True Confessions

Person: Praveen Location: Guwahati, India Recipe: Vegetable Makhani I cheated on my Indian couchsurfer. I know. I’m an awful human … More

Art vs. Food

Person: Deb Location: Perth, Australia Food: Chocolate bar Deb makes art, prints to be exact. She came to stay with … More

Person: Martin Location: Kalmar, Sweden Recipe: Swedish pancakes with summer fruits There was no question about it. Martin was lost … More

With New York City (and much of the U.S.A.) in the middle of a brutal heat wave, we need a … More

Person: Betty Hoops Location: Aspen, Colorado Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake “I have a woman who was in the Guinness Book … More

Location: Sperwan Ghar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan Person: Mitch Recipe: Water I’m not sure why I agreed to let Mitch couchsurf … More

Location: Pinewood, Louisiana + Garland, Texas Person: Clell Recipe: Seafood and Andouille Sausage Gumbo After a time, a man gets … More

Ah, romance! The dirty, little secret of Couchsurfing. Sure, sometimes it’s all kumbaya, joining the world’s diverse peoples in a … More

Location: Catskills + Germany Person: Kurt, my best friend Recipe: Rothkohl, German Red Cabbage We had another snowstorm in New … More

Very pleased to announce a new feature on the Couchsurfing Cook. It’s called The Daily Discovery. Every day — or … More