Built for the way cooking actually works
Fond is a cooking platform made by two developers who cook every day. We got tired of tools that treat cooking like a checklist.
It's 6PM and you're staring at your phone
Not cooking. Not even deciding. Just scrolling. Somewhere in your browser is a recipe you saved weeks ago. Was it a reel? A link someone sent? You have chicken thighs, half an onion, and a growing sense that dinner shouldn't be this hard.
You're not the problem. Recipe apps replaced the card box — and stopped there. Every other creative practice got its platform. Designers got Figma. Musicians got Ableton. Cooking got a database with a search bar.
We thought cooking deserved better. So we built it.
Everything starts with a fond
When you sear meat, what's left in the pan looks like burnt residue. Most people wash it out. But a cook who's paying attention knows that layer — the fond — is concentrated flavor. Add wine, scrape the bottom, and you have the base of something extraordinary.
Nothing wasted. Everything building on what came before. That's the name. That's the idea.
What guides the decisions we make
Cooking comes first
Features start with a real problem in the kitchen. If it doesn't help you cook, it doesn't ship.
Fast and quiet
No ads, no clutter, no onboarding wizard. Open it, use it.
No lock-in
Import from anywhere, export whenever. Your recipes are yours.
Two cooks who code

Bastien
CEO & Co-founderLong braises, pizza from scratch, sauces that take all day. Software developer by trade. Started Fond because no recipe app worked the way he actually cooks.

Asdine
CTO & Co-founderAI software engineer and home cook. Handles the backend and makes sure everything loads fast. Thinks good software should stay out of your way.
The short version
Recipe import
Paste a URL or take a photo. Fond extracts the recipe.
Meal planning
Drag recipes into your week, get a grocery list.
AI assistant
Ask August about substitutions, timing, or what to do with leftovers.
Multi-platform
Web, iOS, Android, and desktop.
Scaling
Adjust servings, quantities update automatically.
Collections
Folders, tags, and smart filters to organize your recipes.
Say hello
Questions, feedback, or just want to talk about bread?
hello@fond.kitchenWe read every message.