Make that a Combo! CuisineNet and DineSite.com Merge

Schaumburg, Il - December 13, 2000 - CuisineNet and DineSite.com, both top ranking Internet restaurant guides, have merged and consolidated operations at DineSite offices near Chicago, Illinois.

The deal is formalized just days after competing guide, RestaurantRow.com, announced its failure to complete merger plans with Menus.com. CuisineNet and DineSite believe their dining guides, combined, place them on a level that comfortably rivals even Zagat.com.

"It's about providing the highest caliber content experience ..." stated Jim Hasan, of DineCore, Inc. which owns DineSite.com. "Consumers value our [DineSite's] coverage of independent restaurants even in the smallest towns, but CuisineNet brings us the professional reviews visitors love - we couldn't ask for a more complimentary opportunity."

Recently revamped, DineSite (http://www.dinesite.com/) features over 100,000 restaurants and covers, in detail, more than 12,000 U.S. cities (international guides to be released next year). CuisineNet (http://www.cuisinenet.com/) brings professional critiques for nearly 10,000 restaurants in top markets, as well as hundreds of food articles and recipes.

Together the combined properties boast the largest on-line restaurant-enthusiast community with over 95,000 consumer- contributed reviews -- an important distinction given research by the National Restaurant Association indicating that, when choosing a restaurant, it is word-of-mouth consumers rely upon and trust most.

"Beyond data, we've always considered CuisineNet a community ... " says CuisineNet creator and newly appointed DineCore CTO, Kian-Lam Kho, " ... we are pleased that DineSite shares this aspect of our vision ... in this single step, we go well beyond the simple data listed by competitors to delivering true guidance for people seeking a restaurant - not just from our food critics, but from their peers."

CuisineNet and DineSite are based in Schaumburg, Illinois and owned by DineCore, Inc. The combined properties have a syndication base of over a hundred top sites including Yahoo!, Disney's Go.com, InfoSpace, Inc., Women.com, WomensForum.com, CNN's Foodvision.com and eLocal.com. For more information please contact Patricia Gonzalez.