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WE’RE CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IN MAY. EVERY SUNDAY THIS MONTH WILL SHOWCASE A NEW FEATURE AS PART OF OUR PROJECT COMMUNITY. TO CELEBRATE THESE COMMUNITIES. ����vlog’S NICOLE TAM INTRODUCES US TO THE CREATOR OF AN APP THAT’S CONNECTING PEOPLE TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND THE CULTURAL STORIES BEHIND EACH DISH. THE APP IS CALLED EAT FOODIE. WE ARE NOT JUST DELIVERY COMPANY. TIM LAM IS THE CREATOR OF THE APP. HIS TEAM WORKS WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR PAGE WITH SPECIALIZED DESCRIPTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EACH DISH. WHEN A CUSTOMER DINE AT A RESTAURANT OR ORDER ONLINE SO THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AND THEY WANT LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE PICTURE TELLING A LOT OF THE STORY SO THEY KNOW HOW IT LOOK LIKE. LAM’S BACKGROUND IS IN IT, AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT. DURING THE PANDEMIC, SOME BUSINESSES HE HAD WORKED WITH REACHED OUT FOR HELP. AFTER THE COVID. NOBODY WANTED TO DIE IN MY RESTAURANT ANYMORE OR MY SALES WERE COMPLETELY DOWN MORE THAN 50%. DO YOU HAVE ANY SOLUTION? THE APP STARTED WITH A FEW RESTAURANTS. NOW THERE’S 150 ON BOARD ACROSS THE STATE. HE FEELS GRATITUDE WATCHING HIS BUSINESS GROW CAN HELP THE LOCAL BUSINESS GET MORE CUSTOMERS AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER EVERY DAY. LAM IS FROM VIETNAM AND MOVED TO IOWA IN 2014. THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT HE HOPES TO BUILD IN HIS NEW HOME IS PRESENT THE WAY HIS COMPANY HELPS LOCAL BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESSES THRIVE. NICO