[5][6] The company offers home dining packages in 38 cities[7] in 15 countries located throughout South and Southeast Asia and Japan.

[10] The bootstrapped[11] company is a graduate of the Venture Lab Program at the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

[11] The two connected over a similar desire to eat indigenous cuisine prepared by locals and learn about native cultures they encountered when traveling abroad.

[21] Traveling Spoon has hosts in Mexico, South and Southeast Asia and Japan, including Turkey, China, Vietnam, India and the Philippines.

[16] Hosts determine the price of meals and many offer special packages that include cooking classes or market trips.