Chefnero: Custom Food Orders

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About this app

Chefnero is where you order the dish you're actually craving, not whatever happens to be on someone else's fixed menu. Search for what you want — a jollof rice made properly, a fully custom birthday cake, a dal that tastes like home, halal catering for a party of twenty — and connect directly with independent home chefs who can make it.

And every order is protected: your money is held safely with Chefnero until you confirm your food has arrived.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Search for a dish, cuisine, or occasion — "jollof rice," "private chef for a birthday party," "Caribbean food," whatever you're after.
2. Find home chefs who cook it and send a request describing exactly what you want: quantity, dietary needs, delivery or collection, the occasion.
3. The chef sends back a quote.
4. Chat and negotiate in the app until you're both happy with the details and the price.
5. Accept the quote and pay securely in the app. Your payment is held with Chefnero, not the chef, until you confirm your food has arrived.
6. Collect it or get it delivered, and enjoy.

THE FOOD YOU WON'T FIND ON A DELIVERY APP
Restaurant delivery apps show you a fixed menu built for volume. Chefnero works the other way round: home cooks across West African, Caribbean, South Asian, Middle Eastern and many other culinary traditions tell you what they can make and what it costs — a specific regional dish cooked properly, a cake for an actual occasion, catering sized for your event, not a stranger's standard portion. If you've ever searched "home cooks near me" and given up, or spent an hour scrolling WhatsApp and Instagram trying to track down someone who makes a particular dish, this is built for exactly that.

WHO IT'S FOR
- Anyone craving a specific cultural dish that never quite shows up on the usual delivery apps.
- Anyone planning an event — a party, a family gathering, a wedding, a birthday — who needs catering or a custom cake sized and priced for the occasion.
- Anyone with a dietary requirement (halal, vegan, gluten-free, and more) who'd rather ask a real person directly than guess from a fixed menu.
- Anyone who'd rather cook with a real person than a ghost kitchen — see the chef's own profile, photos of food they've actually made, and message them before you commit to anything.

FOR CHEFS
Already cooking and selling informally over WhatsApp, Instagram, or word of mouth? Chefnero gives you a proper storefront — a public profile, a photo gallery, an availability calendar, and a built-in way to quote, chat, and get paid, without chasing anyone for a bank transfer. If you're looking to start a home-based food business, or already run one, Chefnero handles the admin so you can focus on cooking.

Chefnero is currently live with home chefs in Milton Keynes. Search to see who's cooking near you.

Tell us what you're craving. Chefnero will help you find the chef who can make it.

What’s new

Welcome to Chefnero! Order custom home-cooked food from independent chefs: describe the dish you're craving, get a personal quote, and pay securely — your money is held until your food is on its way.