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by joshu 5531 days ago
Fuck 'em.

Product looks great. Would love more specific service regions that "bay area" -- would love to see who will actually cover my town.

I suspect the market for this is way bigger than people realize. Especially if you include non-chefs. I will be checking back.
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jayair 5531 days ago
I agree. I think there are quite a few non-chefs that would love to do this. I ran into a semi-retired couple that are running a restaurant in SF and they sell freshly cooked food at a great price. And I don't think they would have been considered chefs prior to this.

On the flip side as a user I'd love to get "home cooked" local meals where I feel like I'm dealing directly with the chef.

PS: Don't take the rejection too hard. We took a couple and its not the end of the world.

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thesethings 5530 days ago
Word. Food is a tougher than a lot of other p2p marketplace ideas because of legal FUD.

I am very excited to use Munchery in Portland. Food delivery in general is good in Portland (in terms of selection), but stops early (10PM).

A tweak on this idea is Housefed (http://housefed.com). (Which rather than target professional chefs on the producer side, targets normal folks, and is a bit more social than transactional.)

(Full disclosure: Housefed founder Emile is a buddy.)

SF's recent urban agriculture law (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/20/... making it legal for you to sell things you grow in your garden) makes me feel hopeful that the government will generally ease up on making these p2p relationships easier. I see so many rad food startups stepping very gingerly into the marketplace + am rooting for the all.

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