Homemade food, made simple
Two paths on Dishes — discover food to eat, or share your food to sell.
For eaters
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Discover cooks
Browse home cooks by cuisine, location, and reviews — no account required to look.
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Build your order
Add dishes from one cook to your cart. Add special requests and choose pickup or eligible shipping.
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Secure checkout
Pay safely by card through Stripe, or cash where the cook permits it.
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Track your order
Follow live status updates from placed to ready or delivered, and message your cook.
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Leave a verified review
After a delivered order, review your cook — reviews are limited to verified buyers.
For cooks
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Apply to sell
Sign up and choose "Sell my food," then start the $9.99/month subscription.
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Build your storefront
Add your profile, story, cuisines, and menu items with photos and allergen info.
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Receive orders
Customers order from your menu; you see new orders instantly on the live fulfillment screen.
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Prepare & fulfill
Advance each order through preparing → ready → delivered, and message buyers.
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Get paid
Payments are processed by Stripe and paid out according to your Stripe account.
No account needed to browse
Frequently asked
Do I pay anything to browse?
No. Browsing cooks, menus, and reviews is free.
Can I order from multiple cooks at once?
Dishes processes one cook per order so preparation, pickup, and payment stay accurate.