Bookalokal - Eat with Locals Worldwide

Lately there have been a bunch of startups that have centered around the idea of leveraging local resources for travelers. Airbnb was one of the early entries into this field.

Bookalokal is all about food. Home-cooked and prepared by folks just like you and I who happen to live all over the world. Currently there are offerings of traditional foods in Zimbabwe and Turkey, an "ever changing global brunch" in Brussels, a classic Parisian lunch (in, of all places, Paris) and even farm-to-table pizza and salad in good old Washington, D.C., plus lots, lots more.

Prices vary, but seem very reasonable to me, especially since you also have a local host to enhance the experience. The best part? You could never get a waiter or waitress to sit at your table all night and give you tidbits about the town your in. Your host can.

You book through the website.