We learn your household.
Allergies, picky eaters, the way your Tuesdays go. We build your profile before anyone steps in your kitchen.
Dinner is the last thing you should worry about.
A local chef shops groceries for you, cooks a personalized menu and prepares meals for the week ahead, clean up included.
4.9chef rating30K+meals prepared
“My kids will try foods they wouldn't dare touch otherwise.”
Dinner thatactually gets eaten
Hundreds of dishes. None of them average.
Pulled from over 50 dishes your chef can cook this week
Browse the full menu →Easy to start. Gets better every week.
Think of it like a good match. You give feedback. Your dinners level up. Same chef or a new one.
We propose your menu
Each week, dinners built for your household. Keep what we send, swap a dish, or send us a request.
Your chef handles the kitchen
Shopping, cooking, cleanup. Plus heating notes so the rest of the week is easy.
We keep tuning
You give feedback. We update your profile. Sometimes a new dish. Sometimes a new chef. Either way, next week is sharper.
Easy to start. Gets better every week.
We learn your household.
Allergies, picky eaters, the way your Tuesdays go. We build your profile before anyone steps in your kitchen.
We propose your menu
Each week, dinners built for your household. Keep what we send, swap a dish, or send us a request.
Your chef handles the kitchen
Shopping, cooking, cleanup. Plus heating notes so the rest of the week is easy.
We keep tuning
You give feedback. We update your profile. Sometimes a new dish. Sometimes a new chef. Either way, next week is sharper.
What changes, the longer you stay.
WEEK 1
7 days. 4 real dinners. 4 evenings back.
Your chef stocked the fridge, cooked the week, cleaned up. The whole house noticed first.
MONTH 1
16 dinners. Three new favorites. The picky eater's in.
Your chef knows your Tuesdays, your Thursdays, and how your household actually eats.
3 MONTHS
48 dinners. My partner's schedule. My son's allergy. My Thursday runs. All handled.
Your chef builds the week around your household, not around its restrictions.
1 YEAR
The table came back. The evening after did too.
Dinner stopped being a question. The hour it takes became the one you wanted anyway.
Now, the easiest part of your day: dinner.
Fresh, not frozen.
Your chef shops for fresh ingredients, with your household's preferences and needs as their guide.
Cooked in your kitchen.
No commissary. No ghost kitchen. No meal kit box. Your stove, your standards, your table.
Our story
“My hope is to make our busy and beautiful lives a little bit easier by taking dinner off your plate, without sacrificing the quality we all want for our families. I am on a journey to create greater access to nutritious homemade food, greater opportunity for families to spend time together, and better work for passionate culinary professionals.”
Erica Tuggle
Founder
In their own words
Humans of Livin.
Dinner was chaos
“I loved the experience! The process was seamless, the food tasted great, and it was reasonably priced. You have a long-term customer in me. Kudos to you for identifying a solution that helps moms (in my case working mother) balance all aspects of our lives.”
Marina Cooley
“My chef knows my picky eater better than I do.”
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Ready when you are.
Three questions, a chef match, your first week.
Frequently Asked Questions
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All Livin chefs complete a thorough vetting process, including background checks, food safety certification verification, and multiple interviews.