Not just a dinner.
A standing
place at the table.
Open your home on a regular basis to the same small group. Same guests, same night, week after week. Something that starts as hosting and becomes a tradition.
Who becomes a regular host?
People who already love feeding others and want to do it with a little more intention. If you've ever wished your table was fuller on a weeknight, this is for you.
You don't need a big home. You need a big table.
- →Empty nesters with a full kitchen and a quieter house than they'd like
- →Families whose idea of hospitality is a pot that always has room for one more
- →People whose faith makes welcoming others feel like a calling, not an obligation
- →Anyone who remembers what it felt like to have a full table — and misses it
How regular table hosting works
Same as hosting a one-off dinner — except you're building a relationship, not just filling seats.
Tell us about your table
Fill out the form below. We'll ask about your cooking style, your preferred rhythm (weekly, biweekly, monthly), and what kind of guests you'd feel most comfortable with.
We make the match
We connect you with guests who are genuinely looking for this — newcomers to the area, students, young professionals. You see their profile and agree before anything is confirmed.
It becomes a tradition
Same guests, same night, the same questions about how the week went. You're paid for every dinner. What you build alongside it doesn't have a price tag.
Why it matters more than it sounds
There's a particular kind of loneliness that comes with being new somewhere — a job, an apartment, maybe a few acquaintances, but no table you're expected at. No one who saved you a seat.
Regular hosts solve that. Not with programming or networking events. Just dinner, on a regular night, with people who mean it.
Arrangements run up to one year. Either side can end with two weeks' notice, no penalty.
"I thought I was doing something nice for someone else. Turns out I needed it as much as they did."
— Regular host, Jersey City"We've had the same two guests at Sunday dinner for three months. My kids ask about them all week."
— Regular host, Philadelphia"It's the best part of our week. I don't know how it happened so fast."
— Regular host, first seasonOne-off hosting vs. Regular Table hosting
You keep what you charge — every dinner
Regular Table hosts set their own price per seat and keep all of it. Guests pay that price plus a 10% service fee that goes to Home Cooked Dinner — you never see a deduction.
A monthly dinner for 4 guests at $25/seat puts $100 in your pocket every month. A weekly arrangement is $400. The relationship is free.
Ready to open your table?
Fill out the form and we'll reach out personally — no commitment yet, just a conversation to understand what you're looking for and find the right guests.
Questions regular hosts ask
A one-off dinner is a single meal, no expectation of continuing. Regular Table hosting is a recurring arrangement with the same guests — weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Think less pop-up, more Sunday tradition.
No. You start with one dinner. If the match feels right, you continue at whatever pace works for you. Arrangements run up to one year maximum — long enough to become a real tradition, short enough that neither side feels locked in.
People who are new to the area and looking for this kind of connection — students, young professionals, recent transplants. You see their profile and agree before anything is confirmed.
Tell us. We check in after the first dinner specifically to catch this. If it's not working, we'll find a better fit — no awkwardness required.
Yes. Two weeks' notice from either side ends the arrangement, no penalty. Arrangements also have a natural one-year maximum — after which you can renew if both sides want to continue.
No. These are community meals, not a restaurant business. We recommend checking your local rules, but no commercial license is required to host a dinner for neighbors.