Cookening
Web and SaaS
food marketplace
SHOW HN2013
114points
107comments
#197of 1,739 in 2013
Top 12%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
13 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 18 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 9 for, 13 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that brings people together
From 3 comments
I love this idea and it seems like a great way to bring people together in real life through technology. Like others though I think this could have trouble with laws and probably…
k-mcgrady on HNGetting a hygiene certificate is actually pretty straight-forward if it came to that and supper-clubs have been going fairly successfully for a couple of years now without being…
campbellmorgan on HNVery interesting idea, and great website! A question: I'm curious whether you put a lot of consideration into the review system? Asking hosts to invite strangers over and…
skue on HN
Good luck and support for the concept
From 2 comments
This is so weird that it has to work. My first reaction was that it was dumb and no-one would do it, but this is exactly the first reaction to most things that turned out to be…
desireco42 on HNThis is awesome ! What are your plans about expanding abroad ?
antoinec on HN
Objections
Food hygiene and health regulations could block hosts
From 3 comments
Very interesting concept! How do food & restuarant laws apply in Europe? I know here in the US, restaurants need regular inspections by the local board of health. And restaurant…
enoptix on HNI would think there would be a lot of trouble with this in the UK, because if you're serving food to people for money then you need hygiene certification for the folks preparing…
Nursie on HNCool idea. I wouldn't really want to eat food prepared by someone I didn't know if that food/kitchen isn't subject to health inspections. The answer to the "What about the…
SippinLean on HN
Liquor and licensing laws, insurance and liability
From 3 comments
I think this is just another way it's "like AirBnB". I assert the vast majority of AirBnB rentals break either local laws regarding guest houses or hotels, and/or the provisions…
lenazegher on HNDid you see the thread in HN yesterday about the legal issues that AirBNB is having with various municipalities? That's nothing compared with what this company (and others like…
reuven on HNOh my goodness, you're almost certainly right about the liquor. There are oodles of laws about who can get a liquor license, as well as what they can serve, to whom, and when. I…
reuven on HN
Hosting meals is time-consuming, limiting sustained participation
From 1 comment
One thing you guys should be worried about is the effort it takes for someone to host. Airbnb can be as much or little time and work intensive as the host likes. That makes it…
iamwil on HN
Requests
Expand to more countries, including the US and Asia
From 3 comments
I think this is a fantastic idea! I would definitely try it out if it were available in the areas I am planning to travel to. Any plans to expand to Asia?
resu on HNI couldn't find my country on the list. I live in the US. Maybe "all over the world" really means "all over Europe"
evv on HNThis is awesome ! What are your plans about expanding abroad ?
antoinec on HN
Pricing shown with full cost and service fee clearly
From 1 comment
Very nice concept! I hope this catches fire like Airbnb! At least here in Finland "Restaurant Day" [1] has already become somewhat of an institution, so I bet there's potential…
Aga on HN
Questions
How liability and food poisoning are handled
From 1 comment
I love this idea and it seems like a great way to bring people together in real life through technology. Like others though I think this could have trouble with laws and probably…
k-mcgrady on HN
How the review system deals with hyper-critical guests
From 1 comment
Very interesting idea, and great website! A question: I'm curious whether you put a lot of consideration into the review system? Asking hosts to invite strangers over and…
skue on HN
Alternatives named
Feastly
From 2 comments
Isn't this what http://eatfeastly.com/ does?
bridgpal on HNThis is an exciting concept that has been tackled by many teams, few of which have yet been able to reach significant scale. But I believe it will happen. Feastly…
ngrandy on HN
EatWith
From 1 comment
Looks like the same concept as http://eatwith.com/ I'm going to my first eatWith event tomorrow night...
radio4fan on HN
Super Marmite
From 1 comment
Super Marmite, based in France, pitched this in 2010. I think it's still going. http://www.super-marmite.com/
mmahemoff on HN
Bigtable
From 1 comment
There's a new company in SF planning to do something similar called Bigtable. Planning to launch soon http://bigtable.co
ziggster on HN