COOKS from HOME/ Cuisine Voisine [Permanently Closed]
Cooks from Home is perfect for those who love to cook homemade meals, and those who may be too busy to cook for themselves. It’s a great option for anyone who wants to try something new while getting involved in their community.
How does it work?
(once it is launched in your area)
If you love to cook:
As a cook, you post pictures of your homemade culinary creations. People in your neighborhood use the Cooks from Home online platform to request a certain amount of portions. You decide how much you would like to receive as a donation. All of the transactions and exchanges will be done easily by using the Cooks from Home website or app.
This is a great way to show off your cooking talents, to engage in your community and to receive another source of income. You decide when you cook, how often you cook and what you cook. The Cook has to provide their own packaging for the meals that they prepare. The guidelines say to “Serve food to others as you would like to receive it yourself”.
As stated on the official site, the packaging should be as environmentally friendly as possible (yay for attempting to be ‘green’). What if someone cancels their order after you already cooked it? Don’t worry. Once the Eater places their order, they are unable to cancel. If they don’t show up to pick up their meal, Cooks from Home (while still in its pilot stage) will reimburse you so there is a guaranteed sale. Apprehensive because of legality issues? Both Cooks and Eaters are responsible for reading and agreeing to the Terms & Conditions before they join.
If you love to eat:
As the food recipient, Cooks from Home makes it easy to connect with cooks so you can find good food close by. Browse, click, reserve. As the eater, you would want to make sure your food is safe and that hygienic practices were used during the making of your meal. That’s why you are able to contact the Cook and ask any questions you may have. If, in the end, you receive a meal that did not meet your expectations, you can always contact the Admin.. Simply take pictures of the meal and the admin will deal with the situation on a case-by-case basis. If a cook gets too many complaints, the company has the right to remove them from the platform to maintain product quality.
Since I first uploaded this…. 2022 Update:
They’re no longer in business! I am unsure as to what caused this. The only information their website offers is the following. “Unfortunately, Cooks from Home is permanently closed. All personal information of users has been destroyed.”
It was a good idea in theory, I suppose!
Related:
Just Eat It. A Food Waste Story