Plan the week.
Cook it.
Share what you made.
Weekly meal plans built around your tastes and your pantry, cost estimates from real grocery prices, and one list for the whole week’s shopping.
3 dinners a week free · No credit card required.
This Week
Dinners for 2- MonSheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes$15.59
- TueBlack Bean Tacos Pantry$10.14
- WedLemon Garlic Pasta Pantry$5.46
- ThuBeef & Broccoli Stir-Fry$15.09
- FriPan-Seared Ribeye$41.00
Groceries
20 items- Ribeye steaks2 × 500 g
- Broccoli1 head
- Potatoes1 kg
- Lemons2
- Black beansin pantry
Shared by Maya
Pan-Seared Ribeye
Basted it in thyme butter. Best steak I’ve made at home.
How It Works
Plan
Get a week of dinners built around your tastes, your pantry, and your budget.
Shop
One grocery list for the whole week, with an estimated total before you leave.
Cook
Follow along step by step, and ask the voice coach when your hands are full.
Share
Snap a photo, add a note, and send the recipe to anyone. No account needed to open it.
Features
Weekly Meal Planner
Start with three dinners a week, or plan every meal. Chef Zem works around your tastes and your schedule, and you can swap any meal or repeat a week you loved.
Real-Price Budgets
See what each meal and the whole week should cost, using Statistics Canada grocery prices for your province.
Share Links & Journal
Share a dish with a photo and a note, or keep a public cooking journal of what you’ve made. Friends can save recipes straight to their own account.
Cook Mode
Big, clear steps with timers, plus a voice coach you can ask questions mid-recipe when your hands are covered in flour.
AI Recipe Chat
Describe a craving and refine it in conversation: swap ingredients, adjust for allergies, scale portions.
Import Anything
Pull recipes in from any website or file, cleaned up into the same format as the rest of your collection.
Plus a pantry tracker that plans around what you already have, taste memory that learns what you like, and guides to cooking techniques.
Made With Chef Zem
A few examples of the recipes Chef Zem writes. Open one to see the full method.
Start free. Upgrade when you outgrow it.
Free
- Meal plans with 3 dinners a week
- Grocery lists & cost estimates
- Share links & cooking journal
Pro
- Full-week plans: any day, any meal
- Pantry-aware planning & cook mode
- Unlimited AI messages
FAQ
Is it really free to start?+
Yes. A free account plans 3 dinners a week with recipes, a grocery list and cost estimates, plus 20 AI chat messages a month, recipe importing, and share links with a cooking journal. No credit card required.
How does the meal planner work?+
Tell Chef Zem how many dinners you need and what you’re in the mood for. It plans the week around your tastes and what’s already in your pantry, writes the recipes, and turns the whole week into one grocery list. Liked last week? Repeat it in one tap.
Where do the cost estimates come from?+
In Canada, Chef Zem uses average grocery prices published by Statistics Canada for your province. Anything they don’t cover is estimated, and you can enter what you actually paid so future estimates match your store.
Can I share a recipe with someone who doesn’t use Chef Zem?+
Yes. Create a share link with a photo and a note, and anyone you send it to can open the recipe without an account. If they do sign up, they can save it to their own recipes in one tap. You can turn a link off at any time.
What about food safety and allergens?+
You can tell Chef Zem your allergies and dietary needs up front, and it will adapt recipes accordingly. Always use your own judgment for safe cooking temperatures and storage.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Absolutely. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel whenever you like. Your saved recipes stay with you.
What’s for Dinner This Week?
Let Chef Zem plan it, price it, and write the grocery list. Then show everyone what you made.
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