice level. Order the hottest thing on the menu and split it.
Both Mellow
You'd agree on the spice level. Clean, comforting plates for both of you.
One Bold, one Mellow
One of you orders it mild, one extra hot. Get the chili oil on the side.
Where each of you would go
Suggestions from each type's profile, not rules. In the app, the match score on each dish is the answer for you.
- ESPCThe Thoughtful Epicure
- Chef’s counters
- Small tasting menus
- Quiet specialist restaurants
Try ordering: the omakase or tasting menu, a single perfect dish the chef is known for.
Eating with ESPC: Let them order for you, and do not rush the courses.
- ESFDThe Wandering Taster
- Food trucks
- Corner bakeries
- Markets and street stalls
Try ordering: tacos from a truck, a bakery’s best pastry.
Eating with ESFD: Go for a walk with them. Dinner will happen on the way.
Compare other types
See ESPC with every type or ESFD with every type. Just for fun — a food-preference quiz, not a psychological or health assessment.
Taste type vs match score
Your taste type is how you eat, just for fun. Your palate is what you love, and in the app that is what your match scores use.
Your match score (0–100) is how well a dish or place fits your palate — not the crowd's average. See how taste matching works.