Phoenix, Arizona

A chef who builds the back end.

Nearly two decades in professional kitchens, including a private chef business built entirely on word of mouth. Now I build the tools that handle the paperwork behind the food.

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Background

From the line to the system

Fine dining and golf clubs

Years on the line and in the managerial chef seat, then back to the creative cooking that made the job worth doing.

Private chef, by word of mouth

Weekly meal prep, intimate dinners and weekend parties, grown to full capacity on reputation alone. Organic, whole-food menus with minimal prep.

Systems, not just recipes

Prep lists, ordering, costing and staffing are the same problems every chef solves by hand on a Sunday night. I build tools that solve them once.

No surprises. The reason the great chains win is that you know exactly what you're getting.

What I bring

Kitchen sense, built into software

Kitchen operationsPrep timelines, fire schedules, ordering and costing for events big and small.

Menu and banquet workReading a BEO and turning it into a plan the crew can run.

Whole-food cookingOrganic, minimal-prep menus built on proper food combinations.

Building toolsSoftware made by a chef, tested against a real kitchen's habits.

What's next

Chef Navigator

Coming soon

Snap a photo of any BEO or menu. Get a prep list, an order guide and a cost guide.

Take a photo
Confirm the read
Prep list
Order guide
Cost guide

Also buildsA prep timeline, a staffing estimate and a client-ready recap with no cost math on it.
Learns your pricesPhotograph a purveyor invoice and what you actually paid replaces the generic numbers.
Stays on your deviceNo account, no upload. Nothing leaves your phone or laptop.
Honest about its limitsReads printed text best, flags what it can't read instead of guessing, and treats every price as an estimate.

Built for private chefs and solo caterers. Pricing isn't published yet.

Get in touch

Glad to hear from you

I'm not out looking for work, but I'm happy to talk.

If you're a chef or operator who wants to talk shop, or you have a back-end product, workflow or system integration problem I might be able to help with, send a note. I read everything and reply when it's a fit.