Geoff Bartakovics (born 1977) is an American businessman, entrepreneur and the author of a cookbook, Tasting Table: Cooking with Friends published by Flatiron books in 2019.[1] He was the cofounder and CEO of Tasting Table,[2] a digital media brand targeting food influencers[3] and currently is serving as the CEO of Housing.Cloud, which he co-founded with Sasha Bratyshkin. Bartakovics was also a board member or advisor to numerous startups.[4]

Geoff Bartakovics
Born (1977-02-24) February 24, 1977 (age 47)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Occupation(s)Cofounder and CEO, Tasting Table

Career

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Before launching Tasting Table in 2008, Bartakovics was a business manager in asset-backed finance at UBS Investment Bank.[5] He studied English literature at the University of Chicago,[4] and studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Hamburg as a Fulbright Scholar.[6][7][8]

In 2019, he sold Tasting Table to Static Media and joined real estate development firm Artifact as COO after selling Tasting Table.[9] Bartakovics co-founded Housing.Cloud with Sasha Bratyshkin, backed by Bienville Capital.[10]

Recognitions

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  • In 2012, he was named one of Out magazine's OUT 100.[11]
  • Bartakovics was named an "Insurgent of 2010" by The New York Observer, recognizing him as one of the young New Yorkers impacting media, politics, business, culture, and style.[12]
  • In 2009, he was named one of "40 Food Thinkers under 40" by Food & Wine magazine.[13]

Books

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  • Bartakovics, Geoff (2019). Tasting table cooking with friends: recipes for modern entertaining (First ed.). New York: Flatiron Books. ISBN 9781250139535.

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