We've profiled need-to-have food and drink-related smartphone applications in recent months, from Stolpman's review of the Poynt app, to Lizz's recount of beta-testing the Foodie app. Now they're starting to come fast and furious, with MenuPages' application only one of many to be released. Of course, we should also take the time to pimp the Ist-a-verse app. more ›

The Gothamist network wasn't the only ones who released a new iPhone app yesterday. New York Media (publishers of the Grub Street blogs and MenuPages.com) also launched a new iPhone app that allows users to browse restaurant menus in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, South Florida, and Washington DC, along with rankings and reviews, filter options allowing you to narrow searches by cuisine, location and price, and the ability to post menus to Facebook or e-mail to a friend. more ›

Chicagoist has been known to wax philosophic when it comes to websites that make dining out and ordering in easier. We've written about two of our favorites, MenuPages and GrubHub, here and here, respectively. There's a new kid in town, and her name is FoodieBytes. We can already feel MenuPages and GrubHub shaking in their internet boots. more ›

Chicagoist is in love with the site Menu Pages so when the site's creator emailled us last week to tell us there's a Chicago version available now, our heads exploded just a little bit. At its most basic, Menu Pages is a site where you can go to see restaurant menus. Enter a restaurant into the search box, press the button and badda-boom, there's the restaurant's menu. more ›