Unlike/much like couchsurfing (depending on your experience), Kitchensurfing involves a crapload of knives. That's mainly because it connects chefs with people who want said chefs to come into their homes and do everything from cook them delicious meals to teach them how to make delicious meals themselves, in keeping with the old adage "if you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, but if you teach a man to fish, he still has to learn how to cook it, so he should probably use Kitchensurfing."
Run by a team that includes one of the owners of BK fave Rucola, KS has recruited an impressive roster of hundreds of moderately priced, not-moderately experienced chefs (who've done time at places like Pies n' Thighs, Ma Peche, Jean-Georges, and Nobu) who will cook, teach, and even deliver basically whatever food you want. A sampling of their offerings:
And conveniently, everything's searchable by cuisine, price, and "specialties" like kosher, gluten-free, and "can work with limited kitchen", which is basically a prerequisite for couchsurfing.
Published: October 16, 2012 at 4:00am EDT