Our story

Why I created Cook At Mine

I created Cook At Mine from a simple belief: eating well shouldn’t depend on having the time and energy to cook every day.

A mother and her young child preparing fresh vegetables together in a home kitchen

As a busy mother, I wanted fresh meals for myself and my child, made with ingredients I trusted in my own kitchen. Time was often the biggest challenge.

I could find help with cleaning, childcare and other household tasks, but not someone local who could simply come to my kitchen and prepare the meals we wanted for the week.

That gap inspired Cook At Mine.

It is not luxury private dining. It is practical, personalised meal prep: your dishes, portions and preferences, prepared with the ingredients you choose.

It’s not about replacing home cooking. It’s about making home cooking possible for more people.

Leandra

Founder, Cook At Mine™

The problem

Homemade shouldn’t mean doing everything yourself

Cook At Mine™ helps you find a local cook who prepares personalised meal prep in your home. You choose the ingredients, control the grocery budget and agree the dishes, portions and preferences directly with your cook.

Your choices

Your ingredients, dishes, portions, cuisines and household needs.

Their skill

A cook brings their time, experience and meal-preparation skills to your kitchen.

More time back

Several meals can be prepared at once, ready for the days ahead.

Who Cook At Mine is for

Meal prep can be shaped around different homes, routines and preferences.

Busy professionals

Meals prepared for the working week, ready when the day is done.

Parents and families

Family favourites and everyday meals prepared around your household routine.

Personal goals

Portions and meal-prep styles shaped around your preferences, without medical claims.

People who need a hand

Practical meal-prep support from someone local, for the days ahead.

Cultural connection

The cuisines, regional traditions and family dishes that feel right for you.

Anyone short on time

Less planning and cooking, while keeping control of your ingredients and budget.

Food, cultures and personalisation

Food is personal and cultural. Cook At Mine is designed to help people discover cooks who understand the dishes, flavours and cooking traditions they love — from familiar family favourites to food from cultures around the world.

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A home cook preparing a colourful homemade dish on a kitchen counter

For cooks

Local opportunity for genuine cooking talent

Some wonderful cooks have never worked in a restaurant. Their knowledge may come from family, culture, years of cooking at home, training or professional experience.

  • Parents
  • Grandparents
  • Home cooks
  • Culinary students
  • Experienced cooks
  • Trained chefs

Cook At Mine gives cooks a place to showcase their own cuisines, dishes and meal-prep specialities, connect with local customers and build repeat client relationships as independent providers.

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Our mission

To make personalised meal prep at home easier to access, while creating meaningful local opportunities for people with cooking skills to share.

Our vision

A future where getting trusted help with meal prep feels normal, local and personal.

  • Every neighbourhood can find trusted local meal-prep cooks.
  • More households can have homemade meals ready for the week.
  • Cultures and family food traditions are celebrated and shared.
  • People keep control of their ingredients, portions and preferences.
  • Hidden cooking talent is seen and valued.
  • Cooks can build flexible, independent local opportunities.