How do I run a Chef's Table Club?

A Chef’s Table Club brings guests closer to the kitchen without making the whole restaurant a tasting menu.

Set it up

Anything the menu marks Off shows Switched off when you open it: press Switch on and set it up (on a phone, + Add more lists them). Changes wait for Save in the bar at the bottom of the page, or at the top right of an offer’s full-screen editor on a phone.

1. Open Your club, then Settings, then How people join.
2. Under Free or paid, choose Paid membership, then press Switch to paid.
3. Under How do members pay?, choose Just monthly. Pick your fee under What’s the monthly fee?, or press Something else to type your own. Choose whether Do new members get a free trial?, then press Save price.
4. Connect Stripe on the same page, so members can pay you. See How do I launch my club?
5. The monthly chef’s-table sitting. In What members get, press Weekly & monthly offers. Choose Same every time, then Free item, with “a chef’s-table sitting, with a welcome drink or alcohol-free pairing”. Under When it repeats, set Repeat every to 1 month, choose Specific weekday, then First and your day. Under How long they have, choose Custom… and 30 days. Press Save.
6. A menu first look. Press Club perks in the menu, then Add a perk, with a Heading such as “See the chef’s-table menu before anyone else”. Press Done. Send the actual menu from Broadcasts → Write something when it’s ready.
7. Guest-chef priority. Press Add a perk, with a Heading such as “Early access to guest-chef collaborations and one-off events”, and a Link or Calendar call to action. Press Done.
8. Kitchen notes. Press Add a perk, with a Heading such as “Behind-the-scenes menu and ingredient updates”. Press Done, then Save. Send the actual updates whenever you like from Broadcasts → Write something.

What members get

A monthly chef’s-table sitting with a welcome pairing, an early look at the menu, first word on guest-chef events, and the occasional kitchen update. If your club already has members, they stay in, free, with everything they get today. The fee is for people who join from now on.

What your staff need to know

Scan the member’s pass to see the monthly sitting show ready. If payment hasn’t gone through, you’ll see Membership paused. Menu previews, guest-chef priority and kitchen notes are all Club perks, listed under Club perks when you scan.

How you’ll know it’s working

A paid club’s Paid members page, under How it’s going, shows what’s coming in. Members shows each person’s Membership status.

Related

• Chef’s Table Club on our inspiration page
• Chef’s Counter Club
• Supper Club
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