Restaurant Business Magazine’s MonkeyDish.com Takes Gold in FOLIO Magazine’s Ozzie Awards

CHICAGO and NEW YORK, Sept. 24 2008 - Ideal Media, LLC announced today that Restaurant Business’ new website, MonkeyDish.com, has been awarded a Gold Medal in FOLIO magazine’s Ozzie Awards.

FOLIO’s Eddie and Ozzie Awards recognize excellence in magazine editorial and design. The 2009 competition consisted of over 2,800 entries. MonkeyDish.com was awarded the Gold Medal for Best Site Design for outstanding design, functionality and navigation.

“We are extremely honored and excited to have the Folio jury recognize our latest commitment to media innovation,” said Scott Allmendinger, VP and Group Publisher of Restaurant Business and MonkeyDish.com.  “MonkeyDish was built on clearly defined Web 2.0 best practices, solid audience research, and a contemporary branding strategy.”

The brainchild of Editor Sam Smith, Director of eMedia Delane David, and Web Site Manager Amanda Westbrooks, MonkeyDish was launched in May 2008 for the restaurant industry and modeled after the iGoogle(TM) personalized homepage. Designed around a platform of moveable widgets, MonkeyDish.com also features add-content functionality, searchable local market consumer demographics, a translator button and even localizable weather reports.  The popular MonkeyDishTV video player and library allow visitors to watch hundreds of educational videos at the touch of a button.

“We set a goal for MonkeyDish to be a time-saving resource for busy restaurant entrepreneurs who are more likely to be in front of a stove than a computer,” said Allmendinger. “By empowering them to create a personal dashboard from their home page, we’ve done that.”

Partners who contributed to the site’s design and functionality include: CorePhP, who programmed MonkeyDish’s complex user interface; LunaGraphica, who created the MonkeyDish graphic design and logo; and Performance Communications Group, developers of MonkeyDish’s proprietary video platform.

See what makes MonkeyDish real and different.  http://www.monkeydish.com/

Ideal Media, LLC owns and operates Restaurant Business, FoodService Director, Beverage World and iSixSigma magazines, MonkeyDish.com and MyID Access web portal.  Ideal Media LLC is headquartered in Chicago, IL with a satellite office in New York, NY.  http://www.idealmediallc.com/

Founded in 1999, Schofield Media Group publishes 26 business-to-business magazines and operates conferences & events in the US and UK. The company is headquartered in London and has regional offices in Chicago, New York, Boston, and Norwich. Divisions include Schofield Publishing UK, Schofield Media Chicago, RedCoat Publishing, Ideal Media and Schofield Healthcare Media. http://www.schofieldmediagroup.com/

Source: Ideal Media, LLC
 

CONTACT:  Scott Allmendinger, Vice President|Group Publisher, Restaurant Business of Ideal Media, LLC, +1-207-450-9378, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)