California MEHKO Licensed

Homemade food from your neighbors

Discover permitted home kitchens in your neighborhood. Fresh, authentic meals made with love — delivered or ready for pickup.

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How it works

Order homemade meals from licensed home kitchens in three simple steps.

Browse Kitchens

Find home kitchens near you by cuisine, distance, or rating. Every kitchen is MEHKO-permitted.

Order Your Meal

Pick your dishes, customize with add-ons, and choose a pickup window that works for you.

Pick Up & Enjoy

Your freshly made meal is ready at the scheduled time. No middlemen, no delivery markup.

100% PermittedMEHKO verified
Home CookedMade fresh daily
Local & FreshFrom your neighbors
Top Rated4.9 avg rating
California AB 626

What is MEHKO?

The Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) program lets Californians legally sell meals prepared in their home kitchens.

Every kitchen on LocalCocina holds a valid MEHKO permit, passes health inspections, and follows California food safety requirements. You can eat with confidence.

  • County health department inspected
  • Food Protection Manager certified
  • Up to 30 meals per day, 90 per week
  • All products prepared and sold same day

Your neighbor's kitchen,

your next favorite meal.

Love to cook? Start earning.

Turn your kitchen into a business. LocalCocina handles the tech — online ordering, payments, and compliance — so you can focus on cooking.

Register Your Kitchen

Free to start. No monthly fees on the free tier.

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Connecting California communities through homemade food. Every kitchen is MEHKO-permitted and health-inspected.

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