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PikaChef · for private chefs

Be the chef they
book again.

Dinners for eight, birthday parties, Chef Sundays meal prep and kitchen lessons. You set the price per guest, and you always see exactly what you’ll earn.
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220chefs on PikaChef
KES 42ktypical chef week
68%guests book again
New booking
Paid · held
Birthday dinner for 10Sat 15 Nov · Kileleshwa · Swahili coast menu
You earnKES 35,000
Chef Zawadi Mwangi★ 4.9 · 140 dinners
Per-guest pricing

Your price is your pay.

Set a price per guest for each menu. PikaBox adds a 15% service fee on top for the guest, so nothing comes out of your number. Ingredients, travel and clean-up are all inside your price.
You see what you earn on every quote, before you send it.
Group bookings split the bill between guests. You’re paid once, in full.
Minimum guests, travel areas and a cancellation window, all set by you.
Coastal feast · 3 courses
Your menu
Price per guestKES 3,500
Guests10
You earn
KES 35,000
3,500 × 10 guests, all yours
Guests pay
KES 40,250
includes 15% fee, 5,250
The fee covers payments, booking protection, insurance on the night and 24/7 support.
Wanjiru asked
KES 3,000 / guest · 12 guests
Brian’s 40th, Sat 22 Nov. One guest has a nut allergy.
You countered
KES 3,400 / guest
With a nut-free kitchen, prawns instead of lobster, and dessert.
Accepted · paid
KES 40,800 to you
Held by PikaBox until the night is done.
Quotes & counters

Quote, counter, agree.

Guests send a request with their date, guests and budget. You quote, they counter, you adjust the menu. Everything stays in one chat, with the menu and price pinned at the top.
Quote in a minute
Start from your saved menus and prices.
Quotes expire
Your date isn’t held forever. You choose 24 or 48 hours.
Getting paid

Paid before you shop. Released when you’re done.

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Booked and paid

The guest pays in full by M-Pesa or card when they accept your quote.

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Held by PikaBox

The money sits safely with us. Need ingredients early? Take 40% up front.

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The completion code

At the end of the night, the host reads you a 4-digit code. You enter it in the app.

9104
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Released to you

Paid to M-Pesa or your bank the next morning. Tips go straight to you.

Next morning
Your tools

Menus and a calendar that work.

See the chef dashboard

Your menus

3 live
Coastal feast3 courses · prawn pilau, samaki wa kupaka, mkate wa sinia · min 6 guests
3,500 / guest
Date night for two4 courses · candlelit · wine pairing optional
6,000 / guest
Chef Sundays · family of 410 meals for the week · low salt option
12,000 / week

Your calendar

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Booked dinnerChef Sunday / lessonBlocked
Syncs with Google and Apple calendars. Block a day and nobody can book it.
Steady income
Chef Sundays
Cook a family’s meals for the week, every Sunday, in their kitchen. Labelled, portioned, low salt for Dad if he needs it. Four regular families is about KES 48,000 a month.
Same families every weekShopping list from PikaFresh
Teach what you know
Kitchen lessons
Families book you to teach their house help a new dish, or a whole new cuisine. Mary learned six of Amani’s nut-free favourites in three Saturdays.
2-hour sessionsRecipes saved to their app
Who we’re looking for

Professional, and kind.

You’ll be cooking in people’s homes, often with their children around. We check carefully, and we’re proud of who gets through.
Two years in a professional kitchen, or a culinary school diploma and one year.
Food hygiene certificate and a county medical certificate.
Two references from a head chef or a client, and a good conduct certificate.
A sample menu and photos of food you cooked. Then a tasting with our team.
Start your application
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I left a hotel kitchen to do this. I cook three nights a week for people who say thank you to my face, and I earn more than I did on the pass.

Chef Zawadi MwangiSwahili coast · ★ 4.9 · 140 dinners
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Chef Sundays changed my life. Five families, every Sunday. I know my income for the month before it starts.

Chef WambuiMeal prep · Runda & Gigiri
Questions

Chefs ask us.

Who pays the 15% fee?

The guest. It’s added on top of your per-guest price and shown to them before they pay. Your earnings are exactly your price times the guests.

What if a guest cancels?

You set the window. Cancel inside it and you keep your cancellation fee, paid from the held money. Ingredients you’ve bought are always covered.

What if the host won’t give the code?

The money is released automatically 24 hours after the booking unless the host reports a real problem. Our team then talks to both of you.

Can I bring my own team?

Yes. Add sous-chefs or servers to a booking. They’re checked too, and you pay them from your earnings.

Your table awaits.

Apply in 20 minutes. We’ll invite you to a tasting within two weeks.
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