Fresh meals, cooked in your home.
Book trusted cooks and chefs for everyday meals, weekly meal prep, family dinners, and special occasions — all prepared fresh in your kitchen.
How It Works
From browse to bite — in four simple steps.
Choose what to eat
A single dinner, multi-day meal prep for up to 5 days, or portions for the whole family.
Pick your chef or cook
Browse local chefs and independent cooks by cuisine and availability.
Choose how your meal is prepared
- Use your own ingredients
- Get groceries delivered
- Or select grocery pickup and have your chef pick up the groceries you selected from your chosen grocery store
Enjoy it fresh at home
Your cook arrives and prepares everything in your kitchen, on your schedule.
Why PlatedUp
Not another delivery app
Food delivery brings prepared food to your door. PlatedUp brings the cooking experience into your home.
One meal, or up to 5 days
PlatedUp is built for everyday cooking, not just special occasions — book once for tonight, or set up recurring meal prep.
Meal prep for up to 5 days
Family dinners
Multi-day prep
Busy weeknights
Special occasions
Ingredients, your way
Choose whichever option fits your booking — no mandatory grocery orders.
Use what you have
Already stocked up? Your cook works with the ingredients in your kitchen.
Arrange grocery delivery
Order what you need ahead of time and have it delivered before your booking.
Grocery pickup by your cook
Select the groceries you need and have your cook pick them up before the booking.
The marketplace
Browse cooks. Book what fits.
Every cook builds a profile with their cuisines and availability, so you know exactly who's cooking before you book.
Chefs and independent cooks
Trained chefs and talented home cooks, side by side — browse by cuisine or availability.
Dishes from the library, or their own
Cooks choose dishes from PlatedUp's library or add their own, then you can message them about your preferences.
Compare before you book
Cuisines, availability, dishes, service area, verification status, and the fixed $25/hour Cook rate — all on one profile.
Cook Name
$25/hrDallas, TX
Italian • Mediterranean • BBQ
Dishes
Preview of what a PlatedUp cook profile may include — not a real listing.
Meals cooks can offer
Cooks can choose dishes from PlatedUp's existing library or add their own, creating a menu that reflects their cuisines, skills, and availability.
Cooks can select dishes from the PlatedUp library or add their own.
Italian
Osso Buco Milanese
Turkish
Iskender Kebab
Italian
Truffle Pasta
Trust & safety
Built on safety, not shortcuts
Safety-first onboarding
Cook identity, eligibility, food-safety documentation, platform approval, and background-check requirements are reviewed before marketplace activation.
Chefs and independent cooks
Open to trained chefs and talented home cooks alike. No formal culinary degree required — just real skill and reliability.
Flexible scheduling
Book for one meal, a few days, or weekly meal prep. You set the schedule.
Real human support
Reach a real person for booking questions, changes, or special requests.
Background Checked by Checkr
PlatedUp cooks must complete identity verification and background screening through our trusted partner Checkr before marketplace activation.
The story
Meet the Founder
Daniel Silakov — Founder of PlatedUp
Daniel Silakov created PlatedUp after experiencing a problem many people face today:
Busy schedules, long days, and not enough time or energy to cook healthy meals at home.
Traditional delivery often becomes overpriced after fees, while private chef services can feel out of reach for everyday people.
He believed there should be something better.
A more affordable way to enjoy fresh meals prepared in your own kitchen — on your own schedule.
That idea became PlatedUp.
A platform designed to combine convenience, personal connection, flexibility, and fair pricing.
From one dinner, to weekly meal prep, to family portions and special occasions — PlatedUp was built for real life.
"I wanted to build something more personal than delivery — and more affordable than private chefs."
— Daniel Silakov
Transparent pricing
Cook service is priced at PlatedUp’s fixed $25/hour rate, with a $25 minimum — not a price per dish. For bookings calculated above 60 minutes, pricing is based on your actual service time. You’ll always know your total before you book.
Groceries are separate and billed based on how you choose to handle them — using what you have, delivery, or pickup by your Cook.
Be first to book a chef
or cook at home
Join the waitlist and get early access when PlatedUp launches in Dallas.
How can we help?
Questions, partnerships, press, or support — send us a message and we'll get back to you.
Or email us directly at:
Support@plated-up.com