Three lifelong friends, all hitting fifty in the same stretch of months. Two of them are biological cousins; the third has been in the group since before anyone can remember. This year they booked a three-day trip to Asheville, North Carolina — mountain air, long walks, small breweries, and a lot of dinners.
A lot of dinners. The one in charge of reservations got excited. He booked Cúrate, and then Rhubarb, and then one more "just in case," and then one last one because it looked too good to skip. The group looked at the spreadsheet and declared him Foody McRestaurant.
The nickname stuck. Then it escalated. Over a shared plate of whole-hog barbecue, somebody suggested they should all have food-critic pen names. Within ten minutes they had three. Within an hour they had a mission statement: roleplay as food critics, review only good restaurants, keep it family-readable, and never, ever use a real name.
Someone registered the domain. Then the second domain. Then a third person said "we should probably have an actual website so when my aunt Googles it, there's something there." And here we are.
The site is open. Anyone can sign up under an Irish-style pen name and post positive reviews of restaurants they love. Comments are welcome. Upvotes are free. Kids read this — keep it playful. The four rules sit up top, and they're enforced. Life is short; eat well; be kind about it.