Cook in homes in your city
Join Cheffar to cook for hosts who gather at home. You set your labor fee. Market budget stays separate.
- You set your own labor fee — no platform rate caps
- 100% pass-through grocery budget for local market shopping
- Protected payouts released upon completion of service
Built for professional cooks, not gig delivery
Cheffar treats private cooking as a professional craft with transparent, protected earnings.
Your Rate, Your Choice
You set your labor fee
Set your rate based on your craft, menu complexity, and guest count. There are no platform caps on what you charge.
1:1 Grocery Budget
Market budget passes through
100% un-marked-up grocery funds. Create your ingredient list, get host approval, and receive shopping advances directly.
Milestone Releases
Protected payouts
Host payments are secured at checkout. Shopping funds and labor payouts release automatically when service is complete.
How you go live on Cheffar
Three straightforward steps from application to your first booked home table.
Build your cook profile
Set up your bio, select your craft tier (Executive Chef or Cordon Bleu), list your signature menus, and set your labor fee.
Complete screening
Submit your ID, food handling clearance, and complete a practical menu assessment with our culinary team.
Accept home bookings
Receive booking requests from hosts in your city, coordinate market lists, cook in private kitchens, and receive protected payouts.
Cook for gatherings of all kinds
From intimate plated courses to large association tables and weekly household pots.
Plated dinners at home
Executive Chef work for small tables, courses, and paced service from kitchen to plate.
Association and meeting tables
Cordon Bleu cooking for Njangi, Tontine, and large home gatherings.
Ceremonies and family rites
Dot, dowry days, introductions, and menus scaled to the compound.
Weekly meal prep
Sunday pots, batch cooking, and portions for the week ahead.
Celebration cooking
Owambe energy, party trays, and open-home receptions.
Holiday & VIP dining
Custom menus and dedicated in-home culinary service for special dates.
“Cheffar lets me focus entirely on my culinary craft while keeping my labor fee and grocery budget completely transparent.”
Amara
plates intimate dinners at home in Lagos
Everything you need to run your cooking
A single dashboard to manage host requests, calendars, messaging, and protected payouts.
Manage bookings
Review upcoming home bookings, guest counts, menu choices, and kitchen details at a glance.
Set your calendar
Control when you're available to cook. Block off rest days and set lead times for market prep.
Coordinate with hosts
Confirm ingredient lists, market budgets, and arrival times directly in host messages.
Track earnings & payouts
Receive grocery advances before shopping and automatic labor payouts upon service completion.
Your questions, answered
Is my cooking right for Cheffar?
Cheffar is for professional home cooks who can plan a menu, shop a market list, cook in the host's kitchen, and leave the space clean. Executive Chef and Cordon Bleu are the two tiers.
How do I apply?
Create your profile, add menus and photos, set your labor fee, and submit for review. Our team may ask for documents or a practical dish before you go live.
Can I set my own labor fee?
Yes. You set it. There is no platform cap. Hosts see your labor fee before they confirm.
Sign up when you're ready
Join thousands of vetted private chefs who are delivery legendary hospitality in homes across Africa, through Cheffar.
