About Chance

<img alt="" style="width: 332px; height: 248px;" src="/uploads/Image/shrimptaco.jpg" />Grilled shrimp tacos. A house standby... Ten years ago, when I was first looking for sharehouses to join, I kept meeting people like me--people who wanted to both have fun and eat really well and so I decided to create my own sharehouse. <a href="http://www.newyorkmagazine.com/nymetro/urban/strategist/everything/11524/index.html" target="_blank">In fact, our unique house caught the attention of New York Magazine</a>. The house has since played a supporting role in multiple marriages... While alcohol is the centerpiece of many sharehouses, our focus is food. Don't worry, this is hardly a dry house. I'm a former bartender and an accomplished drinker and we have a fully-stocked wet bar, unlimited wine, and a kegerator from which to tap premium beer. Although dining at Chance (check out the <a href="/photos?phpMyAdmin=CxfCOPkdlfSBszVW75AU5Q7EDP4">photos</a>) is serious business. Saturday nights kick off with a sunset cocktail hour (on the deck or the beach) followed by a multi-course sit-down meal. From our Chinese roasting box to our unlimited ice maker, there simply does not exist a sharehouse better stocked and equipped for epicurean living. We also have guitars, drums and other sundry instruments and our meals are frequently followed by impromptu unplugged jam sessions. <img alt="" style="width: 355px; height: 265px;" src="/uploads/Image/kitchen.jpg" /> Prepping before another Saturday night dinner     Second only to the quality of our people is our high level of structure and respect. Much of the structure of our house comes from the way we eat. People sign up to cook, and so you always know what's for dinner. Knowing how to cook is not a requirement, but you should love to eat. We do all of the procuring and everyone is on the same page. This structure extends to every aspect of the house. This not the Three Little Bears; you're assigned a bed and will never find someone else there. Our seven-bedroom house--one of the largest in Kismet--is a lush, pimped-out, renovated crib with a mother lode of amenities. (Including a jacuzzi.) House members find it quite comfortable. Every year, we save at least a third of our spots for new members, to add fresh faces and fun ideas to our eclectic group. While we hardly care where your parents went to college, everyone is properly vetted and knows how to share the sandbox. (The uptight and the immature need not apply.) We're saving our open spots for people who are spontaneous and considerate--that small minority who gets that fun and respect need not be mutually exclusive. While many sharehouses are collections of disparate cliques, this is not a clique-y house. Our rule of not considering groups larger than two has served us well. In fact, most people joined on their own without previously knowing anyone, considerably broadening all of our social circles in the City as well. We want the wild ricochet of protons and electrons. (And maybe one or two neutrons--just to be atomically correct.) We want those seeking a playground not just for the body, but also for the mind. Mainly for the body, though...

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