FOR COOKS
Cook what you love. Share it with your community.
Turn what you love to cook into something of your own. Hearthfare guides you through the licensing process, gives you the tools to open and run your Hearth, and helps local customers discover what you’re making.
- Run your entire business all in one place — from licensing and your storefront to orders, customers, payments, and day-to-day operations.
- Guided licensing support based on your county — without hours of research.
- Your own Hearth storefront with menus, pricing, hours, and pickup or dine-in availability.
- Your own Stripe account, with payments sent directly to you and no Hearthfare transaction fees for your first 12 months.
- Marketplace visibility and tools that help nearby customers discover your Hearth.
WHAT IT COSTS
Transparent Costs & Fees. That’s the whole deal.
Simple, transparent costs designed to help you get started and grow. Hearthfare charges no transaction fee for your first 12 months. After that, you pay only 3% of the order subtotal.
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Your first 12 months
Pay no Hearthfare transaction fees for your first 12 months, giving you time to establish your Hearth, build a customer base, and grow your business.
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After 12 months
After your first 12 months, Hearthfare charges only 3% of the order subtotal on completed orders.
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Paid by the customer
Customers pay a 6% Hearthfare platform fee, or a $2.50 minimum, plus applicable sales tax. The platform fee is added to the customer’s order — it is not deducted from the cook’s menu price.
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Available today
Currently serving San Diego and Los Angeles, with more counties and communities to come.
HOW YOU GET STARTED
From your kitchen to your first order
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Create your account
Tell us who you are and where you’ll be cooking. We’ll use your county to guide the next steps for your Hearth.
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Get licensed with guidance
Follow a few simple guided steps based on your county. Hearthfare helps organize what you need, what to prepare, and what to submit.
Already permitted? Upload your current documents, and once verified by a Hearthfare Account Manager, you can open your Hearth and start selling right away.
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Open your Hearth
Build your storefront, connect Stripe, add your menu, set your pickup and dine-in windows, and open to your community.
Hearth Login
EVERYTHING IN ONE DASHBOARD
What you run your Hearth with
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Your daily dashboard
Orders today and this week, revenue, your next pickup window, your store status, and a link to your storefront — on one screen.
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Menu & inventory
Add dishes with photos, sizes, and prices. Set how many you’re making, and Hearthfare marks an item sold out when it’s gone.
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Pickup & dine-in windows
Set your days, times, order cutoffs, and how many you can handle. Turn pickup and dine-in on and off independently.
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A storefront that’s yours
Create your own Hearth storefront with your photos, story, menu, hours, and policies. Share your storefront directly with customers, while people using Hearthfare can also discover your Hearth by location and the preferences and filters they choose.
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Payments & payouts
Orders are prepaid through Stripe and land in your own account. Manage tax settings, set your refund policy, refund an order yourself.
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Message your customers
Send and receive messages directly through Hearthfare to answer order questions, confirm dine-in details, or communicate important information — without sharing your personal phone number.
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Reviews from real orders
Ratings and written reviews come only from people who actually bought your food, and they show on your storefront and in search.
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Permit and Compliance Center
Your permit number, enforcement agency, status, and expiration date in one panel — so a renewal never sneaks up on you.
FAQS
Before you order
How do I know a Hearth is licensed and verified?
Every Hearth holds a county permit for its home kitchen, and Hearthfare verifies it before the storefront can take a single order. A Hearth only opens once its licensing documents are on file, its compliance attestation is complete, Stripe is connected, and a Hearthfare Account Manager has approved it.
Can I pick up my order or dine in at the Hearth?
Both, where the cook offers them. Each Hearth sets its own pickup windows, dine-in capacity and instructions, and you choose at checkout. There is no delivery today.
What should I know about allergies and food safety?
This is a home kitchen, not a segregated commercial one. Each Hearth lists its food details, and at checkout you’ll see and accept the allergy and home-kitchen disclosures for that order — we ask you to read them rather than bury them in a footer.
What are the transaction fees per order for customers?
One Hearthfare Platform Fee per order: 6% of your order subtotal or $2.50, whichever is greater. It is shown as its own line at checkout, alongside tax, before you pay. This fee helps support the operation, technology, and services provided by Hearthfare. No tip is required.