For Santa Clara County permit holders
You did the hard part. You got the permit.
ForkFork turns your county approval into a real storefront: a menu, online payment, and neighbors who can finally find you. You keep 100% of every price you set — we even cover the credit-card processing fees.
About ten minutes, and your progress saves after each step. Leave and come back anytime.
Keep 100% of your price
You price it, you keep every dollar. Buyers pay a small service fee at checkout — and ForkFork even absorbs the credit-card processing fees most platforms pass on to their sellers. No commission, no listing fee, no card fees.
A badge buyers actually trust
We match your permit against the county's published operator list, and a person reviews every kitchen before it goes live. That verified check is why buyers choose ForkFork over a Facebook group.
Your home stays private
Buyers see your city, never your street address, until they've placed an order. Your home address never appears on your public page.
The boring parts run themselves
Orders, payments, buyer contact details, email alerts: all handled — and your earnings are paid out to your bank automatically. Sell hot meals? Your dashboard does the sales-tax math too, with quarterly totals and one-click export.
Three steps, about ten minutes
Tell us about your kitchen
Your name, what you make, and how customers get it. No permit paperwork up front.
Add your first dish
One photo and a price. Our AI helps write a description that does your food justice.
Get verified, go live
Add your address and permit number. Don't have the number handy? Submit anyway. A person reviews and approves every kitchen, usually within a day.
Who can apply
ForkFork is for permitted home food businesses in Santa Clara County: MEHKO operators selling hot, home-cooked meals, and cottage food operators selling baked goods, jams, and other shelf-stable foods.
No permit yet? The county walks you through it: apply for a MEHKO permit or register as a cottage food operator. Come back when it's in hand, and we'll be here.
Be one of the founding kitchens
ForkFork is launching in Santa Clara County right now, and the first kitchens set the tone and get the spotlight.
Start your application