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Make Me Dinner - a match making service that would connect people who need meals with people who can make them, presumably in their neighborhood. So a single w

Make Me Dinner - a match making service that would connect people who need meals with people who can make them, presumably in their neighborhood. So a single working person indicates what kind of food they like, and mom who cooks for a family of 6 adds a couple extra portions to what she makes that night and delivers it to a couple neighbors. That pays for her whole family. Chefs could post updates of what they're cooking that night, and people could "follow" their favorite chefs and pick from the meals available. Chefs build reputations, etc. It's like the ebay for food service. It builds local community, creates opportunity for people to start their own micro-business, and it works really well in a recession -- people spend less eating out, and people who need money can make some. The potential challenges are city/state laws around food inspection, that would all have to be investigated and figured out. There are lots of caterers and personal chefs, so I assume there's a way to navigate all of that.

dbul 18y ago
My friend Chris at MIT wanted me to make something like this for him and a dozen of his classmates thinking it would be simple. When we specked it out, it turns out it is not simple because you need to account for several circumstances like schedule changes and whether someone is vegetarian. I decided to build it into part of a larger project I'm working on. I think it is a great idea. Just cook one meal every week or two and go over a neighbor's house to enjoy a meal the other days of the week.
rs 18y ago
That's actually a very good idea! I swear I could save a lot of time by not having to cook and would love to have some homemade cooking for a change (rather than TV/Microwave dinners)
litewulf 18y ago
(Theres a story about this being suggested as a hoax business idea somewhere...)
HeyLaughingBoy 18y ago
Wasn't there a post on here a few months ago about someone who put an ad on Craigslist for this and ended up with a really good deal? A housewife who liked to cook responded and he gets a weeks worth of meals at a time that he freezes until he can eat them.

dbul 18y ago

My friend Chris at MIT wanted me to make something like this for him and a dozen of his classmates thinking it would be simple. When we specked it out, it turns out it is not simple because you need to account for several circumstances like schedule changes and whether someone is vegetarian. I decided to build it into part of a larger project I'm working on. I think it is a great idea. Just cook one meal every week or two and go over a neighbor's house to enjoy a meal the other days of the week.

rs 18y ago

That's actually a very good idea! I swear I could save a lot of time by not having to cook and would love to have some homemade cooking for a change (rather than TV/Microwave dinners)

litewulf 18y ago

(Theres a story about this being suggested as a hoax business idea somewhere...)

HeyLaughingBoy 18y ago

Wasn't there a post on here a few months ago about someone who put an ad on Craigslist for this and ended up with a really good deal? A housewife who liked to cook responded and he gets a weeks worth of meals at a time that he freezes until he can eat them.