Hi everyone, I am a fellow citizen of elm city. Currently in between jobs and have been thinking of ideas to support my cash strapped self. I am interested in starting a weekly tiffin/meal service for freshly prepared home style indian food and wanted to gauge the demand for it. Please comment if you are interested.

Thank you so much!

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GlitteringTone t1_jd1hubt wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:35 AM

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I definitely would be!

justalilchili t1_jd1idr6 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:40 AM

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I'm also interested!

thomisnotmydad t1_jd1uob7 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 5:55 AM

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Absolutely

UUDDLRLRBA t1_jd1xiv8 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 6:33 AM

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It would require use of a commercial kitchen and proper filing with the state's food agency.

No_Refrigerator4584 t1_jd28hul wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:15 AM

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Replying to UUDDLRLRBA (#2,288,296)

Assuming they have that sorted out, it’s an interesting idea.

Nerdanese t1_jd2lkum wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:58 AM

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Interested!

cton_uniqueid t1_jd2o7yb wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:23 PM

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I'd try it out!

octoberflavor t1_jd2r8bm wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:49 PM

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Please send me info if you start it up

bluethread32 t1_jd2w08w wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:28 PM

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I'm in

faisalkhan91 t1_jd34grg wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:30 PM

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I'm very interested.

EscapeFromTexas t1_jd36xaa wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:47 PM

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In the south they sell "plates" on the downlow, home cooked bbq and crawfish boils, etc.

editorgrrl t1_jd38sfm wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:59 PM

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Cottage Food Operator guidelines: https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Food-and-Standards-Division/Cottage-Food/Cottage-Food-Home

choanoflagellata t1_jd3fegr wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:43 PM

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umm yes please

CupOfJoeseph t1_jd3hbh0 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:55 PM

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Are you thinking delivered to workplaces on a subscription basis? Or something else?

readily_distractable t1_jd3recv wrote on March 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM

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Interested

Odd_Total_5549 t1_jd44622 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 6:20 PM

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Where do I send the money? Sign me the hell up

Lost_In_Play t1_jd53nwm wrote on March 21, 2023 at 10:04 PM

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My wife and I have been hoping this would happen. Count us in.

RichCockroach t1_jd5sakd wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:58 AM

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This is interesting! I may try as well

UUDDLRLRBA t1_jd7cenm wrote on March 22, 2023 at 11:13 AM

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Replying to No_Refrigerator4584 (#2,288,837)

I agree. Any home made food service (especially niche or cultural) would be interesting. I only state the above as there are certain regulations and requirements (read: capital investment) that needs to be met for providing that level of food service safely, both for patrons and OP. If OP is cash strapped, he/she/they will need some dollars saved up to meet these requirements. here's a good place to start u/IndianTiffinElmCity : https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/License-Services-Division/All-License-Applications/Food-Licensing-and-Registration

No_Refrigerator4584 t1_jd7cm5e wrote on March 22, 2023 at 11:15 AM

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Replying to UUDDLRLRBA (#2,301,986)

Wasn’t there a commercial kitchen downtown that allowed others to use their facilities? I might be getting my cities mixed up, but I seem to remember something about that being talked about here within the last couple of months.

UUDDLRLRBA t1_jd8ta4s wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:33 PM

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Replying to No_Refrigerator4584 (#2,301,997)

probably. There are rental options for the commercial kitchen piece of it. But there's other requirements like someone who is in charge of the food prep is required to go to and pass a certification exam. Also forming an LLC may be appropriate to limit personal liability issues should someone claim against OP. I may be paranoid about this stuff, but we are in a fairly litigious culture.

No_Refrigerator4584 t1_jd8wn6t wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:54 PM

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Replying to UUDDLRLRBA (#2,306,194)

Yeah, they’d definitely have to have a ServSafe certification. I had to have one for serving liquor when I used to do wine tastings at a wine store.