EatWith also began requiring that hosts cook a demo meal with real guests giving ratings
- 7 years ago
EatWith also began requiring that hosts cook a demo meal with real guests giving ratings
before allowing the host on the site; it accepts only 4 percent of applicants as hosts.
Hosts can set whatever price they like for guests; Ms. Larsson charged $10 a head, while lots of EatWith and Feastly meals run $80 and up.
There was only a whiff of cynicism when Noor Shams, who works in microfinance, said the doorman downstairs
did not recognize Ms. Larsson’s name and “for a second, I was, like, this is a scam!”
It was not a scam — but whether AirDine and a wave of similar apps can get consumers to embrace them is a question.
“If you like alcohol, stick to that,” Ms. Larsson advised, as conversations started between guests discussing
Silvio Berlusconi, a former prime minister of Italy, versus President Trump, among other topics.
Willing to Cook for Strangers, but Guests Are Harder to Find -
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORDMAY 5, 2017
In a penthouse apartment in Manhattan’s Chinatown on a recent Monday night, Lisa Larsson chopped shiitake mushrooms
and looked rather relaxed for someone about to host a 14-person dinner.
But all try to make money in the same way: The companies take a percentage of what hosts charge guests to attend, usually 15 to 20 percent.
before allowing the host on the site; it accepts only 4 percent of applicants as hosts.
Hosts can set whatever price they like for guests; Ms. Larsson charged $10 a head, while lots of EatWith and Feastly meals run $80 and up.
There was only a whiff of cynicism when Noor Shams, who works in microfinance, said the doorman downstairs
did not recognize Ms. Larsson’s name and “for a second, I was, like, this is a scam!”
It was not a scam — but whether AirDine and a wave of similar apps can get consumers to embrace them is a question.
“If you like alcohol, stick to that,” Ms. Larsson advised, as conversations started between guests discussing
Silvio Berlusconi, a former prime minister of Italy, versus President Trump, among other topics.
Willing to Cook for Strangers, but Guests Are Harder to Find -
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORDMAY 5, 2017
In a penthouse apartment in Manhattan’s Chinatown on a recent Monday night, Lisa Larsson chopped shiitake mushrooms
and looked rather relaxed for someone about to host a 14-person dinner.
But all try to make money in the same way: The companies take a percentage of what hosts charge guests to attend, usually 15 to 20 percent.