Introducing Club Crumbs!

My initial thoughts + feelings + ideas on ways to connect nyc restaurant lovers in real life <3

It is sweltering and sticky out on this Tuesday evening, and I’m starting to smell rain in the air that hopefully will yield some of that really good sidewalk smell- if you know at all what I’m talking about. Despite tonight’s forecast, I wanted to add the potential of some really fun summer plans and ways to connect with new friends/restaurant lovers to your calendars (who doesn’t love meeting summer friends) and introduce….

Look at this silly graphic I made lol

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….What is Club Crumbs?

Club Crumbs is a (well, club), social community, and wonderful way for those who love restaurants to make new friends! I personally think no one can have too many friends, but I’m designing this specifically for folks who:

1. Feel like they haven’t found their ~restaurant people yet and want to make new friends to dine and explore the city with

2. Probably take restaurant reservations a tiny bit more seriously than the average person and want a friend (who is equally as obsessed) to join them

3. Are maybe new to the city and simply want to expand their network and make friends! (You also do not have to be someone who recently moved to join, I just wanted to let those who DID just move know that we have a seat at the table for them)

4. Are similar to you! Everyone who wants to join will fill out their interests/what they’re looking for in new friendships so I can create the best possible experience for you

Ok cool, how do I actually join?

You may have seen me send out some feelers in the crumbs groupchat to gauge interest from the community, but I wanted to formalize the process a bit here! As of right now, we have about ~45 very cool people interested in making new friends IRL, and I’d love to start connecting as many people as possible <3

1. Fill out this little form so I can learn about what you’re looking for in finding new friends to dine with, the type of events you’re interested in, and your general interests

   1. I will likely keep the interest form open (attached above) until July 15th to collect as many preferences as possible to determine the size of the event(s). So far, it seems people really want to connect in smaller group settings at a more intimate dinner-party-like event

2. Become a paying subscriber ($6 a month). This can be done later, but in order to actually attend an event, I will have to close them off to paid subscribers only.

   1. Don’t be mad at me for this one!!!!!! Most of the cost of your membership will go to expenses related to meet-ups like food, (aperol spritzes), and other cute crumbs

How does it work once I’ve joined?

Aka…what the heck do I get if I’m paying $6 a month

1. Dinner Parties: I will take a look at your preferences and preferences of other similar new friends, and invite you all in a small group (10-20 people) to a dinner party! I am curating groups based on interests, so try to fill those out as much as possible

2. Larger community events: For those interested in meeting more people in a more casual setting, If I get enough interest, I will be hosting more informal hangouts (happy hours, etc) that you can stop by. Super low stakes, but a ~come and grab a singular drink with us~ vibe

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   *I don’t want to attend events IRL- what would upgrading get me?*

3. Private matching of dining buddies: If you don’t feel comfortable attending group events, specify on your form! I’ll look for others who specify the same and privately pair you based on common interests (with your permission)

4. Guides, just for you: I love to keep as much of my content as free and accessible as possible, I think it fosters community, and I will likely never paywall the Crumbs GC. I will likely start paywalling some guides like my upcoming travel series (I can’t give away all of my Vietnam secrets for free, for example), and will allow 1 paying subscriber a month to request a guide topic for me to do a deep dive on.

5. Gifted reservations: All of the random 4 Charles drops I do (I know you guys want Corner Store, I am trying lolol) and other hard reservations will go to you guys first

6. (Hopefully merch!!!!!!!): What type of Crumbs merch would you actually like? Leave a comment here.

   1. I was thinking keychains/bag charms, hats?? and totes. I’m also looking for some help from someone more gifted than I in designing a real logo, so if anyone knows anyone, let me know!

What can I expect a dinner party to be like?

You can expect food (probably not actually cooked by me but something really delicious), wine or cocktails, and a really fun theme. No, not the type of theme where you have to come in a costume, but I take my dinner party decor extremely seriously. Venue will still be TBD, I love hosting at my place but will see how big the groups are.

I also hate that influencers get to hog all of the fun for themed brand dinners, so you can expect to feel like you’re on a Crumbs brand trip because we’re going to go all out with the silly tablescapes around here

You can expect extra af decor from me

So, as a TLDR:

1. Fill out this form if you’re interested

2. Become a paying subscriber (I promise you won’t regret it!!!!!!!!)

3. Expect an email + invitation via Partiful for a dinner party with other folks I think are similar to you

4. [If I have your permission], we’ll likely make smaller group chats for the dinner party groups so we can decide what day/time works best for everyone, the food we want, the drinks we want, and maybe get to know each-other a tiny bit more before meeting in person

Any questions or ideas? :)