Cook for families near you.
Turn your cooking into steady, flexible income. Keep 89% of every job and 100% of your tips.
Open to home cooks and professional chefs in the Chicago northwest suburbs.
- $22 an hour
- The customer pays $22 for each hour. You keep 89% of that.
- Tips are yours
- 100% of every tip goes to you.
- You choose when
- Go online when you want jobs. Go offline when you do not.
- Paid through Stripe
- Payouts go straight to your bank or debit card after each visit.
How to get started
Approval usually follows once your screening is complete.
Create an account and confirm your email
It takes a minute.
Apply as a chef
Tell us what you cook, add a short bio, your phone number and a clear photo of your face so customers recognize you at the door.
Upload your ID and agree to screening
HomeHelp checks your ID and searches the public sex-offender registry.
Accept the contractor agreement and set up payouts
You work as an independent contractor and handle your own taxes. Payouts are set up with Stripe.
Get approved and start getting requests
You are alerted on your phone when a customer near you needs a chef.
What we ask of chefs
- Be on time and let the customer know if something changes.
- Treat the home with care. Customers are letting you into their kitchen.
- Follow the allergy notes in every request.
- Keep bookings and payments inside HomeHelp. Sharing contact details or arranging visits outside the app is not allowed. It keeps both of you covered by the start PIN, safety tools, receipts and ratings.
- Be 18 or older and able to pass the ID and registry checks.
Want a Verified mark? You can add an extra screening for a one-time fee after you are approved.