Have you ever wondered what it would be like to moonlight as a chef?
Maybe youre an amateur foodie always bringing creative dishes to potlucks and dinner parties.
Or maybe you have some tried-and-truefamily recipesthat your friends all rave about.
Heres how you could get in on the action.
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Your guests will have the chance to review your meal and leave you a reference afterwards.
Offer Take-Out
Not sure if hosting dinner guests in your home is right for you?
Other sites allow you to share take-out portions of your meal with friends and neighbors.
OnLeftoverSwapandShareyourmeal, let your neighbors know when youve made too much to eat.
Did you know?
As with any skill, how much you could earn will depend on your experience.
Professional chefs charge upwards of $75 per person on Kitchensurfing.
Offerings on Shareyourmeal are more in line with standard take-out fare $10 or so for a single portion.
Why not start an old-school meal plan?
Mealsharing.comlets you connect with other food aficionados, but without the price-tag.
Its essentially the same framework as Feastly, de-commodified.
Eat at a different house each week, or meet at a central location.
When I lived in Los Angeles, 20+ members of my community took part in a cooking rotation.
We each contributed $40 per month, which was enough to cover four meals per week.
Host a Food Tour
Can you combine your love of food with a local outing?
Sites likeVayablelet you offer custom tours and experiences to people visiting your city.
Why not show off your city and pair it with one of your favorite dishes?
A trip to the local fish market followed by a homemade seafood dinner.
A winery tour followed by a make-your-own-pizza lesson.
The options are as diverse as the shelves in your pantry.
If cooking is your thing, there are more ways than ever to make some side-income at it.
Be creative both in the kitchen and outside of it and see what works for you!
Your Turn: Which of these mealsharing options sounds most appealing to you?
Saul Of-Hearts is a writer and videographer based in Portland, OR.
Hes written ebooks about Burning Man, the Sharing Economy and the peer-to-peer marketplace.
He loves to help people discover unconventional ways to make a living.
