This Home Cooking Services Agreement is between [CookIt4.Me LLC] (“CookIt4.Me”) and the Client identified below.
1. Menu Planning and Proposals: CookIt4.Me will collaborate with you, the Client, on providing customized home cooking services based on the information provided in your client questionnaire and consultation. Client will designate the dishes and select one of CookIt4.Me’s packages. CookIt4.Me will provide a shopping list for the ingredients required for the dishes. Client will be responsible for obtaining all of these ingredients and for suppling all cookware and a kitchen suitable for preparation of the dishes. If the required ingredients are not available when we arrive, we will not be responsible for any inability to prepare certain dishes or for any compromise in flavor or quality of the meals. For quality control purposes, CookIt4.Me asks that all client/chef correspondence be in writing via email. Proposals are to be confirmed 3 days before your service date. Failure to do so will be considered a last-minute cancellation (see cancellation fees in Terms and Conditions). Menu planning, correspondence and travel fees will be included in the client’s quote.
2. Scheduling: CookIt4.Me will promptly arrive to your home at the agreed-upon time on the agreed-upon date(s). CookIt4.Me will need full access to the cooking area for the number of hours in your package. Please make your home accessible on the scheduled cook-date. If for some reason, we cannot access your home (locks were changed, tricky pets, etc..) you will be charged as a last-minute cancellation. Clients, children, pets and other distractions should be out of the kitchen area on all scheduled cook-dates. We respectfully request that the client allow CookIt4.Me to perform their professional services without interruption.
3. Cancellations: Please provide 72 hours of advanced notice if you choose to cancel a cook-date. CookIt4.Me realizes that not everything always goes to plan (please see Terms and Conditions for cancellation details).
4. Home Kitchens: CookIt4.Me takes great pride in its work and promises to respect you, your home and your equipment. CookIt4.Me will leave the workspace as clean as it found it, remove all personal equipment, and put away all leftover groceries. Please make sure your kitchen area is clean and ready for us on your scheduled cook-date and that your equipment is ready for use, including emptying the dishwasher prior to our arrival. If CookIt4.Me arrives to an unsuitable workspace, we will document the area with a photo(s) and a cleaning fee of $50 will be added to the invoice for that service date. If the kitchen does not meet basic health code standards (i.e. no running water, no electricity, etc.) we will prepare and store what we can, you will be charged the hourly rate. It is the Client’s responsibility to provide all serving and tableware for the cook-date. CookIt4.Me does not provide plates, spoons, forks, knives, cups, etc.
5. Food Safety: If meal prepping, your meals will be packaged and supplied with suggested heating and serving instructions for your convenience. Although we try our best, the instructions are subject to inaccuracies due to inconsistent oven temperatures, type of equipment, etc. Instructions may also be written-in on printouts due to changes in the dish and how it was stored on-site. CookIt4.Me reserves the right to throw away food that we deem to be unfit for consumption. This may include the previous weeks meals we prepared. CookIt4.Me is not to be held liable if you choose to ignore common food safety practices by not storing, defrosting, reheating or using proper sanitation in regard to your meals. If you chose to have your meals prepared in a commercial facility and delivered, we cannot guarantee allergen-free meals.
6. Insurance; Limitations of Liability: CookIt4.Me shall maintain professional liability insurance covering its services in an amount of at least $1,000,000. Client will maintain general liability insurance in an amount of at least $1,000,000. CookIt4.Me will not be responsible for any adverse reactions or illnesses resulting from the consumption of the prepared food. CookIt4.Me will not be responsible if the Cook is unable to complete the full menu due to the unavailability of ingredients or Client's delay in opening the door
7. Invoices and Accepted Payment Options: Invoices are sent after the service date. A penalty of five dollars ($5) per day will be applied to all invoices outstanding after two (2) weeks following the conclusion of an event. Checks and Venmo are accepted forms of payment.
8. Photography Release: CookIt4.Me utilizes social media sites as a way to offer photo sharing of our work. In order to post the photos from this session to any type of online account such as social media sites or utilize your photos in any way for advertising, client examples, or sharing, a release is required. Upon signature of this agreement, you are providing permission for the release to apply to all individuals, and private locations who are being photographed at the identified session. For valuable consideration received, you grants to CookIt4.Me the absolute and irrevocable right and unrestricted permission concerning any photographs that CookIt4.Me has taken or may take in the private venue or property, to use, reuse, publish, and republish the photographs in whole or in part, individually or in connection with other material, in any and all media now or hereafter known, including the internet, and for any purpose whatsoever, specifically including illustration, promotion, art, editorial, advertising, and trade, without restriction as to alteration; and to use the client’s name in connection with any use if we so choose. The client releases and discharges CookIt4.Me and its affiliates from any and all claims and demands that may arise out of or in connection with the use of the photographs, including without limitation any and all claims for libel or violation of any right of publicity or privacy. This authorization and release shall also inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, licensees, and assigns of CookIt4.Me, as well as the person(s) and private property for whom we took the photographs.
9. Miscellaneous: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of California. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior negotiations and agreements, whether oral or written.
By signing below, both parties acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to the terms of this Agreement.