Shock! Underground Dinner Parties!

CBS's interpretation of investigative journalism:

"That hostess, Naama Shafi, writes about food but is not a chef. Leitner found her through a website, which connects amateur foodies and professional chefs in 20 different countries with people who want unique dining experiences.
 
Clandestine dinner parties like the one Leitner attended have become more common in New York City. And insiders told Leitner they are completely unregulated."

Well, I never!

Before indulging ourselves, let's just make the point this is all about the government wanting its cut. M'kay?

Moving along, let's take a look at more sentences in the article from CBS-NY:

It may look like a dinner party, but it’s really an underground supper club.

This reminds me when the media was reacting with shock when raves were all the rage. I remember because raves were straight out of my youth and remember getting a chuckle from the reports. Or, if we want to stretch things, the steroids story in baseball. Sleeping at the switch and too busy getting distracted by their text messages and the McGwire-Sosa love fest, journalists missed the story unfolding despite all the access. It's one thing to miss it and quite another to react with self-righteous indignation. "I will not vote for Bonds! Pft!"

Beyond that, what about all those cigar parties when it was all the rage? Are we to crack down on wine and cheese gatherings now?

CBS 2’s undercover cameras captured one experience — eight people who didn’t know each other eating a meal in a stranger’s home.

As opposed to nine or 10. Funny how irrational free people can be, eh? The shock of eating in a stranger's home! How is this even relevant or even anyone's business what people do?

If New Yorkers hadn't become such pussies they wouldn't feel the need to act like rebellious teenagers. Underground fucking dinner parties. Jesus, me.

They could have just told public officials, you know, to fuck off New York style.

It definitely falls into a gray area,”

Yeah pal. Gray area. Many shades of them. That's human nature - vice v virtue. Trying to regulate it is a fool's game.

“Yes, they should be regulated by the same system that regulates every restaurant in New York City.”

As if 'on the books' restaurants are always clean, yeah, sure pal. The idea that a private house can't possibly be clean unless regulated is a retarded position to take.

It astounds me at how much the state loves making criminals of people merely acting in the self-interest as is their right.

The corruption and rackets that come with it is but a nuisance as long as - derp - it's regulated.

"The city does not allow meals to be served to members of the public in someone’s home.”

Honey, call your brother. He can't come over and have some pizza. It's against the law!

“You guys are breaking the law by serving people meals and charging.”

Nice loaded question by those said to be protecting our common interests.

And big shit. 

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I think the thread does a good job ripping this story to shreds.