# Handpick Your Favorite Dish: Exploring the World of Food - Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2015/02/handpick-your-favorite-dish-exploring-the-world-of-food/ - Published: 2015-02-02T22:03:57-05:00 - Author: greenlivingguy ## Handpick Receives $3 Million in Series A Funding San Francisco – January 30, 2015 — Innovative food discovery app Handpick today officially launched its iOS app and website in the U.S.  That’s as well as announced its Series A funding.  For this new app allows food lovers access to over 10 million socially shared food posts from Instagram. In addition, hundreds of unique food blogs, and top recipe sites. Handpick’s unique semantic technology also recommends ingredient pairings based on what users have on hand. Handpick’s 10 million socially shared food posts include dishes from 1.6 million content creators worldwide. Download the Handpick app at [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handpick-food-by-ingredients/id879966748?mt=8](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handpick-food-by-ingredients/id879966748?mt=8) [⌊Dish food handpick⌉⌊Dish food handpick⌉[ ### Food App Suggestions So they started Handpick to let users input what they already have in their [kitchen and find dish ideas](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/02/budget-friendly-kitchen-cabinet-makeover-ideas/) using those ingredients. That was said by Payman Nejati, Handpick chief executive officer. He’s curating the best dishes from Instagram and top food blogs. Then they are “making it easy to discover how people around the world use your favorite ingredients.” ### **Series A Funding** Handpick has received $3 million in Series A funding after just 9 months of inception. The round was led by ClearVue Partners. Handpick is also backed by angel investors with deep experience throughout the food supply chain including SINODIS founder Jean Pierre Chesse, Cathay Capital managing partner Mingpo Cai, and [Schneider Electric](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/10/schneider-electric-and-ecodata-center-partner-for-climate-positivity/) CEO Jean Pascal Tricoire. #### **How Handpick Works** The app makes it easy to save interesting dish posts by adding them to topics which can be shared with others. By following different topics, users get notified when new dishes are added. That’s also making Handpick a reliable source for continuously refreshed food content. This means users can find dish topics titled anything from Gluten-free Desserts to 10 Best [Superbowl](https://greenlivingguy.com/2016/02/group-slams-pepsi-ahead-of-super-bowl-over-forest-destruction/) Snacks to 7 Ways To Use Tofu. With its new approach of curating content from Instagram, Handpick features over 10 million food posts, thus making it the world’s largest searchable collection of food. The company’s editorial team hand-picks the best dishes daily, allowing users to quickly and easily find great dish ideas without having to pore over thousands of results. The new app also allows users to pick and combine over 10,000 ingredients, more than any other food app available. [⌊Handpick dish food⌉⌊Handpick dish food⌉[ ### **Key Features** 1.Access over 10 million dish posts from around the world 2. The option to pick ingredients from a list of over 10,000 items and see what they combine well with3. Become a content creator and publish topics based on favorite dishes and foods4. Save interesting dishes and categorize by diet, occasions, ingredients, cuisines and more5. Find recipes ranging from simple meals to gourmet dishes6. Browse a curated feed of the best dishes from Instagram and the web, making it quick to find a dish or recipe **_Source: _****_[http://www.handpick.com](http://www.handpick.com)_** ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/df91669667126e1290c21ee0342c386e2da19d588d4d9ca6560bd82ed59a9641? s=300&d=monsterid&r=g) greenlivingguy The Green Living Guy, Seth Leitman is an independent power producer, a green living expert, and Editor of the McGraw-Hill, TAB Green Guru Guides. Seth is also an Author, Radio Host, Reporter, Writer and an Environmental Consultant on green living. The Green Living Guy writes about green living, green lighting, the green guru guides and more. Seth's books range from: # Build Your Own Electric Vehicle by Bob Brant and Seth Leitman (2nd and 3rd editions) # Build Your Own Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman # Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel # Green Lighting by Seth Leitman, Brian Clark Howard and Bill Brinsky # Solar Power For Your Home by David Findley # Renewable Energies For Your Home by Russel Gehrke # Do-it-Yourself Home Energy Audits by David Findley # Build Your Own Small Wind Power System by Brian Clark Howard and Kevin Shea # and more green living books to follow. [See Full Bio](https://greenlivingguy.com/author/greenlivingguy/) [ ](https://greenlivingguy.com/author/greenlivingguy/) ## Comments ### By: navasolanature - Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2015/02/handpick-your-favorite-dish-exploring-the-world-of-food/#comment-18448 - Published: 2015-02-03T15:30:02-05:00 Great. I try twice a week vegan!