Popular Street Food Blog Partners with Food Network’s Eat St.

Christopher Ford, Co-Founder of Stitches ‘n Dishes, announced that the popular street food blog site, providing articles, interviews, reviews, high-quality food photography, and video became a Preferred Blog Partner to Food Network’s television show, Eat St.

Eat St. and Stitches ‘n Dishes will exchange content and collaborate in the promotion of the Eat St. mobile app for iPhone by Invoke Media, creators of HootSuite and Eat St. Digital, which enables people to locate, share and review food trucks and food stands anywhere in the country. Users can browse through information including the vendor’s hours, location, menu, specials, photos and Twitter feed. Users can also tap the Google Maps image on the vendor page to get directions to the food truck’s location. The partnership broadens the Stitches ‘n Dishes reach to cover the entire country.

“We’re really excited to announce that we’ll be working closely with the excellent food blog Stitches n’ Dishes to offer inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking posts about the business of mobile catering and food truck operations,” said Lima Al-Azzeh, Eat St. Community Manager. “For our first cross-post, we’ll feature the wise words of Stitches ‘n Dishes sharing note-worthy tips on how to keep customers coming back for more.”

Produced by Paperny Entertainment, Eat St. entering its third season, characterizes the rapidly-growing street food culture in North America in a unique way. Hosted by Canadian comedian, James Cunningham, who is a self-proclaimed menace to the kitchen, the show gives viewers a genuine “man on the street” view of the street food, without the formal culinary approach of a chef host. In each episode, Cunningham visits several food stands, carts or trucks for a candid, and most-often humorous review of his experiences. Eat St. airs on Tuesdays at 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET on The Cooking Channel.

The Eat St. community team utilizes Social Media Marketing to engage with the viewing audience, strengthening viewer loyalty and the emotional appeal of the show through its Blog, and Twitter and Facebook pages. The team shares street food tips, and food preparation tricks from vendors, as well as behind the scenes looks at the TV show, and street food news from across the nation. Eat St. also offers contests and special promotions to its followers.

“We’re pleased to partner with Food Network’s, Eat St. The show’s concept and mission are perfect companions to Stitches ‘n Dishes, and what we’re about. The Eat St. app for iPhone compliments our community and fills a specific need for mobile convenience amongst our readers. Our readers will also appreciate the expanded viewpoint, as our coverage can span the country through the shared content with Eat St.”

The new relationship between the Eat St. blog and Stitches ‘n Dishes provides mutual benefits, including opportunities to expand coverage, introduction of mobile integration, and cross-promotion.

About Stitches ‘n Dishes:

Stitches ‘n Dishes is a registered (pending) trademark of fotoMOJO, LLC, San Francisco, CA 94109.

Stitches ‘n Dishes, the creation of Christopher Ford and Andrew Nicora, and inspired by “Stitch”, an American Staff. Terrier mix / Bichon Frise, provides marketing, advertising and PR services to the mobile foods industry and it provides consumers with a single source for original articles, reviews, food photography, California fairs and events, discounts, contests and giveaways.

Stitches ‘n Dishes is California’s first provider of a platform that stitches a link between food lovers, entertainment venues and mobile food operators, and the first fully dedicated marketing, advertising and development resource available to mobile food vendors in California.

Contact
Christopher Ford, Co-Founder
Stitches ‘n Dishes
916-612-9954

About Invoke Media
HootSuite is a registered trademark of Hootsuite Media Inc. CORPORATION CANADA 37 Dunlevy Avenue Vancouver, BC CANADA V6A3A3.
Invoke is a full-service interactive agency, specializing in Web, mobile, and social app development for major brands and agencies. With Invoke’s suite of award-winning products, brand marketers are able to create unparalleled interactive experiences tailored to an increasingly social Internet.
Invoke also offers best-in-class custom development on the Web, mobile, Facebook and other social platforms, servicing clients like Dawn Soap and The Onion.
Invoke has been recognized by the:
nextMEDIA 2011 Digi awards
Canadian New Media Award for Social Media
PopVox Awards X 3 (2008, 2009)
PICK20, Backbone Magazine’s Top 20 Web 2.0 pioneers
BC Business Magazine’s 5th most innovative company in British Columbia

About Paperny Entertainment
Eat St. is a Paperny Entertainment production. Paperny Entertainment has been producing compelling non-fiction television for almost 20 years, and continues to fiercely push the envelope with groundbreaking ideas and approaches. Many of our programmes now include new media components to enhance viewership and audience participation.

Since 1994, when The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter was nominated for an Academy Award®, Paperny Entertainment’s commitment to producing quality programming has allowed the company to develop and grow into the multi-faceted, prolific operation it is today.

From conceptualization through development, to production, post production and distribution, Paperny Entertainment provides a full range of state-of-the-art production services.

About The Food Network
The Food Network is a registered trademark of Television Food Network, G.P. Cable Program Management Co., G.P. (Delaware general partnership); Scripps Networks, Inc. (Delaware corporation); Tribune (FN) Cable Ventures, Inc. (Delaware corporation); Cable Program Management Co., G.P. is Delaware general partnership consisting of: 1) Scripps Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation 2) Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company, an Ohio corporation PARTNERSHIP DELAWARE 1180 Avenue of the Americas New York NEW YORK 10036

About The Cooking Channel
The Cooking Channel is a registered service mark of COOKING CHANNEL, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 1180 Avenue of the Americas New York NEW YORK 10036