Supper Clubs in Latin America
In Latin America, a "Supper Club" is typically an underground restaurant, known as either a paladar or a restaurante de puertas cerradas (locked door restaurant). Although technically illegal, this type of restaurant is built into the culture, often with higher standards than many licensed establishments. They are becoming increasingly popular in the U.S.
The attraction of the underground restaurant for the customer is the ability to sample new food at low cost outside the traditional restaurant experience, which can be expensive and disappointing; underground restaurants have been described as "anti-restaurants". For the host, the benefit is to make some money and experiment with cooking without being required to invest in a restaurant proper. As one host told the San Francisco Chronicle: "It's literally like playing restaurant...You can create the event, and then it's over."
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