Chef & builder · Miami

I am the heart.
AI is the brain.

Classically trained chef turning kitchen wisdom into AI tools, dining experiences and brands, on a mission to help save one billion meals from food waste.

1,000,000,000meals to save from food waste. That's the mission.

Selected work

Things I've cooked up

Apps, websites, dining concepts and AI systems, each built around the same idea: cook creatively with what we have.

Live · Voice assistant

Talk to Chef Anto AI

Ask a cooking question out loud and hear the answer in my cloned voice, in English or Romanian. Recipes, swaps, techniques, food history and where ingredients come from, guided one step at a time while you cook. It is an AI assistant, not me in person, and it tells you when it isn't sure. My own recipes are coming next.

ElevenLabs · Voice AITalk to Chef Anto AI →

Published · Podcast

HubChefAnto AI podcast

Short food stories in my own voice about cooking with what we have: yesterday's bread, one oven and one squash, the whole broccoli, and a taste of Romania. Episodes in English, with Romanian versions marked [RO].

Spotify · YouTube · My cloned voiceListen on Spotify →Watch on YouTube →

Website · Brand home

chefanto.com

The home of my brand: my story, my dining experiences and my email community, in one warm, simple site.

Custom HTML/CSS · MailerLiteVisit site →

Website · AI demo

ChefAntoAI hub

Marketing, cooking and creative ideas in one place, with a live AI recipe generator.

Antigravity · NetlifyLive site →

Dining · Tuesdays

Baba by Chef Anto

A Balkan-inspired pop-up dinner in Miami. Warm bread, dill, paprika and stories at one table.

Concept · Menu · ChefReserve →

Dining · Members

Dream House

Balkan Wednesdays and a members-only dining experience, the feeling of being cooked for at home.

Concept · BrandRequest invite →

Books · Pets

Chef Dogs AI

My Pomeranians, Luna and Gia, star as tiny chefs in Luna & Gia's Little Kitchen: dog treats, recipes and coloring fun.

AI illustration · Amazon KDPVisit →
Book cover of Luna & Gia's Little Kitchen: Dog Treats, Recipes & Coloring Fun, by Chef Anto. Two Pomeranians in chef hats sit beside a bowl of homemade dog treats.

Made with love, for little paws.

Marketing system

Email & lead magnet

A full email setup with a verified domain, signup forms and a free guide that turns visitors into a community.

AI systems

My AI operating system

The Chef Anto AI Agency: a Director agent leading 7 Claude agents (recipes, social, email, pop-up ops, website, brand kit, global intel), with a real documented demo and tested results. I approve every step.

Claude Skills · Agent teamView the agent on GitHub →

App lab

Small apps, big tests

Experiments built on Replit: Pawsome Chef, FridgeSavvy, Health Chef and more.

Replit · AI APIsAsk for a demo →

Brand strategy

Brand universe deck

A 16-slide story that maps every Chef Anto brand, color and message in one place.

Digital Marketing AI Academy · Final project

Chef Anto app marketing strategy

A go-to-market plan for the app covering Meta and Google Ads, SEO, MailerLite email automation and budget, plus a tested ad budget to ROI calculator using the app's real prices.

Creativity Hub Miami · PythonSee the plan →

Digital products

Chef Anto Shop

The tools I use for Baba and Dream House, packaged for other cooks: a Pop-up Costing Kit, a Food Brand Kit Template and a Zero-Waste Prompt Pack.

Excel · PDFSee the shop →

Open source

On GitHub

12 repositories with real files, real demos and only the tests I actually ran, including what failed and what's not tested yet.

AI agency

Chef Anto AI Agency

The Director agent and 7 specialist agents, with a real fridge-to-Instagram demo. 15/15 brand checks passed.

chef-anto-agentView on GitHub →

Website

chefanto.com

My brand hub's source plus a 19-point audit. Found 2 fixes: the signup form and the Instagram link.

chefanto-websiteView on GitHub →

Agent · Cooking

Recipe Agent

Fridge list to 3 zero-waste recipes, Balkan dish included. 28/28 checks passed.

chef-anto-recipe-agentView on GitHub →

Agent · Marketing

Social Content Agent

LinkedIn posts, A/B captions and Reel scripts in my voice. 23/23 checks passed.

chef-anto-social-agentView on GitHub →

Marketing system

Email Marketing

MailerLite setup, list-growth plan and an email agent. 16/16 checks passed.

chef-anto-email-marketingView on GitHub →

Agent · Dining

Pop-up Ops

Baba menu with allergens and food costing; every number re-checked, 19/19.

chef-anto-popup-opsView on GitHub →

Agent · Research

Global Intelligence

A daily sourced brief on food, waste, energy and money. 13/13 checks passed.

chef-anto-global-intelView on GitHub →

Agent · Web

Website Agent

Builds brand sites; the Baba demo page passed 33/33 browser tests at 3 screen sizes.

chef-anto-website-agentView on GitHub →

Brand

Brand Kit

Voice, colors and fonts with a contrast test: 8 of 9 color pairs pass WCAG AA.

chef-anto-brand-kitView on GitHub →

Books · Pets

Chef Dogs AI Books

Book plans and a KDP cover and spine calculator, 7/7 unit tests passed.

chef-dogs-ai-kdpView on GitHub →

Strategy

App Marketing Plan

Go-to-market plan and an ad-budget ROI calculator, 4/4 unit tests passed.

chef-anto-marketing-planView on GitHub →

Website

This portfolio

The ChefAntoAI hub you're reading, deployed on Netlify.

About

Born in Romania.
Rebuilt in Miami.

“With what we have.”

I cook the way my family taught me: nothing wasted, everything loved. Half an onion and yesterday's bread were never leftovers. They were tomorrow's dinner.

Fine-dining kitchens taught me precision. Food waste taught me purpose. Now I build technology with the same respect for every ingredient, so anyone can open their fridge and cook something beautiful.

  • International Culinary CenterTrained in New York & Geneva
  • ABC Kitchen · NoHo HospitalityKitchen team, including the ABC V opening team
  • Kellari Hospitality · Art Basel MiamiRestaurant and event cooking
  • Chic Cuisine GlobalFounder: Chef Anto app, Baba, Dream House

Work with me

What I can make for you

For restaurants, food brands and creators who want to look as good as their food tastes. See packages & prices →

01

Menus & recipes

Seasonal, low-waste menus and recipe development with a chef's eye.

02

Food brand

Voice, colors and story for your restaurant or product.

03

AI content

Posts, emails and campaigns drafted by AI, finished by a chef.

04

Luxury websites

Warm, premium sites that sell, live on Netlify in days.

Let's cook something together

Have a project in mind?

Tell me about your restaurant, brand or idea. I'll reply with a simple plan and a first taste of what's possible.

Book a call