We all know how much we love food in West Philly – lots of folks like eating and making quality food. Restaurants like Dottie’s Donuts, the expansion of Mood Cafe and Ice Cave have cropped up just in the past year. But what about homemade cooking? That’s what Silverfork Club is all about. It’s for the cooks in the neighborhood who want to share some of their signature dishes and make a little bit of extra money on the side. I mean, wouldn’t you want to share your batch of spicy seitan instead of leaving it to go bad in the fridge?

Here’s how it works: You can join either as a cook or a customer. If you’re a cook you can add your specialties to the “menu” and if you’re a customer, you can browse the list of available tasty home-cooked dishes in your neighborhood. 

You can browse the list of current local cooks here and read their bios and meal specialties. Cooks, you can join the ranks of these cooks by signing up here. Wouldn’t it be nice if you shared pictures of your food on something else besides Instagram and gain gratification through some extra cash, instead of likes?

“What we want is for this to become a platform for the community… so many people have concerns about eating healthy, they want to feed their kids a nice home cooked meal but don’t always have the time,” says communications associate Tanya Gulati.

Silverfork Club does not require that the cooks become ServSafe® certified, but the company will actually pay for their cooks to become certified.

Right now, Silverfork Club is available locally in West Philly, Mt. Airy and South Philly neighborhoods. Other locations include Harrison, Rye, and West Hampton in N.Y. with a West Coast availability in Seattle.

What dish will you share with the rest of us on Silverfork Club? I think my vegan coconut curry might land the list.

– Rana Fayez