๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ Now onboarding founding chefs ยท Washington DC

Your craft. Your schedule. We bring the table.

Private dinner parties and weekly meal-prep clients in your neighborhoods โ€” without the agency runaround. You set your rate and your menu; we bring the demand, the payments, and the platform.

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roster forming now โ€” early chefs shape the platform
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set your rate, menu & availability
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launching Dupont ยท Logan ยท Shaw ยท U St
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Why chefs join

You cook. We run the rest.

Built by restaurant-industry people who think chefs should keep the upside of their own craft.

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Real money, transparent

A flat 12.5% platform fee โ€” no hidden cuts, no pay-to-play placement. Tips are 100% yours.

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Your schedule

Take one dinner a month or five meal-prep clients a week. You choose the gigs, always.

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Your neighborhoods

Serve only the zips you want. No hour-long schleps unless the booking is worth it to you.

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Recurring revenue

Meal-prep turns a great dinner party into a weekly client. Steady income between events.

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A vetted roster means prestige

Every chef is identity- and reference-verified. Being on ProjectChef signals quality โ€” and keeps standards (and prices) high.

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Run by industry people

We come from restaurants. We know what a Saturday service is worth โ€” and what flaky clients cost you.

How joining works

Four steps from application to your first booking.

We personally vet every chef โ€” it protects your reputation as much as ours.

1

Apply below

Tell us about your cooking โ€” 5 minutes.

2

We talk

Quick call + references. Industry to industry.

3

Verify

ID and food-safety cert verification, plus reference checks.

4

Go live

Your profile goes up. Bookings come to you.

๐Ÿ’ฐ The math, plainly: a flat 12.5% platform fee โ€” you keep 87.5% of the food & service total on every booking, and tips are 100% yours. No hidden cuts, no pay-to-play placement.

Apply to cook

Create your account and build your chef profile in one go โ€” about 10 minutes. When you submit it, our team reviews it personally and replies within 48 hours. One review, one approval.

What you'll set up
  • Your login, so you can edit anything later
  • Your cuisines, background, and the neighborhoods you serve
  • Your offerings with per-guest pricing and minimum group sizes
  • The dates and hours you're available
  • Photos of you and your food โ€” optional, add them any time
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Every chef is personally vetted โ€” identity verification, food-safety certification, and reference checks โ€” before going live. Applying costs nothing and doesn't commit you.