For Chefs

Your Kitchen. Your Rules.
Your Revenue.

Cook on your terms and keep more of what you earn. Whether you're a seasoned restaurant chef, a talented home cook, or somewhere in between — there's a seat at this table for you.

How It Works

From menu to money in four steps.

Create Your Menus

Design multi-course menus that showcase your style. Set your prices, pick your cuisine, tell your story.

Get Matched with Hosts

Browse available spaces or let hosts come to you. Find the perfect kitchen for your concept.

Cook for Guests

Show up, set up, and cook. Guests are ID-verified — no no-shows, no surprises.

Get Paid

Funds are released after every event via Stripe Connect. No invoicing, no chasing payments.

Cook What You Love

Any cuisine. Any style.

AmericanItalianFrenchMexicanJapaneseCaribbeanSoul FoodLatin FusionMediterraneanBBQ & GrillingAsian FusionSeafoodVeganIndianFarm-to-Table

No Formal Training? No Problem.

Home Cooks Welcome.

You don't need a culinary degree to cook incredible food. If people line up for your jerk chicken, your pasta sauce, your family's mole — that's enough.

We'll help you get certified. Food handler license, ServSafe, liability insurance — we walk you through every step so you can start cooking for paying guests legally and confidently.

We help you get:

Food Handler Certification
ServSafe Training
Liability Insurance
Menu Pricing Strategy
Your First Event Listed

The chef dashboard

Six things you set. Six things we count.

No dashboard tour needed. This is what it looks like on a Tuesday.

You setmenus, dates, prices, bookings

Menus & dishes

01Scallop crudo, yuzu, chili oil
02Braised short rib, polenta
03Olive oil cake, roasted plums

Build it once. Reuse dishes on any dinner.

Your price$85per seat

Events & tickets

9 / 12seats sold

ID-verified guestsNo no-shows

Availability

Blocked by youBooked

Hosts and guests only see your open nights.

Private bookings

Dinner for 8 · SatCONFIRMED

50% deposit paidRest on completion

You get hired direct. The money is taken up front.

Meal prep

MonTueWedThuFri

$420/ week · card on file

Steady income between dinners. Charged automatically.

Shopping & pantry

× 12 guests

Short rib6 lb
Shallots12
Polenta2 lb
Olive oil500 ml

Built from your menu, scaled to the headcount.

We countreceipts, profit, payouts, regulars

WHOLE FOODS$142.18

Receipts & expenses

Short rib$68.40

Scallops$54.00

Total · Groceries$142.18

Snap it. The total and the line items read themselves in.

Profit & loss

Ingredients$310

Platform 5%$51

You keep$659

What you actually made, per dinner.

Earnings & payouts

70%of every
ticket

95%on private dinners & meal prep

Paid out through Stripe after each event.

Analytics

312

views

2 days

to sell out

See which menus fill fastest.

My guests

SJM+5

Shellfish allergyGluten-free × 2Sara: 3rd dinner

Allergens before you shop. Notes on the ones who come back.

Reviews & regulars

4.9

New dinner posted6 regulars notified. 4 already grabbed seats.

Every guest rates the night. The good ones follow you.

Why chefs use Suppah Social:

Test new menu concepts with real diners
Build a personal brand outside your restaurant
Earn extra income on your days off
Get direct feedback from paying guests
No overhead — just you, your food, your following

Already Working in a Kitchen?

Restaurant Chefs: Your Side Project Starts Here.

You're already a pro. Now use that skill to build something that's yours — a personal brand, a loyal following, and income you control.

Cook your own menu for 6-8 guests in someone's home. Pick up extra shifts on your days off, or grow it into a full-time thing on your own schedule — the choice is yours.

Why Suppah Social

Built for chefs who want more.

Keep What You Earn

You keep the majority of every ticket sold. Your menu, your price, your terms. See our transparent pricing below.

Test Menus Before Committing

Use suppahs to test new dishes, refine concepts, and get real feedback before launching a private dining brand.

Meal Prep Income

Offer weekly meal prep subscriptions to guests in your area. Steady income between events.

Build a Following

Every guest rates their experience. Great chefs build a reputation and get priority access to premium spaces.

Verified Platform

Every guest is verified. You cook for people who respect the experience.

Your Brand, Your Way

Your profile, your menus, your story. Build a personal brand that's entirely yours.

Transparent Pricing

You keep up to 95% of every booking.

No hidden fees. No surprise deductions. Private dining and meal prep: you keep 95%. Events with a host: 70% to you, 25% to the host, 5% platform. Payments processed securely through Stripe.

Certification

We protect your reputation.

Every chef on the platform is certified and verified. Food handler license, ServSafe, and safety screening — all verified through AI-powered document analysis during onboarding. We help home cooks get certified too.

See full certification requirements

Private Dining

Get Booked by Guests Directly

Guests can browse your menus, check your reviews, and book you for private dinners. More visibility means more bookings — without you lifting a finger to find them.

Guests Come to You

Guests browse chefs by cuisine, location, and ratings. Your profile and menus do the marketing for you.

You Approve Every Booking

Nothing happens without your sign-off. You review the guest, the date, and the space before you commit to cooking.

Extra Income or Full-Time — You Choose

Pick up weekend bookings for extra income, or build it into a full-time thing on your own schedule. You set the pace, you control your calendar, you decide what your life looks like.

We hold every chef to the highest standard.

Cancelling an event within 48 hours or failing to show up results in a strike on your account. Three strikes triggers a community review.

Read the full policy

Where We're Active

Find private chef work in your city.

Localized pages with the cities we cover, real earnings ranges from chefs on the platform, and the requirements for going live in each state.

Boston, MA

Private chef work in Boston.

Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, South Shore. Multi-cuisine roster, weeknight and weekend bookings, meal-prep subscribers across the metro.

See Boston details

Rhode Island

Private chef work in Rhode Island.

Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Cranston, Warwick. The original Suppah roster — founded in PVD, deepest network in the state.

See Rhode Island details

Ready to cook on your own terms?

Sign up free as a chef. Once verified, you'll have access to host spaces, verified guests, and a platform built to help you earn.

Your Kitchen. Your Rules.Your Revenue.