Taste type · Wanderers

ESPD — The Curious Curator

A saved list for every craving

  • Explorer
  • Solo
  • Planner
  • Daily

You collect thoughtful food finds and make even a regular meal an opportunity to discover something new.

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Hazel the squirrel, the ESPD character (The Curious Curator), with a notebook full of bookmarks
Hazel the squirrelPencil behind one ear, a saved list for every craving

A saved list for every craving. Time to cross one off.

The Curious Curator at the table

You collect food finds the way other people collect books. There is a saved list for ramen, one for rainy days, one for when a friend visits. You turn even an ordinary lunch into a chance to try one more thing from the list.

Strengths

  • Has a saved list for every craving
  • Remembers the exact dish to order at each place
  • Turns research into everyday discovery

Watch-outs

  • The saved list is longer than a year of lunches
  • Can spend longer choosing than eating

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. A comfortable counter seat or quiet table gives you room to eat at your pace.

The atmosphere

A calmer setting lets the food and your own rhythm lead. Keep the pace easy enough to fit into an ordinary day.

What lands on the table

Try one thing that is new to you. Choose the plate you most want for yourself.

A perfect night out

Crossing one more place off the list: a small ramen counter on a rainy weeknight, solo.

Try ordering

  • The dish your saved list says to get
  • Regional specialties
  • The lunch set
  • A new-to-you noodle

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

Go-to places

  • Specialist counters
  • Regional restaurants
  • Places from a friend’s list

ESPD-B or ESPD-M?

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

  • -B: Bold

    Keeps a list of the spiciest bowls in town and is working through it in order.

  • -M: Mellow

    Keeps a list of the best soups and breads and saves them for the right cold day.

What ESPD means

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

  • 1. Discovery

    • E: ExplorerESPD

      Chases dishes they've never tried

    • R: Regular

      Has go-to spots and go-to orders

  • 2. Company

    • G: Gatherer

      Eats best around a shared table

    • S: SoloESPD

      Savors a meal on their own terms

  • 3. Planning

    • P: PlannerESPD

      Researches, saves and books ahead

    • F: Freestyler

      Follows the craving in the moment

  • 4. Occasion

    • C: Celebrator

      Turns meals into an occasion

    • D: DailyESPD

      Loves easy, everyday eats

Eating with a Curious Curator

Ask for their list. They have one for exactly your mood.

One letter away

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

The opposite type

RGFCThe Celebration ChaserEvery letter flipped. Let them pick the next spot.

ESPD with every type

How the Curious Curator 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 Wanderers family

Wanderers chase new dishes on their own schedule. A counter seat, a side street, a stall with no sign: they would rather taste it first and tell you about it later.

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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