Taste type · Scouts

EGPD — The Neighborhood Connector

New spots, regular crew

  • Explorer
  • Gatherer
  • Planner
  • Daily

You keep a thoughtful list of new places that make everyday meals more social and more memorable.

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Miso the otter, the EGPD character (The Neighborhood Connector), with a tote bag of bread and fruit
Miso the otterAlways mid-wave, tote bag packed for whoever shows up

New spot, same crew. That is your whole rhythm.

The Neighborhood Connector at the table

You keep a running list of new places close to home and a crew who is always up for trying one. Your meals are not big productions; they are regular nights out that happen to be somewhere new. You make a neighborhood feel like a small town.

Strengths

  • Knows every new opening within walking distance
  • Makes a Tuesday dinner feel like an event
  • Keeps the group eating together week after week

Watch-outs

  • Rarely goes back to a place twice, even a great one
  • The list of places to try only grows

Your food rhythm

How this type tends to choose a meal, a place and a setting. Your own quiz answers can add more detail.

How you choose

Start with a place or dish you have not tried. Save a short list, check the menu, and choose ahead.

Where you feel at home

Look for a new opening, specialist counter, or neighborhood find. Pick somewhere with space to share and talk.

The atmosphere

A lively room and a table with people you like make the meal. Keep the pace easy enough to fit into an ordinary day.

What lands on the table

Try one thing that is new to you. Add something for the table to share.

A perfect night out

A weeknight at the noodle bar that just opened two blocks over, with the usual crew.

Try ordering

  • A new spot’s lunch special
  • Shareable small plates
  • The house noodles
  • Something from the specials board

Suggestions for the type, not rules. In the app, the match score on each dish is the answer for you.

Go-to places

  • Neighborhood openings
  • Food halls
  • Casual counters with shared tables

EGPD-B or EGPD-M?

The fifth letter is the flavor dial. Same type, different plate: here is how each side of EGPD orders.

  • -B: Bold

    Drags the crew to the new hot chicken counter and orders it one level too spicy.

  • -M: Mellow

    Finds the new bakery-cafe and orders the soup and bread for everyone.

What EGPD means

Four letters, one for each side of how you eat. EGPD leans Explorer, Gatherer, Planner and Daily.

  • 1. Discovery

    • E: ExplorerEGPD

      Chases dishes they've never tried

    • R: Regular

      Has go-to spots and go-to orders

  • 2. Company

    • G: GathererEGPD

      Eats best around a shared table

    • S: Solo

      Savors a meal on their own terms

  • 3. Planning

    • P: PlannerEGPD

      Researches, saves and books ahead

    • F: Freestyler

      Follows the craving in the moment

  • 4. Occasion

    • C: Celebrator

      Turns meals into an occasion

    • D: DailyEGPD

      Loves easy, everyday eats

Eating with a Neighborhood Connector

Say yes to the weeknight plan. They will have already picked a place near you.

One letter away

These types differ from EGPD by a single letter — one turn to trade, easy company.

The opposite type

RSFCThe Simple Pleasure SeekerEvery letter flipped. Let them pick the next spot.

EGPD with every type

How the Neighborhood Connector eats with each of the 16 types: what they agree on, what they take turns on, and their next nights out. Compare any two types.

The Scouts family

Scouts are the friends who text the group about a place that opened last week, then get everyone there. New food is better when there are people to pass it to.

All 16 taste types

Scouts · Explorer + Gatherer

Find the new spot, bring everyone

Wanderers · Explorer + Solo

Go find it, on their own terms

Hosts · Regular + Gatherer

Trusted places, full tables

Keepers · Regular + Solo

Keep their favorites close

Not sure which one you are? Take the free 20-question quiz. 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.

Know what to order.
Agree on where to eat.

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