If you’re going to break out of the vicious cycle of eating bland food, you’ll need professional help. Check out Chefs Feed (also an app for iOS and Android), which lists chef-recommended restaurants in a variety of cities.
Looking for more culinary inspiration? If you typically slurp your Ramen while watching Food Network, take a look at TV Food Maps, which compiles listings for the restaurants featured on over 30 foodie shows.
You’re dying for a home-cooked meal, but you’re not dying to pay for a flight back home. No worries—EatWith lets you book a private, in-home meal with talented amateur and professional chefs. It’s like the Sunday dinners of you childhood, minus the bickering and your brother’s horrific table manners.
Now that you’ve had some decent food, check out TasteMade, which will inspire you with even more tantalizing dishes and help you discover local restaurants. Even better, the site offers video instructions for making all kinds of tasty meals, so you can —gasp—actually make something yourself.