SpeedDate.com and Celebrity Chef Danny Boome Team Up to Introduce Speed Plating

Chef Boome’s New Dating Concept Fuses Gourmet Dining with Fast-Paced Speed Dating

SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--SpeedDate.com, the world’s first and largest speed dating website, announced today that they have teamed with celebrity chef Danny Boome to introduce his Speed Plating concept to singles in major metropolitan cities across the nation beginning in New York City. Speed Plating offers the tasty notion of sharing a four-course gourmet meal with four different dates (one per course) to make for a delectable, fun-filled evening. The idea is that you can quickly learn a lot about someone’s personality just by observing what and how they eat such as: are they picky (which may indicate high-maintenance) or show excitement for trying new things (indicating an adventurous and outgoing lifestyle).

“Sharing a meal is the most basic way to forge and strengthen (or potentially weaken) relationships”

Chef Boome will pair foods optimal for making a love connection and discuss the nuances of using various ingredients with aphrodisiacal properties to incite certain emotions while SpeedDate will share expertise on making a first impression and using food as a conversation starter to break the ice helping boost chances of finding a match.

“Sharing a meal is the most basic way to forge and strengthen (or potentially weaken) relationships,” stated Chef Boome. “Food can play a powerful role in setting the mood while revealing a great deal about your date from style and personality to overall demeanor. Speed Plating applies these concepts to match-making in a fun and entertaining way. I’m excited to team with SpeedDate.com, which will strengthen the experience by sharing some basic skills for how to capture someone’s attention, start a conversation and find that special match.”

The Speed Plating Format:

Chef Boome will lead between 16-32 singles into a dining area, where they will be placed into pairs to enjoy the first of four delicious courses. Each course will last 20 minutes, and each will be enjoyed with a different date. At the end of every Speed Plate, both singles will have the opportunity to privately rate the experience to see if a connection was made. The ladies will then hand the gents a special “card of destiny” directing them to their next table and date. At the end of the meal, everyone will be invited into a cocktail area where they can mingle for the rest of the evening. Afterwards, they can set up their next date on the spot or pick up the conversation on SpeedDate.com to learn more before committing.

“Speed Plating is a natural extension to what we already offer millions of singles online, a forum for meeting exciting new people,” said Jason Jacobi, vice president of marketing, SpeedDate.com. “Many of the same principles of online speed dating like how to initially break the ice along with the do’s and don’ts during conversations can be directly applied. We look forward to working with Chef Boome as we both strive towards helping others find true love.”

Speed Plating events will take place at exceptional restaurants in major cities across the United States starting first in Manhattan. The premiere event will be held at Tree located on 109 1^st Avenue, between 11^th and 12^th Streets on August 17.

About Chef Danny Boome

Danny Boome started his culinary training in 1999 as a cook in Switzerland doubling up as an au pair for a local family. He later trained at the acclaimed West Wind Inn in Canada and attended the Grange Cookery School in England. His first post as a young chef was at the fashionable Asia de Cuba restaurant in St. Martins Lane London Hotel, which ignited his passion for fusion cookery. Boome launched his television career in 2004 on UKTV Food’s co-production Wild and Fresh where he traveled across Canada seeking out the best home-grown delights each province had to offer. He returned to England to host Danny By the Sea, Coastal Kitchen and Local Food Heroes and had a regular spot on ITV’s Summer This Morning. In 2008, Boome became the “Rescue Chef” and was international spokesman for Samsung Refrigerators. For more information visit http://www.dannyboome.tv.

About SpeedDate.com

SpeedDate.com is the world’s first and largest online speed dating website. Its patented system allows singles to meet each other through 3-minute online speed dates from the comfort of home. Unlike other online dating options, SpeedDate.com allows singles to immediately determine if they have chemistry before taking time to meet in person. SpeedDate works because you get a much better sense of your connection to another person through live interaction. http://www.speeddate.com