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I love this idea but don't like the idea of paying. How about instead of paying money for the meal, have an option where you can host the hosts in return at your place. May be this doesn't belong in this app or may be it does..
This is awesome ! What are your plans about expanding abroad ?
Actually, as soon as possible ! We still have a lot of work to do, especially to convert foodies into hosts and travelers into guests but we are working on it !
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I would think there would be a lot of trouble with this in the UK, because if you're serving food to people for money then you need hygiene certification for the folks preparing the food and hygiene assessments for the preparation areas, at the very least. It's a nice idea, but like AirBnB it will probably fall foul of a lot of consumer protection laws, and a lot of consumer protection laws really are there for good…
They are there for good reasons, but they doesn't mean they are good. At least not in their current form. If it's legal to have your neighbors over for dinner, but it becomes illegal if they pay you back, something's wrong.
Not that I'm saying this shouldn't be allowed, but there are good reasons we have hygiene rules and it's at least worthwhile investigating how they ought to apply here.
I love how no one (yet) on this thread took this as an opportunity to trash france and it's startups. A sign of a very successful launch! Congrats to the cookening team. Love the idea. Will use next time I'm in Paris!
A question: I'm curious whether you put a lot of consideration into the review system?
Asking hosts to invite strangers over and publicly rate their hospitality, cooking, and home is asking a lot. Yes, Airbnb does something similar, but renting a room feels like more of a business transaction. Having dinner guests share a meal is more personal and intimate - and it would be easier for hosts to take reviews personally.
Also, how will you deal with hyper-critical guests who leave mostly negative reviews? A few negative "foodies" like this could be a morale crusher for early hosts.
In any case, good luck!
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When the EU region was announced[1] last month they weren't Safe Harbor compliant (yet). Has that changed? [1] https://blog.heroku.com/archives/2013/4/24/europe-region (near the bottom).
You're right, I did a bit of a mic mac there. They are still not compliant with Safe Harbor in the US. Anyway since our company is located in France, the french privacy law allow us to use a hosting located in EU (instead of a US SafeHarbor one). Heroku did the EU launch just for this.
Very interesting concept! How do food & restuarant laws apply in Europe? I know here in the US, restaurants need regular inspections by the local board of health. And restaurant is defined as "a facility that prepares and sells food directly to consumers for immediate consumption." Presumably if people are paying the host, that host is now operating a restaurant. I can already see the food lobby going crazy over this…
This. I had the exact same idea (although locally oriented) about a year ago, but then I found out that all places that serve food commercially in the Netherlands require that someone on the staff is in possession of a "Social Hygiene Diploma"[1] and the health services would shut down basically anyone who attempted to do this. I hope you guys do well, I think there's a lot of social value in this concept. Food can b…