Once upon a time we would meet at a friend’s house, each person would bring something and eat together, possibly accompanying everything with a good wine. In 2016, however, with the explosion of the sharing economy and all those forms of sharing born thanks to the network, even a dinner with friends can transform into something different, an opportunity to socialize, visit new places and why not, even save money.
We are talking about Social Eating, a new way of thinking about “eating out” that is conquering an increasingly large and heterogeneous audience.
But what exactly is Social Eating? In reality, the mechanism is very simple. The user who organizes the lunch or dinner publishes an announcement on a platform specialized in Social Eating (such as Gnammo or Vizeat) in which he indicates the place, date and time of the event, the maximum number of people he is willing to host, the menu and the relative participation fee (normally it is a reimbursement of expenses). Users interested in participating send their request and pay the participation fee through the platform.
And so with a couple of clicks, a group of complete strangers find themselves sharing not only a meal or a bottle of wine, but life experiences, emotions, passions and opinions. The power of the Internet is also this: uniting people who probably would never have met in any other way.
But Social Eating is not just sharing, it can become a business. And it is from this intuition that another phenomenon was born, the Home Restaurant.
Unlike classic Social Eating, which has as its main characteristic the absence of a profit-making purpose and the occasional nature of the events, the Home Restaurant has a more entrepreneurial connotation. In fact, the Home Restaurant is a real restaurant, hosted inside a private home and is therefore in all respects a commercial activity with a profit-making purpose. Similarly to a restaurant therefore, the organizer of the event is required to comply with the rules that regulate catering activities.
The choice is vast, both for the Home Restaurant and for Social Eating: vegetarian dinners, 100% organic or zero kilometer lunches, grilled meats, ethnic and fusion menus.
In short, if you haven’t already done it, all you have to do is try. And who knows, maybe you will find one of our bottles on the table.
PS: Don’t forget to tell us how it went!
The Sharing Economy that changes the way we think about a dinner out Once, we used to meet at a friend’s home, with everyone bringing something to eat and we used to have a meal together and if possible, pair it with a good wine.
But in 2016, with the spread of the sharing economy and of all the other ways to share things and information born thanks to the internet, even a dinner with friends can become something different, an opportunity to socialise, visit new places and why not, also save some money.
We are talking about Social Eating, a new way to go out to eat that is conquering a growing and miscellaneous audience.
But what exactly is Social Eating? It’s a very simple process. The person who hosts the meal, posts an ad on a Social Eating Platform website, (like Gnammo or Vizeat) where he/she specifies place, date, hour of the event, max number of people who he/she can host, the menu and the participation fee (usually it is just a refund). Interested users will send their request and pay the fee through the platform.
And after a couple of clicks, a group of strangers find themselves not only sharing a meal or a bottle of wine, but also life experiences, emotions, passions and opinions. The power of the Internet is also this: connecting people who probably would never meet otherwise. Social Eating isn’t just sharing, it can be a business. And from this intuition, a new phenomenon took form: Home Restaurants.
Differently from the classic form of Social Eating, whose main characteristics are the absence of profit and the desultory nature of the events, Home Restaurants are much more business-oriented. In fact, home restaurants are proper restaurants, located in a private house therefore they are fully-fledged profit making business activity. So, as a restaurant, the event host must respect all the laws regarding catering and food related services.
The choice is wide, both for Home Restaurants and Social Eating: vegetarian dinners, 100% organic and farm-to-table lunches, BBQs, ethnic and fusion menus.
In conclusion, if you haven’t done it yet, all you have to do is just try. And who knows? Maybe you’ll find one of our bottles on the table!
PS: Don’t forget to tell us about your experience!
