For the people behind every plate
Restaurant food-cost, recipe and kitchen operations software. Connect what you receive, prepare and serve—then make your next decision with the details in view.
Browser-based web plans. A separate Excel workbook is also available.
Built by Chefs for Chefs.
It answers the questions a Chef doesn't even ask.
Who we cater to
Start with the work you do. Explore a restaurant workspace—or a conversation about how we could work together.
Independent chefs & owners
Bring ingredient costs, recipe yields, plate pricing and daily records into the same conversation. Built for the chef who also has a business to run.
One connected kitchen workflow
See how a purchase becomes a recipe cost, a menu decision and a better-informed order. Your saved records provide the starting point; your judgment stays in charge.
Review invoices, quantities and vendor pack sizes.
Connect ingredients, recipe yields and station prep sheets.
Build plates and beverages with portion costs beside selling prices.
Use sales, waste and purchase history to inform the next decision.
Ask Insight · Premium upgrade preview
Go beyond a dashboard. Explore questions about the recipes, costs and operating records available in the demonstration restaurant.
Ask about an Insight demonstrationQuestions to explore in a demo
Illustrative questions, not customer findings or promised savings. Availability of an answer depends on the records and evidence provided.
Currently available only in the demonstration restaurant. Ask Insight is a planned premium upgrade, not included in Founding or Standard DIY. Customer availability, pricing and usage limits will be confirmed separately. Chef review is required.
Meet the founder · 35 years in restaurants
Scott Hanayik started as a busboy at 15, saving for his first car. Over 35 years in the restaurant business, he has held every position in a restaurant—including Executive Chef and Owner.
A Level One Sommelier and Mixologist, Scott brings a food-and-beverage perspective to restaurant operations. His two specialties are straightforward: reducing costs and growing sales.
InsightChef Pro brings that experience into a practical tool designed to connect the work of a kitchen with the numbers behind it—supporting the chef's intuition with a clearer view of the business.
Start a conversation with ScottMonthly DIY web plans
Both DIY plans include the same released software. Prices are USD per restaurant location, before applicable taxes.
$149/ month / location
First 12 consecutive months from activation. $199/month from month 13. Review and choose your plan in your account before billing.
Start your web subscription$199/ month / location
No annual commitment. Cancel before renewal; access continues through your paid month.
Start your web subscriptionMore locations or a tailored scope? Discuss Enterprise options. Custom pricing and capabilities are confirmed in a written proposal.
Strategic partnership opportunities
We're interested in conversations with organizations that support chefs and restaurant businesses. Let's explore a practical fit.
Explore operator education, product-use demonstrations and conversations around pack cost, yield and menu applications.
Discuss a vendor partnershipDiscuss workflow demonstrations, training collaboration and ways to help operators connect culinary decisions with cost awareness.
Explore a collaborationExplore complementary workflows and potential future connections. Any integration needs its own scope, authorization and validation.
Start a technology conversationThese are invitations to discuss future collaboration—not announcements of existing partnerships, endorsements or available integrations. Terms and deliverables would be agreed separately.
Start with a useful answer
Receiving, recipes, plates and daily records.
Read the Quick Start →EXCEL WORKBOOK RESOURCEExplore pack, yield and serving-cost concepts.
Open the recipe-costing guide →EXCEL WORKBOOK RESOURCEExplore units and restaurant inventory basics.
Open the inventory guide →Separate standalone product
InsightChef Pro DIY Chef for Microsoft Excel desktop on Windows is $295 one time for one named purchaser and one business location.
The package includes the workbook, existing installation and operating guides, prerecorded training resources and a single-location license certificate.
Macros must be enabled. DIY Chef is self-service; migration, customization and live implementation are not included. The workbook purchase does not automatically include web access.
Review the workbook training and requirements$295one-time workbook purchase
After verified payment, protected fulfillment prepares a purchaser-specific package and a private, expiring, one-time download.
A few useful distinctions
The rate is $149/month per location for the first 12 consecutive months from activation, then $199/month from month 13. Review and choose your plan in your account before billing. There is no annual commitment.
No. Ask Insight is a planned premium upgrade, currently available only in the demonstration restaurant. Request a demo and discuss upgrade pricing and availability. Enterprise inquiries are also handled through a separate written proposal.
No. Optional services are never required. Each web restaurant account includes one total Q&A hour once. You enter and maintain your own data. Guided onboarding, additional training, advisory and menu entry have separately stated prices and limits on the pricing page.
They are planned and not available to purchase yet. No connection charge is collected before provider approval, authorized access, successful testing and activation. No release date is promised.
No. The $295 Windows desktop Excel workbook is a separate purchase. It does not automatically include a web subscription.
It is a written starting guide for the browser workflow. Further web walkthroughs and a dedicated web video course are still being prepared. Workbook lessons remain in the separate workbook library.
