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Zack Vogel developed RoamPlate, a website that allows diners to view, all in one place, what specialty items many local restaurants are serving on a particular day\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

By Liz Witbeck<\/p>\n

RoamPlate is a new website that allows
\ndiners to view the daily specials of Saratoga
\nSprings restaurants, launched in June.<\/p>\n

The creator, Zack Vogel, is an engineer who
\nmoved to Saratoga Springs from Manhattan
\nwith his family in 2008. That was during the
\neconomic recession, and although Saratoga
\nSprings was better off than many areas, Vogel
\nsaid he worried about the restaurant scene
\nwithin the city. This was coupled with his
\ndismay with how restaurants marketed their
\nbusiness.<\/p>\n

Some restaurants do not post their dinner
\nspecials on their website. Many will post them
\non social network sites such as Facebook, but
\nthis requires “liking” those pages and allowing
\nthem to post information to the Facebook
\nnews feed. Vogel said after “liking” three or
\nfour restaurants, he was quickly inundated
\nwith information in his news feed.<\/p>\n

“I thought there had to be a better way to
\ncommunicate restaurant’s marketing than
\ngoing to Facebook” said Vogel.<\/p>\n

RoamPlate is a website that allows diners
\nto view, all in one place, what specialty items
\nlocal restaurants are serving. Information
\npresents itself in a live feed, with the staff at
\nthe restaurant uploading the specials to the
\nwebsite so they are instantly available.<\/p>\n

Vogel hired Battenkill Design, a local company, to design the website.<\/p>\n

As of late July, there were 24 restaurants
\nparticipating in RoamPlate, including Wheatfields,
\nOlde Bryan Inn, Longfellows and Ravenous.
\nRestaurants pay a monthly subscription
\nfee to advertise on the website. It is free
\nfor diners to browse the website to view daily
\nspecials. Creating a free user account allows
\nusers to save their favorite dishes, get alerts,
\nand use a rating system.<\/p>\n

When a user sees a special item on the
\nRoamPlate website that they have tried in the
\npast and want again, or maybe have not tried
\nbut want to, they can add it to their “favorite
\ndishes” section. RoamPlate will send a text or
\nemail alert, depending on user preferences,
\nthe next time that dish is available at the
\nrestaurant.<\/p>\n

“This allows restaurants to put their
\nbest sounding specials out in front of
\ndiners, specifically when they are looking”
\nsaid Vogel.<\/p>\n

Vogel said he is already planning to expand.
\nRestaurants in Ballston Spa have already
\nstarted to join. He hopes to expand to include
\nrestaurants throughout all of the Capital
\nRegion, from Albany to Glens Falls, in the
\nnear future.<\/p>\n

To sign up for RoamPlate and start browsing
\nthe daily specials of your favorite restaurant,
\nvisit www.roamplate.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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