Rhode Island · For Chefs
Find paid private dinner parties, ticketed suppahs, and weekly meal prep bookings across Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Cranston, Warwick, and the rest of the state. You're not our employee — you're an independent chef using Suppah Social to find verified clients, set your own rates, and get paid weekly through Stripe.
Suppah Social was founded in Providence and the RI roster is the heart of the platform. We're a private dining marketplace, not a catering company or an employer — we don't hire chefs, we verify them and connect them with paying members. The state is small enough that the chef network is one degree of separation. We're looking for restaurant veterans moonlighting on weekends, Johnson & Wales grads building a private clientele, caterers tired of doing their own admin, executive chefs going independent, and Federal Hill / Newport seafood specialists who want a steadier private practice.
You don't need a brick-and-mortar restaurant. You don't need a website. You need to be insurable, food-safe certified, willing to be background-checked, and able to cook for 6–30 people in a private kitchen.
Private dinner parties— A member hires you to cook in their home, a host's space, or a vetted Providence / Newport venue. Multi-course menu, 6–14 guests, $80–$250 per head. You design the menu, set the price, and keep 95% (5% platform fee).
Ticketed dining events— Build your following. List a suppah on the public calendar (8–30 seats, $40–$200 per ticket), members buy in, you cook. 70% to chef / 25% to host / 5% platform. Great for testing menus, building reviews, and stacking weeknight income.
Weekly meal prep— Publish a rotating weekly menu. Members subscribe. You cook once or twice a week, they pick up or you deliver. $14–$24 per meal, 95% to chef, recurring revenue every Monday.
You set the rates. Not a hiring manager. Not a catering company taking 60%. You price each menu, each booking, each meal-prep slot.
Verified clients only. Every guest is ID-verified through Stripe Identity and background-screened before they can book. No no-shows. No chargebacks. No sketchy Craigslist DMs.
Weekly Stripe payouts. Deposits charged at booking. Balance auto-charged 48 hours before the event. Your share lands in your bank account within days of cooking. No invoicing. No chasing.
You own the relationships.Members who book you can rebook you directly. We're a club, not a black-box marketplace that hides your name.
Realistic ranges from active RI chefs on the platform:
· One private dinner / week (10 guests at $150/head, 95% to chef): ~$1,425/event · ~$5,700/month
· One ticketed event / month (16 seats at $90/ticket, 70% to chef): ~$1,000/event
· Meal prep, 8 subscribers (5 meals/week at $20, 95% to chef): ~$760/week · ~$3,000/month
A chef running all three formats part-time can clear $6,000–$9,000/month. Full-time chefs running tight ops have cleared more. RI's small enough that word-of-mouth compounds fast once your reviews land. These are gross marketplace earnings — you're a 1099 independent contractor, so plan for self-employment tax accordingly.
The four-credential verification you complete before going live:
ServSafe / RIDOH food-handler certificate · Allergen-awareness certificate · Business license or sole-proprietor registration (RI Division of Taxation) · General liability insurance ($1M minimum, naming Suppah Social as additional insured for events on our calendar) · Government ID verification (Stripe Identity, 60 seconds) · Background check (national, one-time, we cover the cost)
We prioritize chefs with service-area overlap in member-dense cities, but we don't cap the roster — if you can cook within a 25-mile radius of Providence, Newport, or the South County, apply.
Providence (Federal Hill, College Hill, Fox Point, Smith Hill, Mount Pleasant, Olneyville, the West End, Wayland Square) · Cranston · Warwick · Pawtucket · East Providence · North Providence · Johnston · Cumberland · Lincoln · Smithfield · Woonsocket · Central Falls · Barrington · Bristol · Warren · Newport · Middletown · Portsmouth · Jamestown · North Kingstown · South Kingstown · Narragansett · East Greenwich · West Warwick · Coventry
Application takes ~10 minutes. We review weekly. If you're a fit, you'll be cooking your first booking within 30 days.
Weekly payouts via Stripe. No invoicing, no chasing.
Pick your nights. No mandatory shifts.
Verified members only. No no-shows.