NEW APP OFFERING RANDOM SAVINGS AT BETHESDA RESTAURANTS

A new mobile app arrived in town last night to save you money at Bethesda restaurants. Spotluck is the latest discount service to follow the mercurial path of pioneers Groupon and LivingSocial. The new twist with Spotluck is that your savings are random, based on the results of one spin per day on the app.

Restaurants on Spotluck now include 4935 Bar and Kitchen, Brickside Food & Drink, Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle, Freddy's Lobster and Clams, Grapeseed, La Panetteria, MOMO Chicken + Jazz, Passage to India, Roof, and Yamas Mediterranean Grill. The company says Bethesda Row restaurants will be added to the app soon.

Attracting attention to the app in the Woodmont Triangle last night was a green visitor. Not a man from outer space, but a robot from Google. Spotluck is available on iPhone, and on the green guy's phone (Android), too.