Homemade · Worldwide · Around the Corner
Homeatry connects home cooks around the world with neighbors craving authentic, homemade food — from Kabuli pulao to tamales to a proper Sunday roast, made minutes from where you live.
Try "94110" or "Chicago" — this demo filters the sample listings below.
See a home cook prepare tonight's menu, start to finish.
Placeholder player — drop each cook's kitchen clip in as an .mp4 source to go live.
Categories
Every cook's menu lives under a cuisine passport. Middle Eastern opens into its own countries — the way a home cook would actually describe their food.
Tonight, near you
Photos, short videos, prices, and a verified business license badge on every listing.
For neighbors ordering
See every licensed home cook currently taking orders within delivery or pickup range of you.
Menus, photos, videos and prices are set by each cook. Checkout shows the full price before you confirm.
Coordinate pickup time or delivery directly with your cook through the order thread.
For home cooks
Anyone preparing and serving food through Homeatry must hold a valid local food business license — it's how we keep every kitchen accountable to neighbors, not just to us.
Most home cooks sell under one of these — requirements vary by state and county, so confirm with your local health department before listing.
Available in California and a growing list of other states. Lets you cook and sell directly from your home kitchen, with a cap on daily meals and annual revenue. Apply through your county's Environmental Health Department; typically requires a food handler course, a kitchen self-inspection, and an annual permit fee.
Covers non-potentially-hazardous foods (baked goods, jams, dry mixes) made at home, sold directly to consumers. Rules on allowed foods and sales limits vary widely by state.
Required if you cook in a licensed commercial or shared kitchen rather than your home, or if your state doesn't yet allow home-kitchen sales. Involves a health inspection of the facility.
Cooks can flip this anytime — going on vacation, fully booked, or back for the week — without touching your license or menu.
Start Your ApplicationThe fields above show what we'll ask for — clicking through takes you to the real application.
What every order costs
Cooks set their own menu prices — Homeatry adds a flat 5% service fee on top of every order to cover payment processing, license verification, and platform support. No hidden markups, no subscription fees for either side.
Drag the slider on the receipt to see how the fee scales with order size.
Cook payout for this order: $42.00
Marketplace partners
Sponsored placements for cookware, produce suppliers, and local delivery partners — shown to cooks and buyers where they're relevant.
Commercial-grade pans, knives, and food-safe packaging sized for home-based sellers.
Shop cookware →Partnered produce and specialty-ingredient suppliers offer Homeatry cooks bulk pricing.
Browse suppliers →Plug in a local courier partner for orders outside walking distance — cooks choose per order.
See delivery options →Trust & Safety
Every cook uploads a food business license with its expiration date before their first listing goes live.
We email and notify cooks 30 days before a license expires, and pause new orders if it lapses, until it's renewed.
Every completed order can be rated, so good kitchens rise and issues surface quickly to the community.
If you got sick, received spoiled or mishandled food, or noticed an unsafe kitchen practice, report it right away — reports go to our Trust & Safety team and can pause a cook's listing while we look into it.
Checkout runs over encrypted HTTPS connections, payments are handled by a PCI-compliant processor, and cooks' license documents are stored separately from public profile data.
We're here to help
Support is split by who you are — buyers and cooks run into different questions.
Message your cook directly from your order thread — pickup and delivery times are coordinated one-on-one.
Check the dietary tags on each listing (High Protein, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, and more), and message the cook before ordering to confirm ingredients.
Contact your cook first; if you can't resolve it together, escalate to support@homeatry.com and we'll step in.
Use the "Report a Concern" button above, or email safety@homeatry.com — include the order number if you have one.
Common questions
Quick answers on ordering, cooking, safety, and how the platform works.
Enter your ZIP code or city to see licensed home cooks currently taking orders near you. Browse menus, photos, and videos, then order and pay securely — pickup or delivery is coordinated directly with your cook.
Yes. Every cook must upload a valid food business license or permit (such as a MEHKO permit or cottage food license) with an expiration date before their first listing goes live, and we track renewals automatically.
Yes — look for High Protein, Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten-Free tags on listings, or filter by "Dietary & Lifestyle" from the cuisine dropdown. Always confirm specific ingredients or allergens with the cook before ordering.
You choose at checkout: pick up directly from the cook, have the cook deliver it themselves, or use a courier partner. Delivery cost and timing vary by cook and method.
Message your cook first through the order thread. For safety issues — illness, spoiled food, or an unsafe kitchen practice — use "Report a Concern" in Trust & Safety or email safety@homeatry.com right away.
Yes, a flat 5% service fee is added to the cook's listed price, shown in full before you confirm — no hidden markups.