Our story
Premium hospitality, community at heart.
Some of the best meals we've ever had weren't in restaurants. They were in somebody's dining room, a backyard under an oak, a kitchen counter at midnight.
HOUSEGUEST exists to help those tables be found — whether it's a warm Sunday supper or an elevated chef's counter. Every club stays independent. We just open the door.
A seat at a table you never knew existed.
Meet our hosts
Fictional hosts created for this concept demo.
Adeline Brooks
The Sunday Table · Raleigh
Third-generation Carolina cook, retired schoolteacher, keeper of a cast-iron collection with opinions of its own.
Visit the tableMarcus Tillery
The Oyster House · Wilmington
Spent a decade on the water off Topsail. Now he hosts ten people at a time and lets the tide set the menu.
Visit the tableJae & Lina Park
Midnight Noodles · Durham
Two restaurant cooks who wanted somewhere to eat after their own shifts. So they built it in their kitchen.
Visit the tableEarl "Bud" Hargrove
Smoke & Story · Greenville
Eastern Carolina whole-hog keeper. He lights the pit at 2 AM and tells stories until the last plate is cleared.
Visit the tablePriya Raman
Garden & Grain · Chapel Hill
Grew up between Chennai and Asheville. Grows forty varieties of vegetables in a yard the size of a tennis court.
Visit the tableChef Simone Okafor
The Chef's Counter · Charlotte
Cooked in New York and Lagos before coming home to Charlotte. Her counter is the menu she always wanted to cook.
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