Indian Tiffin Service for New Haven

Submitted by IndianTiffinElmCity t3_11x572b in newhaven

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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UUDDLRLRBA t1_jd1xiv8 wrote

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

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No_Refrigerator4584 t1_jd28hul wrote

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

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UUDDLRLRBA t1_jd7cenm wrote

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

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No_Refrigerator4584 t1_jd7cm5e wrote

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.

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UUDDLRLRBA t1_jd8ta4s wrote

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.

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No_Refrigerator4584 t1_jd8wn6t wrote

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.

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octoberflavor t1_jd2r8bm wrote

Please send me info if you start it up

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EscapeFromTexas t1_jd36xaa wrote

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

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Odd_Total_5549 t1_jd44622 wrote

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

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Lost_In_Play t1_jd53nwm wrote

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

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CupOfJoeseph t1_jd3hbh0 wrote

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

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RichCockroach t1_jd5sakd wrote

This is interesting! I may try as well

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