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Chefs and head cooks · Open now

Chefs, matched on how you run a kitchen.

Menus, the line, food cost, ordering, sanitation and training. Food manager certification can be listed.

Free to join. In your browser, on iPhone and on Android.

Example screen, simplified from the app.

What the skills checklist starts with

Your checklist starts pre-checked from your role. You uncheck what you don't do and pick a depth for the rest: learning, some skill, independent, can supervise, or expert. Nothing counts until you confirm it.

Work you might do

  • Develop menus and recipes
  • Run the line and the kitchen crew
  • Cost recipes and control food cost
  • Order food and supplies
  • Run food safety and sanitation
  • Write prep lists
  • Set plating standards
  • Train cooks

Tools

  • POS systems (Toast, Square)
  • Kitchen inventory software (MarketMan)
  • Combi ovens
  • Microsoft Excel

Adapted from the O*NET database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0), shortened. Members can add more.

How it works for chefs and head cooks

Licenses

Common here: Certified food protection manager. A license with its number counts for matching; verification is optional.

Trade partners you might meet

Cooks, food service managers and event planners.

Where you'd meet

Before service at the restaurant, in the hotel lobby or over a coffee.

Mentoring

Chefs mentor sous chefs and line cooks who want their own kitchen.

Questions

Do chefs and head cooks need a résumé?

No. You answer a tap-only questionnaire, check your skills and how deep each one goes, play a few short work stories, and invite people to vouch for you.

How is my license shown?

Entered with its number and state, it counts for matching right away and shows as "Self-reported". Verification ($29.99) adds a "Verified" badge. The number is never shown.

Can I meet over video?

No. This work always meets in person: before service at the restaurant, in the hotel lobby or over a coffee.

Built for chefs and head cooks. Free to join.

Free to join. Answer the basics in a few minutes and you can be matched right away. Everything else you add makes matching better.