Table chemistry · Turns on Planning
ESPD and ESFD
The Curious Curator and The Wandering Taster
Take turns: booked or walk-in
You agree on Discovery, Company and Occasion. You take turns on Planning.
Not sure which one you are?
3 of 4 letters in common — one turn to trade.
How ESPD 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.
ESPD's night
- Somewhere new to you both
- Just the two of you
- Booked ahead
- Keep it easy
ESFD's night
- Somewhere new to you both
- Just the two of you
- Walk in
- Keep it easy
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.
- PlanningESPD: Planner · ESFD: FreestylerOne of you saves the list, one follows the craving. The Planner picks the place, the Freestyler picks the dishes.
- OccasionBoth lean DailyYou both love easy, everyday eats. A Tuesday dinner is plenty.
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
- ESPD, the Planner.
- Makes it an occasion
- Neither of you. Easy and good is the whole plan.
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.
- ESPDThe Curious Curator
- Specialist counters
- Regional restaurants
- Places from a friend’s list
Try ordering: the dish your saved list says to get, regional specialties.
Eating with ESPD: Ask for their list. They have one for exactly your mood.
- 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 ESPD 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.