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With 1,000 registered cooks, Chef Surfing has its focus set on Latin America

by chefsurfing on 1/24/13, 8:49 PM with 21 comments

  • by marquis on 1/24/13, 9:34 PM

    I wonder if the success in Latin America is due to existing cultural norms where it is acceptable to eat food that has not been 'authorized', nor subject to crackdown, by a city health dept. In Argentina you can go to a person's home turned into a restaurant for a couple of nights a week, get an amazing meal and hang out with great people who also stumbled across the place. Some of the best meals ever in Buenos Aires were had in these places.
  • by j_camarena on 1/24/13, 9:01 PM

    We used the service once at Santiago, Chile.

    Amazing experience. Much better than going to a restaurant.

  • by chefsurfing on 1/24/13, 9:03 PM

    Thanks for the writeup Anna. Founder of Chef Surfing Eric Knudtson, please A.M.A.
  • by rgluck on 1/24/13, 9:38 PM

    I've been following them for months, and the team rocks!
  • by gobmcb on 1/24/13, 9:17 PM

    US needs to lighten up so we can get this here!
  • by Aegist on 1/24/13, 9:03 PM

    I can't wait for this to break out of the Latin American market and get over here to Australia! :) I love the idea!
  • by etagwerker on 1/25/13, 12:29 AM

    Way to go Chef Surfing! I've been fortunate enough to meet Chef Nancy in Santiago thanks to them.