so, the question is --
How does any of this work?
Two paths through. One if you want to eat. One if you want to cook. Both involve fewer screens than ordering pizza.
-- five steps to dinner.
Open the map of your block.
Type your zip, get the makers within walking distance.
Pick a plate that sounds like dinner.
Filter by what's open this week, what you don't eat, what the maker does best.
Choose a window.
Tuesday at 7:30. Sunday at 1. You and the maker agree on a time.
Pay once, on the platform.
Your card is saved with Stripe and charged only when the maker confirms. Until then you can cancel any time and pay nothing.
Walk over. Eat.
Most pickups are five minutes away. The maker will text when it's ready.
five steps to your first plate sold --
if you cookTell us where you cook.
We work out what your state or province requires to keep you compliant — a permit, a registration, or a set of statements you sign — and ask for exactly that. A few minutes.
Get the green light.
Where the law asks for no permit, you're live as soon as you sign. Where it asks for a credential, a real person checks it — usually within 72 hours — and we'll text if we have questions.
Set up your kitchen page.
A handful of photos, a short bio, the dishes you actually cook.
Open a slot or two.
Tell us what you're cooking Tuesday. We'll bring the neighbors. Confirm each order as soon as it comes in: that's what secures it.
Stripe pays you automatically.
Orders paid in person are completely free: you keep every cent. Card payments in the app carry a 3% platform fee plus Stripe's standard processing fee, and reach your bank automatically.
the boring-but-important part --
Trust & safety.
01
Permits, checked.
Every kitchen is permitted in its jurisdiction. We verify before listings go live.
02
Allergens, on the label.
FDA top-9 plus whatever the maker adds. Tap a dish to see them all.
03
Stripe handles the money.
We never see card numbers. Makers paid weekly.
04
Real reviews, eaten plates.
Only people who picked up a plate can leave a review. Mom doesn't count.