(KRON) -- DoorDash is leaning into AI with its latest product. On Tuesday, DoorDash rolled out Zesty, its new AI-powered food discovery app that was designed to help users find local restaurants. The app is live in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York for beta testing. French biotech company bio Mérieux to cut 121 Bay Area jobs, close San Jose office Zesty is DoorDash's attempt to branch out into the social and discovery space. The app aggregates info across DoorDash, Google Maps, TikTok, and more to “curate the best suggestions from the web," DoorDash co-founder Andy Fang wrote in a post on social media. When users open the app and sign in using their DoorDash accounts, they can ask the Zesty AI chatbot for personalized restaurant recommendations. The app also learns users' preferences to determine what they do and don't like. Users can save a recommendation they like and share it with others. Zesty users also can view and share photos and comments about restaurants they’ve visited, discover content from others and follow people just like on any other social media app. DoorDash recently released its list of the top delivery spots of 2025, and three San Francisco restaurants made the cut. ...read more read less