Regulating the Underground: Secret Supper Clubs, Pop-Up Restaurants, and the Role of Law
Publication Date
3-6-2015
Document Type
Article
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Sturm College of Law
Keywords
Supper clubs, Pop-up restaurants, Regulation, Inspection
Abstract
Should you be able to take the risk of paying for a meal in an unregulated, non-traditional restaurant—billed as a “secret supper”—in a person’s home? Or should the government step in to regulate as it would any other dining establishment: inspect the kitchen, require a business license, control what food can be served and how it can be prepared, and ensure compliance with local zoning ordinances pertaining to home businesses and building codes addressing fire exits? I confront these issues in my forthcoming essay, Regulating the Underground: Secret Supper Clubs, Pop-Up Restaurants, and the Role of Law, which is part of the University of Chicago Law Review Dialogue’s online symposium about grassroots innovation and regulatory adaptation.
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Sarah Schindler, Regulating the Underground: Secret Supper Clubs, Pop-Up Restaurants, and the Role of Law, CLS Blue Sky Blog (Mar. 6, 2015), https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2015/03/06/regulating-the-underground-secret-supper-clubs-pop-up-restaurants-and-the-role-of-law/.