Chef OS
An operating system for private chefs. Bookings, menus and money on one calm surface.
A working tool for private chefs: bookings, menus, costs and clients, with AI handling the admin. In build.
- Role
- Designer and builder
- Year
- 2026
- Stack
- Next.js, Supabase, Claude
- Status
- In build
Chef OS is the back office a private chef never had. Time tracking with hourly, day and Shabbat rates in any currency. Photo-to-OCR expenses with a reimbursement pipeline. A trip and client hub, tasks, an executive dashboard and a job archive. Mobile first, because the primary context is one hand in a hot kitchen.
One-handed, in a hot kitchen. Bottom navigation, four destinations, capture under the thumb.
The system
Dark, editorial, hairline borders, no shadows. Three-tier tokens so a primitive changes once and ripples everywhere. One green for the action to press, one mint for meaning, and status never carried by colour alone. The full case study lands with the product.