We tried every diet. We landed on real food.
Tastewise started with the two of us, Alexia & Frank de Bie, and a shared obsession with what ends up on our plates.
Over the years we tried just about every way of eating there is: vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, keto, carnivore, sugar-free, you name it. Each one taught us something, and in the end they all pointed to the same simple truth.
You do not need a strict diet to eat well. What matters is the quality of the ingredients and the simplicity of the food. Good meat and good vegetables, honestly sourced and simply cooked. More or less the way our grandparents ate, before food got complicated.
At home, eating that way is easy. We buy organic, shop at local farm stands, eat with the seasons, and know the farmers down the road. But the moment we went out for dinner, we were lost. You can spend a small fortune at a fancy restaurant, assume they source well, and still have no real idea. And if you just want a good, honest meal, there was nowhere to look.
So we set out to build the place we wished existed. Tastewise is that place: somewhere restaurants and chefs who care about how they source can share it openly, and anyone who feels the same can find them.
Our hope is simple. That good, honestly sourced food becomes easy to find for everyone — connecting eaters with the right restaurants, restaurants with the right suppliers, and all of us with the farmers nearby. One honest source of truth, held up by the community around it.
Alexia & Frank de Bie
Alexia de Bie
Food beyond the plate
Alexia sees food as a way to connect with nature, with others and with herself. She is the one asking the farmer one more question before anything goes in the basket.
Frank de Bie
A long road to simple food
Frank spent years testing how food fuels the body and mind, one diet at a time. Tastewise is his way of helping others skip the detour and get straight to the good stuff.
What we stand for
Quality over labels
We are not here to sell you a diet.
Real food, good ingredients and simple cooking beat any strict label. That is the standard we look for, and the standard we help you find.
Know your source
The same clarity you have at home.
You deserve to know how your food was grown, raised and caught when you eat out, just as much as when you cook. We make that easy to reach, and honest about where it comes from.
Good for you, and for nature
The bigger circle around the plate.
Clean food should be good for the people eating it and for the animals, the land and the growers behind it. We build for that circle, and for the community that makes it possible.
Good food deserves to be found — by those who care and those who serve.