UI/UX Design for Chef’s Kiss App

Job ID: 40332990

Budget: $3,000 – $5,000 AUD

Project Chef’s Kiss – Premium Recipe, Meal Planning & Food Memory App UI/UX Design

I am looking for an experienced UI/UX designer to design a premium mobile and web app called Chef’s Kiss.

Chef’s Kiss is proprietary technology owned by Pantheras Global Limited.

The app combines:

- Recipe storage
- Recipe import from links, screenshots, photos, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and handwritten recipes
- Meal planning calendar
- Grocery list generation
- Pantry inventory and expiry tracking
- Recipe conversion between US, UK, Australian and metric measurements
- Temperature conversion between Celsius, Fahrenheit, gas mark and fan-forced / conventional ovens
- Thermomix to conventional recipe conversion
- Personal and family recipe ratings
- Allergen flags and AI ingredient alternatives
- Restaurant and dish memories
- Kitchen equipment recommendations with affiliate links
- Creation of printed and digital recipe / memory books

The app must feel premium, elegant, modern and intuitive – somewhere between Pinterest, Apple Health, Notion, Calm and a luxury cookbook.

Platforms required:

- iPhone / iOS
- Android
- Tablet
- Responsive web app

The app is intended to launch globally through:

- Apple App Store
- Google Play Store
- Huawei AppGallery
- Xiaomi GetApps
- Tencent MyApp
- Oppo App Market
- Vivo App Store
- Baidu Mobile Assistant
- Indus Appstore
- Samsung Galaxy Store

Required Screens:

1. Splash screen
2. Login / Sign Up
3. Onboarding
4. Home Dashboard
5. Recipe Import Screen
6. Recipe Detail Screen
7. Recipe Conversion Screen
8. Recipe Notes / History Screen
9. Family Ratings Screen
10. Meal Planning Calendar
11. Grocery List and Pantry Screen
12. Pantry Inventory Screen
13. “Cook From What I Have” Screen
14. Restaurant Discovery Screen
15. Restaurant Dish Detail Screen
16. Kitchen Equipment / Affiliate Products Screen
17. Memory Book Creation Screen
18. Subscription / Premium Screen
19. Settings and Preferences
20. Profile Screen

Key Features The Designs Must Include:

Recipe Import:

- Import recipes from links, screenshots, photos, PDFs, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and handwritten recipe cards.
- The app should use OCR and AI to automatically extract ingredients, quantities and instructions.

Recipe Conversion:

- Detect if a recipe is US, UK, Australian or metric.
- Convert automatically to the user’s preferred system.
- Example:
- US cup → grams
- Australian tablespoon → US tablespoon
- 350°F → 180°C conventional / 160°C fan-forced
- Clearly display:
“Imported from US recipe – converted to Australian metric.”

Thermomix Conversion:

- Include a simple toggle between:
Conventional | Thermomix
- Convert recipes both directions.

Family Ratings:

- Allow multiple family members to rate recipes.
- Categories:
- Taste
- Ease
- Cost
- Time
- Family approval
- Children should be able to rate using emoji or faces.

Meal Planning + Grocery Lists:

- Add recipes to a future calendar.
- Automatically create grocery lists.
- Tick off pantry items already at home.
- Only remaining items should appear on the shopping list.

Pantry + Expiry Tracking:

- Track ingredients already owned.
- Track expiry dates.
- Suggest recipes based on what is expiring.

Allergen Flags + Alternatives:

- Flag all types of allergens including:
- Gluten
- Dairy
- Egg
- Nuts
- Soy etc

- Suggest AI-assisted substitute ingredients.

Kitchen Hardware + Affiliate Products:

- Each recipe should show the required hardware / equipment: example
- Cake tin
- Saucepan
- Mixer
- Air fryer
- Thermomix
- Users can choose a budget profile:
- Budget Conscious
- Value
- Mid-Range
- Premium
- Ultra Premium
- For each item, show:
- The best option in the chosen budget
- One option cheaper
- One option more premium
- These products will eventually link to Amazon affiliate links owned by Pantheras Global Limited.

Restaurant + Dish Discovery:

- Users should be able to save:
- Restaurant name
- Dish
- Cost
- Photos
- Who they were with
- Rating
- Other users should be able to search by:
- Best restaurant
- Best specific dish nearby
- The app should suggest:
“Closest recipe to recreate this dish at home.”

Memory Books:

- Allow users to create printed or digital books containing:
- Favourite recipes
- Family photos
- Guest photos
- Restaurant memories
- Seasonal collections
- Wedding food memories
- Dinner party collections
- Support:
- Softcover book
- Hardcover book
- PDF export

Visual Style:
The app should feel:

- Premium
- Minimal
- Warm
- Sophisticated
- Family-friendly
- Beautiful and easy to use

Please avoid:

- Cluttered screens
- Generic food delivery app design
- Bright childish colours

Preferred colour direction:

- Charcoal + warm cream
- Black + muted gold
- Soft terracotta + white
- Deep green + warm neutral

Potential inspiration:

- Pinterest
- Apple Health
- Notion
- Calm
- Premium cookbook layouts

Deliverables Required:

- Wireframes
- High-fidelity designs
- Mobile + tablet responsive versions
- Light mode + dark mode
- Clickable prototype
- Design system
- Typography
- Colour palette
- Icons
- Figma source files
- Developer-ready export assets

Preferred tools:

- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Sketch

Please include in your proposal:

- Examples of similar app designs
- Your process
- Estimated timeline
- Estimated price
- Whether you can also design the logo and app icon

The final goal is to create the most beautiful, intelligent and premium cooking app in the world.