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Make a living from your
kitchen.

Your shop window, new clients, requests, calendar and reviews, all in one place. Dinners at home, events, weekly meals, cakes or savouries: you choose what you make, when and for how much.

  • The deposit is paid in the app
  • You decide the menu, the days and the price
  • Profile set up in minutes
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Every profile is checked by our team · no monthly fees and no commission
The chef's dashboard on a phone: requests awaiting a reply, this week's services, average rating and new requests waiting for an answer.
App screen with demo data.

Everything a request needs, in one place.

Your shop window, ready to share

Photos, menus, prices and reviews behind a short link that fits in your Instagram bio.

  • Your own link: aolume.com/chef/your-name
  • Fixed price, per person or on request
  • Payment and cancellation terms visible to the client
aolume.com/chef/marta-figueiredo
The top of a chef's public page: five photos of dishes, her name, the verification marks and the booking request box.
App screens with demo data.

Be first in your area.

Ao Lume is opening area by area. In each one, the first approved profiles are the ones that get the requests and collect the first reviews.

A place in your areaEach chef sets the radius they work in and shows up to anyone searching inside it. Most areas of the country don't have a single approved chef yet.
Reputation takes timeReviews only come to those who've already had bookings. Whoever starts first builds the reputation that shapes the next clients' choices.
Free at launchCreating your profile, appearing in searches and getting requests costs nothing. Any change to the terms is announced 15 days in advance.
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Try it: this is how a booking arrives.

Clients find you on Ao Lume or through your link, choose a menu and a free day and send a request. Play the chef and take this example request all the way through.

  1. A request arrives (current step)The client picks the menu and a free day and writes what they need. You get it by email and on your dashboard.
  2. Accept or suggest another date
  3. Agree the details in the chat
  4. The client pays the deposit
  5. You get a review
Interactive example · your dashboard
Sofia RamosDinner at home · 6 guests · Saturday, 20:00
New request
It's my mum's birthday. One person is vegetarian.
Suggest another date

Fewer messages. More time in the kitchen.

Today

Your business spread across three apps.

  • RequestsA form few people fill in to the end.
  • ConversationsInstagram, WhatsApp and texts, all mixed up.
  • CalendarDates in a notebook, or in your head.
  • TrustNew clients with no real reviews to read.

With Ao Lume

Everything where the request happens.

  • RequestsA page with menus, prices and booking.
  • ConversationsOne chat per booking, with everything on record.
  • CalendarA calendar that shows only your free days.
  • TrustReviews from people who completed a booking.

The essentials for cooking on your own account.

Dinners at home, events, weekly meals, cakes and savouries or seasonal orders: everything you need to receive and organise requests is already included.

More clients, without paying for ads.

Every happy client and every Instagram share brings the next one. We give you the pieces.

  • One link for your bioReplaces the order form and the “send me a message”.aolume.com/chef/your-name
  • Sharing kitQR code, images for stories and cards with your best reviews.
  • Close to people searchingClients in your area find you without knowing your name.
  • Verified reviewsOnly people who completed a booking can review, and you can reply to each one.
  • Verified Chef titleSend a cookery certificate and appear as a Chef, with the badge next to your name.
  • Seasonal ordersBolo-rei, folar, June sardine feasts: open pre-orders with a closing date.

Your path

You get requests from the day you're approved. The Chef title comes later, if you have cookery training.

  1. Step 1 · on joiningCookEveryone starts here. Your page goes public after our team's review, and requests come in from day one.
  2. Step 2 · with a certificateChefUpload a cookery certificate in your dashboard. Once it's verified, you appear as a Chef, with the badge next to your name in every search.
No monthly fees

You only pay for each
guaranteed service.

We charge our first chefs nothing. While we're getting started, payment is arranged directly with you and we take no commission. That's how it will work once we switch payments on, and anyone already here will get at least 30 days' notice.

Nothing for creating your page, nothing for appearing in searches, nothing for getting requests. When the client pays the deposit, the date is guaranteed, and so is our commission of 5% of the booking value, taken from that deposit. No booking, nothing to pay.

  • No more chasing people who book and vanishThe deposit confirms the date. No deposit, no booking.
  • You never have to ask anyone for moneyThe deposit request comes from us, not from you.
  • The money is yours from the first minuteWe receive it on your behalf and hand it over once the service is done.
In a year, you keep€150484 services a month, at €330 each.
You keep €313.50Ao Lume €16.50

For each service, the client pays a €99 deposit here to confirm the date. The other €231 they settle with you, as always.

  • No monthly fee
  • No charge per request
  • You only pay when you get paid

Creating your profile takes just a few minutes.

  1. Create your accountName, email and a password. A few minutes.
  2. Show your workA photo of you, your Instagram or website, and three photos of dishes.
  3. ApprovalOur team reviews every profile before it goes public.
  4. Share your linkPut aolume.com/chef/your-name in your bio and start getting requests.

Questions

How much does it cost?
Today, nothing: creating your profile, appearing in searches, getting requests and arranging the service cost nothing at all, and we don't charge commission. Later on there will be a commission on each guaranteed booking, always taken from what the client pays and never charged to you separately. Anyone already here will get at least 30 days' notice.
How do I get paid?
Directly from the client, however the two of you agree: Ao Lume never touches the money. The app is there to help clients find you, organise the request and keep the conversation.
What if I cancel after accepting?
Let the client know through the booking page, so there's a record. Repeated cancellations are taken into account on your account.
What details do I need to give?
Only what appears on your profile: who you are, where you cook and what you make. While payment is arranged directly with you, we don't ask for your NIF or IBAN.
I'm a home cook. Can I join?
Yes. Everyone starts as a Cook and is reviewed by our team before appearing in searches. If you have cookery training, send your certificate and you'll appear as a Chef.
Do I need licences?
Each chef is responsible for the rules that apply to their activity, such as HACCP training and registering the activity with the tax office (Finanças). We'll publish a guide to help.
What if a client cancels?
You set your own cancellation policy: flexible, moderate, strict or your own terms. The client sees it before asking.

Put on your chef's whites.
Leave the rest to us.

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  • The deposit is paid in the app
  • You decide the menu, the days and the price
  • Profile set up in minutes