PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The internet has created dozens of new ways to make money by selling your service to those around you. But there's one you may not have heard of: Food sharing.
Our friends at MoneyTalksNews explain how to turn your home into a restaurant.
"It's not something I'm going to retire on. It's not something that, you know, I'm going to be able to do full time. But it's something that when I do it, people leave and they're happy. It just makes me feel really, really, really good," says Home Chef, Avi Levy.
Avi Levy is doing what we've all done plenty of times: getting ready to have a few people over for dinner.
But for Levy, the appetizing part isn't just the company - because he's also charging his guests.
"I have three kids, and you look at budgets for meals. I could cook this meal and I'll make enough money, certainly to take care of my family, food wise, for at least a week or so," says Levy.
Levy's guests found him through Eatwith.com. ChefsFeed.com is another one.
They match cooks and customers all over the world and take a cut of the profits.
These services are about more than just turning your home into a pop-up restaurant. For your guests, they're an opportunity to mingle with locals, from Miami to Milan.
They're also a great way to get home-cooked food for less than restaurant prices.
Think of it as baking two birds with one stone: Both chefs and guests meet interesting people from around the world while picking up a buck or two.
As with other sharing services, from AirBnB to Uber, the action is mostly concentrated in larger cities, and there could be local ordinances against doing it.
