For Home Chefs · Portland, OR · Beta 2026

Your kitchen
is already a
restaurant.

PlateLocal gives you the platform to sell what you already make — plates, private dinners, recipes, and weekly meal prep — and keep every dollar your food earns. Zero commission. Always.

100% of every sale is yours
No commission ever
$1.50 fee charged to customer
Food carts welcome
No commercial kitchen required
100%
Chef payout
4
Ways to earn
$0
Commission taken
PDX
Beta city
Claim your early spot

First chefs in get zero platform fees for 30 days, priority listing, and a direct line to the founding team.

We'll reach out personally before Portland launches.
No spam, ever. Unsubscribe anytime.

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Welcome to the kitchen.

You're on the early access list. We'll reach out personally before Portland launches — and your first 30 days are fee-free.

"You already cook. Now get paid for it."
— PlateLocal Founding Team
Your craft
Real skill.
Real pride.
Your food
Your price.
Your menu.
Your kitchen
Home base.
Full income.
What you actually earn

Real money, from food
you already know how to make.

Casual seller
Selling Plates on Your Schedule

12 plates a week at an average of $25 each. One dinner service worth of cooking, once a week, on days that work for you.

$1,290
per month · 100% yours
Active seller
Plates + Private Dinners

30 plates a week at $25 each, plus one private dining event for 6 guests at $45/person. A full schedule that still runs on your hours, your terms.

$4,386
per month · 100% yours
Subscription chef
Meal Prep Subscriptions

20 weekly meal prep subscribers, starting at $195/week per person (15 meals · 3/day · Mon–Fri). Price is yours to set.

$16,770
per month · 100% yours
Four ways to earn

One platform. Every way
your kitchen can earn.

Sell Individual Plates

Post your daily menu. Customers order for pickup or DoorDash Drive delivery. You cook what you love, set your own price, and receive the full sale amount every single time. No negotiating, no splitting.

Host Private Dinners

Set your menu, your price, and your guest count. Customers book a seat at your table for an intimate home dining experience. Your home, your rules, your revenue — and PlateLocal handles the booking and payment.

Publish Recipes

Turn your best dishes into passive income. Set a price, customers buy the recipe once and cook it forever. Your knowledge, sold once, earning for you indefinitely — while you sleep, while you cook, while you live.

Run Meal Prep Subscriptions

Build a loyal subscriber base. Batch cook once on Sunday, deliver Sunday, get paid Sunday. Predictable weekly income from people who look forward to your food every single week — and keep coming back.

Chef Pro Accounts

Free to start.
Pro when you're ready.

Base
$0/mo
Free Forever
  • Full listing on PlateLocal
  • Complete order management
  • Stripe payouts — 100% to you
  • DoorDash Drive delivery
Available to every verified chef
Standard
$29/mo
Standard Pro
  • Priority search placement
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Custom chef profile page
  • Promotional badges
Any verified chef
Elite
$12/mo
Elite Pro
  • All Certified Pro features
  • Elite badge on your profile
  • First access to catering
  • Dedicated founder support
ServSafe + culinary credential
Meal Prep Subscriptions

The most predictable income a home chef can build.

Batch cook Sunday, deliver Sunday, get paid Sunday. Build a subscriber base that doesn't depend on any single order.

High Protein Low Carb / Keto Calorie-Controlled Clean Eating Plant-Based Performance
Requires a food handler permit and PlateLocal Macro Certification (free, 2 hours online). ServSafe certified chefs qualify for the $19/mo Certified Pro rate automatically.
Build your plan — see what it pays
$195
per subscriber, per week
5
3
20
15
meals/wk per sub
$3,900
weekly revenue
$16,770
est. monthly · 100% yours
Based on a $13/meal starting rate — yours to adjust. PlateLocal never takes a cut.
Food Cart Operators

Your cart.
Now with delivery.

You already have the skills, the license, and the food. PlateLocal gives your cart a digital storefront, online ordering, and DoorDash Drive delivery — without a brick-and-mortar lease or a 30% platform commission eating your margins. Portland has over 500 food carts. This was built for you.

$0
Commission on your sales
$1.50
Fee paid by the customer
500+
Portland carts eligible
100%
Of every sale goes to you

Your neighbors are
already hungry.

Join the early access list today. Portland chefs who sign up now get zero platform fees for their first 30 days and a direct line to the founding team before launch.

Claim my early chef spot →

Questions? Email us at chefs@platelocal.app