Guides

Hosting in New York

The rules for ticketed dinners and other micro hospitality in New York, city by city. Checked Sep 2026. Not legal advice.

Cottage food in New York: the checklist

What cottage food covers in New York, whether sales are capped, and why a ticketed micro hospitality dinner needs a different route. Checked Sep 2026.

Buffalo

For chefs and mixologists

What a chef or mixologist needs before selling micro hospitality in Buffalo, NY: routes, fees, drink rules and who to call (Erie County Department of Health).

For venue hosts

What a venue host in Buffalo, NY should check before opening a space to micro hospitality: licences, drinks, insurance (Erie County Department of Health).

See Buffalo on Tenseats

New York

For chefs and mixologists

What a chef or mixologist needs before selling micro hospitality experiences in New York, NY: routes, fees, drink rules and who to call (NYC Health Department).

For venue hosts

What a venue host in New York, NY should check before opening a space to micro hospitality pop-ups: licences, drinks, insurance (NYC Health Department).

See New York on Tenseats