Food & drink
Potluck
Everybody cooks one thing. The table ends up better than any menu.
- 6 to 20 people
- Host sets the price
- Low-key
How a good one runs
What a good potluck plan looks like
The table is booked before anyone joins, the price range is in the plan, and everyone pays for what they order. Introductions come first, so nobody is left at the edge of the group. No experience needed, nothing to prove. Most plans land between 6 and 20 people: enough energy, still easy to learn names.
Tip for your first one: check the price range before you join. The RSVP holds your seat; what you eat is paid at the table.
Good to know
Potluck on Kept Plans
- Typical group
- 6 to 20 people
- To join
- Your share of any costs, or the RSVP the host sets on a free plan. Hosts pick their own price. No refunds for cancelling or not coming.
- What to bring
- One dish that feeds four. Say what you are bringing in the chat.
- Weather
- Rarely stops this one.
- Age
- 18 and over, like everything on Kept Plans. Hosts can also set an age range, like 25 to 35.
- Levels
- No levels. Come as you are.
- Where
- Public places, or a host's home once they have run three plans in public.
- Vibe
- Low-key
Potluck in New York
No potluck plans on the board yet.
Plans show up here as hosts post them. Book the table first, then post the plan with the real price range, so people join knowing roughly what the bill looks like.
Potluck questions
Do I need to be good at potluck?
No. There are no levels for potluck. People come for the company as much as the thing itself.
What does it cost to join?
Your share of the plan’s costs, like a court or a table, split evenly and paid up front. On a free plan, the RSVP the host set. It is charged when the plan happens and is not refunded for cancelling or not coming, so everyone who says yes actually goes. If the plan does not happen, you are not charged.
What if the host cancels?
Nobody is charged, and you get a message straight away. The same happens if the plan does not reach its minimum number of people.
Love potluck? Host it.
Book the table first, then post the plan with the real price range, so people join knowing roughly what the bill looks like. You pick the price: split the costs, set an RSVP, or both.
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