Quote per event. Take a deposit. Cook with confidence.
Biryani for the birthday. Trays of samosas for the festival. Cake for the wedding shower. ChalPronto turns the "how much for…" texts into a clean inquiry form.
Photo: Edgar Castrejon on Unsplash
The way it is now
You already know the friction.
- Every party booking starts with a 30-message texts about date, headcount, allergies.
- Half the time you say a price and the customer ghosts — no deposit, no commitment.
- You forget who asked for the gluten-free option until you are already cooking.
The way it could be
What changes when you list here.
- A custom inquiry form per service: date picker, guest count, dietary, photo upload.
- Send a quote with a deposit link. Customer pays the deposit; the booking is locked.
- Lead-time enforcement: the form rejects last-minute bookings you can't cook for.
“I used to spend Sundays texting back and forth about a Saturday party. Now they fill in the form, I send a quote, they pay 30%, and I know exactly what to make. My kitchen finally feels like a kitchen and not a customer-service center.”
— Private-event home cook · Bay Area
Your workflow on ChalPronto
Five short steps. Most happen on your phone.
Build your inquiry items
Add an item like "Party catering — choose your menu" or "Holiday tray order". Set the form fields: event date, guest count, allergies, photos. Set lead-time hours and deposit %.
Share your link
Drop the link in your community group, your Instagram bio, your WhatsApp status. The next person asking "do you cater?" gets the form, not a thread.
Receive the inquiry
New booking notification with all the details. You decide a price.
Send the quote
Reply with a price. Customer gets a Stripe payment link for the deposit. Once paid, the booking is on your calendar.
Cook, deliver, get paid
Mark the order ready. Customer pays the balance via cash or Venmo at pickup or delivery. Done.
Built for this exact way of selling
What you get out of the box.
Custom inquiry forms with file uploads and design pickers
Deposit % per item — collect 30% upfront, balance at delivery
Lead-time enforcement so you never accept "for tonight" by accident
More ways to sell
Whatever you make, there’s a community waiting.
Seasonal produce sourcer
Pre-orders before the wholesale run.
Direct-import trip seller
Trunk drops, sold out in a week.
Backyard grower
Your garden, on a link.
Home baker / custom-order maker
Custom cakes, jars of preserves, festival sweets.
Independent maker / artist
Your craft, your customers, your prices.
Your craft already has demand.Give it a real way to reach people.
Free for cash and P2P sales — forever. No platform fees, no app to download. (Local licensing rules — food safety, cottage food, FDA, resale — apply where required by your state and product category.)