At the Fort Worth Startup Happy Hour last night I finally had the priviledge of meeting Crystal and Matt , the duo currently behind the website Fort Worth Foodie. The site is a nice little treasure trove of information on the local Fort Worth food/restaurant scene, offering everything from restaurant reviews to a happy hour list. Fort Worth Foodie also puts out a print magazine every quarter that you can pick up for free at a variety of locations around the city and surrounding areas. After coming across Crystal on Twitter (@FortWorthFoodie) we had a brief email exchange were she gave me some more background on their project:

The site was initiated by a couple of TCU students that moved out of state and were looking for someone to take it over.  My boyfriend and I came upon it last summer and decided to purchase the rights to the site and magazine (they had put just one out for Oct 07 at the time).  We were already looking to start something similar, so this was a good  way to get started without having to build a site from scratch. So now we're just finding our way.  We've put out a Fall/Winter issue last year to see what type of response we could get and it's been great!  We distributed 15,000 last quarter and are about to go to print with our Spring Issue and just hired an ad sales rep. Our mission is really to promote all the great independent restaurants in Fort Worth.  So many times they get overlooked and people opt for a chain restaurant. We just want to make people aware of all the wonderful options out there!  It's been a lot of fun so far - just hoping we can take it to the next level.

So if you are ever kicking around Fort Worth and need a little help picking your next place to eat. Check out Fort Worth Foodie for some great tips and hidden gems.