Private beta · launching 2026

Your family's digital sous chef.

We help busy households figure out what to cook — breakfast through dinner, and the in-between — around what's already in your pantry, around who eats what, and in the language your family actually speaks at the table.

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Free during private beta · two-minute setup

This week

Mon — Fri · 4 people

MonSheet-pan harissa chicken

TueWhite-bean minestrone

WedPork tinga tacos

ThuMiso salmon + rice

Pork tinga

40 min · serves 4

Maya

tahini instead of yogurt

·The week-night problem

Three small frustrations, every single week.

Most meal-planning apps miss what actually happens between 5 and 7 p.m. on a Tuesday.

Tuesday · kitchen

5:47

what's for dinner?

It's 5:47. Nobody knows what's for dinner.

You open the fridge for the third time. You scroll a recipe site. You give up and order in.

Mayadairy-free✕

Leowon't touch beans✕

Dadno restrictions✓

Grandmalow spice✓

One kid is dairy-free. Another won't touch beans.

Every meal — breakfast box, weekday lunch, Sunday dinner — starts as a compromise and ends as two plates instead of one.

ricechickpeasspinach?tunapasta?garlictomatoflour?onion

Half the pantry is invisible.

There's a can of chickpeas behind the rice and a half-loaf of bread going stale on the counter. You'll find them next month, expired.

01 · The plan

The week, decided by Sunday night.

Tell SousChef who's eating, what you have, and how much time you've got. It builds the whole week — breakfast through dinner, plus the snacks and packed lunches in between — not from a stock template, but from your actual pantry, your actual schedule, and the meals your family already likes.

Twenty-one meals on the table by Sunday at 9. The Wednesday one uses the spinach before it turns.

This week's plan

Mon — Fri · 4 people · all meals

MonBreakfastBatch overnight oats + jamMakes 4 jars · lasts to Thursday10 min

TueLunch boxTurkey-cheddar wraps + grapesLeo: no beans · Maya: dairy-free swap15 min

WedDinnerPork tinga tacosMaya: tahini crema instead of cotija40 min

ThuSnackHummus + warm pitaPantry-only · clears the chickpeas10 min

FriDinnerPizza night — homemade doughThe kids help shape1 hr

02 · The pantry

It knows what you have. And what to do without.

Snap your pantry once, or scan receipts as you shop. SousChef remembers what's open, what's expiring, and what to substitute when you're out — quietly, the way a friend who cooks would.

Maya is dairy-free, so we swapped the yogurt for tahini. The marinade still works.

Maya

dairy-free · 9 yrs

Recipe calls for

Greek yogurt

Swap to

Tahini + lemon

Same body, same brightness. The marinade still works.

03 · The table

One Household. Multiple Languages.

Recipes flip between languages in a tap, with measurements localised and ingredient names that match your grocery store. Dad reads it in English; Abuela reads it in Spanish; Babushka reads it in Russian; Tatik reads it in Armenian. It's the same meal.

Abuela can finally text the recipe to her sister. In her own words.

EnglishWed · 40 min

Pork tinga tacos

Smoky, slow-shredded pork with chipotle and tomato.

1.5 lbpork shoulder, trimmed
2chipotles in adobo, minced
1 canfire-roasted tomatoes
½white onion, sliced thin
2 tbsptahini-lime crema (Maya)

EspañolMié · 40 min

Tacos de tinga de cerdo

Cerdo deshebrado a fuego lento con chipotle y tomate.

700 gpaleta de cerdo, limpia
2chipotles en adobo, picados
1 latatomate asado en lata
½cebolla blanca, juliana fina
2 cdascrema de tahini y lima (Maya)

Also from day one

РусскийRussian
ՀայերենArmenian
+ 10 more, auto-translated

Pricing — preview

Honest plans, no AI tax.

We're finalising pricing in the private beta. These are the shapes we're testing. Nothing's for sale yet.

Family

Most households

$9.99/ month

For households with more than one cook and more than one diet.

Free during beta — pricing locks in at launch.

✓Unlimited weekly plans
✓Up to 6 family profiles, with allergens & dislikes
✓Pantry across two kitchens
✓Recipes in any language your family speaks
✓Shopping list grouped by store aisle

Family+

$14.99/ month

For private chefs and meal-prep services running multiple homes.

Free during beta — pricing locks in at launch.

✓Everything in Family
✓Unlimited households
✓Per-home costing & invoicing
✓Priority support

Common questions

Before you ask

When does SousChef actually open?

We're in private beta with a hundred households through 2026. Public sign-ups open when we can keep up with them — we'd rather be late and good than early and frustrating. Add your email to the notify list and we'll write the day we're ready.

Can I get into the beta?

We add roughly twenty households a month, picked for diet-mix and language-mix. Tell us a little about your family on the notify list and we'll reach out if you fit a slot we're trying to fill.

How does the family setup work?

One household, multiple eaters. Each eater has allergens, dislikes, and a portion size. The plan respects all of them at once — no separate kid menus, no “guess we’re making two dinners”.

Do I have to scan every grocery receipt?

No. Most households start with a one-time pantry photo and then update on the fly — “we finished the rice” in a chat box, or a quick scan when something new comes home. The point is less work, not more.

Is my pantry data private?

Your pantry, recipes, and family profiles stay yours. We don't sell data, and we don't train public models on your kitchen. The full privacy policy goes live with launch.

What about other languages?

Day one, we test most heavily in four: English, Spanish, Russian, and Armenian — these are the four households we keep close to. Beyond those, every other language your family speaks is auto-translated dynamically — there's no waiting list. If you'd like us to test more carefully in your language, tell us during beta and we'll add it to the close-watched set.