Attention local foodies: Dinner Lab, a social dining experiment that hosts regular pop-up dinners in unconventional, undisclosed locations as a way for participants to meet new people, try new food and provide feedback to chefs, has announced that Cleveland will soon become its 33rd location.

Dinner Lab started in New Orleans three years ago. “Originally, there was nowhere to get really good late-night food in New Orleans,” explains Dinner Lab HR director Hallie Dietsch. “What it has evolved into is an opportunity to let chefs showcase their true passions.”

The chefs are not given boundaries to what they prepare. Diners are given a comment card to rate the food’s taste, creativity and other elements. “As a member, you’re having a dinner that you most likely will never have again,” says Dietsch. “For the chef, it’s an opportunity to cook something he knows really well and enjoys cooking.”

The events also allow chefs – about half from Cleveland and the other half from successful restaurants around the country – to try out new concepts and menu items.

There is a $125 annual membership fee to join Dinner Lab, and the five- to seven-course dinners cost between $50 and $65. Members can bring up to three guests with them. The chefs range from seasoned line cooks who are thinking about opening their own restaurants to Michelin Star chefs trying out new concepts.

Dinners are announced three weeks in advance of the event. Diners are told the date, the chef and the menu, but the location is not disclosed until 24 hours before the event.

Dietsch says Cleveland was chosen as the newest Dinner Lab location because of the population’s affinity for good food. “Cleveland is not known as being New York or Chicago, but Clevelanders are keyed in to good food and want to try new things,” she says. “We think people in Cleveland will be excited and ready for this. People are more interested in food and educated about food and they want to know what they’re eating and the chef’s inspiration.”

Cleveland’s first Dinner Lab chef will be Chicago-based Daniel Espinoza, who will cook a five-course modern Mexican meal titled “Anomar" on July 24th.