The Kitchen Table
Stories from the kitchen table.
Guides from the PikaBox team on how Nairobi’s food reaches you: the cooks and their checks, the chefs at your table, and the evenings in between.
Every story
Read what’s cooking.
How PikaBox works, told one kitchen at a time. New guides as new things open.
PikaChef · 5 minYour first private chef, step by stepChoosing a chef, asking for a quote, and why your payment waits with PikaBox until the plates are cleared.
Flash meals · 4 minInside a flash mealHow Nairobi’s top hotel kitchens open for a few hours each evening, and what happens between your reservation and the desk.
Little chefs · 4 minCooking with kids, safe by stageWhy a five-year-old and a twelve-year-old get different jobs in the same recipe, and how the app keeps the hob with you.
Safety · 3 minTell us once: allergies at the tableHow one setting follows you from what you see, to what Pika suggests, to what a picker is allowed to swap into your basket.
PikaFresh · 3 minWhat’s in a MealKitEvery ingredient for a recipe, measured for your table, with the cook-along waiting on your phone.
Hungry now?
From the page to your plate.
Every story ends at a meal. Cook it, order it or book it in the app.
