For food lovers and chefs, the pandemic was an existential event. As restaurants had to stop service, chefs were forced to innovate for their livelihood - streaming from their home kitchens, creating meal kits and home delivery services, and figuring out how to serve their fans from afar. For diners forced to stay home, the hunger for quality food and food content only grew.

In that moment of crisis, entrepreneurs Brian Bedol and Elana Karp saw an opportunity to help their culinary communities, by creating the first live streaming platform dedicated to food creators and enthusiasts.