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Useless Chef’s Society
- Month-to-month Supper Membership Hosts
- $126,000 annual income (2025)
đ agotterer writesâŚ
A buddy and I host a month-to-month dinner membership for individuals all for ethnic delicacies. We work with a single restaurant every month to create an 8-12 course all inclusive prix fixe menu.
They began in 2023 with 13 pals. The thought: choose a restaurant on a sluggish evening (Tue/Wed), negotiate an all-in per-seat value protecting meals, drinks, tip and tax, then promote tickets to members with a margin on high.
We would go to an Indian restaurant and focus the occasion on solely the southern regional dishes. Many occasions now we have dishes which can be off menu specifically for our occasion.
It grew completely by way of word-of-mouth. An area newspaper article was the largest driver, then Fb meals teams and Instagram shares. Theyâve by no means spent a penny on advertising and marketing.
đ¤ By 2025: 1,099 company served throughout 44 eating placesâŚ
- Common ticket: $115
- Income: $126K
- Margin: ~20% ($25K revenue, cut up between two)
The mannequin is elegant: eating places on sluggish nights are blissful to have assured covers. You donât want a kitchen, workers, or stock â simply curation and community-building expertise.
May work in any metropolis. Eating places on Tue/Wed nights are sometimes half-empty and would soar at 40+ assured covers.
Nice networking play too â youâre internet hosting occasions the place attention-grabbing individuals collect, which might result in different alternatives đ
