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Our Story

Taste is Personal

We're not disrupting restaurant ratings, we're just making them more about you & what you want to eat.

The Problem

The "Best" is Subjective

Relying on one-size-fits-all star ratings can be an expensive gamble – especially when you place a premium on your time & money.

Traditional review platforms show you what's popular with the masses, so a 4.5-star restaurant might be perfect for some diners but completely wrong for your preferences. Maybe you care more about atmosphere than food, or are adventurous and want unique dishes. Heck, maybe you have dietary restrictions that most reviewers don't consider.

Our Solution

Zero-Party Data & TasteIntelligence™

Paire learns what you actually care about through TasteDNA™ quizzes and private ratings. This is known as "zero-party data": information you intentionally share with us, not data we scrape or infer.

Our proprietary TasteIntelligence™ engine then calculates TasteMatch™ scores that reflect how well each restaurant matches YOUR specific preferences. It's like having a friend in every city who knows exactly what you like and loves making recommendations you can count on.

The Technology

How TasteIntelligence™ Works

Your TasteDNA™ feeds into your PersonalTaste™ profile, which powers personalized outputs like TasteMatch™ scores and TasteInsights™.

TasteDNA™ (Inputs)

Quiz Answers

Your preferences

Ratings

5-dimension scores

PersonalTaste™

Your unique taste identity

Personalized Outputs

TasteMatch™

Restaurant compatibility

Personal TasteMatch™

Friend compatibility

TasteInsights™

Personality insights

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Powered by TasteIntelligence™ — The engine driving personalized recommendations

Our Values

What We Believe

Guest-Centered

Everything we build starts with the guest's experience first. We know that genuine hospitality begins with seeing each and every guest as a unique individual with individual needs and wants – not "users", "targets" or "average consumers".

Privacy-First

We never sell your personal data or share your ratings publicly. Your preferences and your opinions stay private.

Supporting Independents

We're champions of independent restaurants. Our platform helps them compete with chains by showcasing relevancy over marketing budgets.

Taste is Personal

No one knows what you like better than you do. We celebrate diversity of taste & advocate for offline community building.

Our Team

Meet the Team

The people behind Paire are passionate about food, technology, and helping you discover your next favorite meal.

Josh Sapienza

Chief Executive Officer

Yovarni Yearwood

Chief Product Officer

Bruce Hartman

Chief Technology Officer

Stefan Baggoo

Software Developer

Nathan Maas

Chief Creative Officer

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