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24 alternatives to Chew

Detective gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chew launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Thug Kitchen▲73

   Eat like you give a f*ck

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Brand Sense▲63

   Sensory Secrets Behind the Stuff We Buy

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mindless Eating▲93

   The “hidden persuaders” that make us overeat.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A Wild Sheep Chase▲58

   Searching for sheep in a postmodern detective style

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Omnivore’s Dilemma▲71

   Pollan follows his next meal from land to table

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   In Defense of Food▲79

   An eater's manifesto

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Book of Speculation: A Novel▲60

   A young librarian is haunted by a mystery

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8IB
   I built an AI that recognizes food▲202

   2016 · infino.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lore - 19: Bite marks▲60

   Lore explores the history of scary stories

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes ▲68

    Increase your powers of thought and observation

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Murder! - 1: An Invitation▲56

    Serial meets Thrilling Adventure Hour

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Swallow This▲82

    Serving up the food industry's darkest secrets

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Wandering Mind▲71

    What the brain does when you're not looking

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15AR
    A RottenTomatoes for Books▲146

    2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Candy▲57

    Satire of Voltaire's Candide

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Trial▲64

    Ordinary man wakes up one day accused of a crime

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Waiter Rant▲56

    Confessions of a cynical waiter

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Crimetown #5: The Art of the Deal▲61

    What does Buddy do? He picks a fight

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    If You Feel Too Much▲66

    Thoughts on things found and lost and hoped for

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Memory Man▲55

    A man w perfect memory must solve his family's murder

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Escape the Expected▲55

    The secret psychology of selling to skeptical consumers

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Art of Plain Talk▲67

    A tool for the writer who wants his work read

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Reply All - 65: On the Inside, Part II▲60

    "A murder he claims that he didn't commit"

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →