Press & Media Kit
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About Lighthearted Kitchen
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Lighthearted Kitchen is the platform for intentional private dining, connecting hosts with a hand-picked network of independent chefs who cook seasonal, ingredient-first menus.
Lighthearted Kitchen is the platform for intentional private dining. Hosts book from a hand-picked network of independent private chefs who cook seasonal, ingredient-first menus for in-home dinners, recurring meals, and ticketed events. Founded by Chelsey Harlien in 2022 in Orange County, California, the company cooked hyper-local private events with its own team before building the platform.
Lighthearted Kitchen is the platform for intentional private dining. It connects hosts with a hand-picked network of independent private chefs who cook seasonal, ingredient-first menus for in-home dinners, recurring offerings, and ticketed events. Hosts browse chefs and experiences, plan the menu together with their chef in a shared event space, and complete booking and payment through the platform, so the only job on the night is to enjoy the table. Getting into the network is hard on purpose: every chef is personally reviewed, and only cooks who share the company's values make the cut. Chefs run their own independent businesses, and Lighthearted Kitchen is the marketplace that brings them together with hosts. Founded by Chelsey Harlien in 2022 and based in Orange County, California, the company spent its first years cooking hyper-local private events with its own team and is now bringing that philosophy to hosts across the United States through its platform and iPhone app. Learn more at lightheartedkitchen.com.
Seasonal, organic, intentional, educational. Menus are built around what is at its peak, sourced from local and regenerative farms where possible, and cooked by chefs who share the why behind every plate. The platform is the mechanism; intentional food is the point.
Lighthearted Kitchen is the platform. The chefs on it are independent businesses who cook the meals, set their own menus, and carry their own responsibilities. The full picture is on our marketplace page.
- Company
- Lighthearted Kitchen, LLC
- Founded
- 2022
- Founder
- Chelsey Harlien
- Headquarters
- Laguna Beach, California (Orange County). The team works remotely.
- What it is
- A private dining platform and chef marketplace
- Offerings
- Private in-home dinners, recurring and package offerings, and ticketed public events
- Who it serves
- Hosts and guests, and independent private chefs
- Platforms
- Web at app.lightheartedkitchen.com and the Lighthearted Kitchen app for iPhone
- Service area
- See current areas
- Platform status
- Soft Launch. Hosts and chefs can create accounts, build profiles, and publish offerings now. Bookings and ticket sales are launching soon.
- Website
- lightheartedkitchen.com
Chelsey Harlien is the founder of Lighthearted Kitchen. She started the company in 2022, cooking small, hyper-local private events around Orange County, California with her own team. The rule from the first night was simple: build the menu around what is actually in season, source organic and local where possible, and cook food that leaves people feeling good the next morning. Her interest in food began early, reading every label at the grocery store and asking why so many brands put profit ahead of health. That question became a mission to seek out simple, seasonal, nutrient-dense food, and later a business built on transparency, soil health, and education. Chelsey also writes Lighthearted Living, a newsletter on seasonal and intentional living. Today she leads Lighthearted Kitchen as it brings its philosophy to hosts and chefs across the United States.
“Connected to each bite, ourselves, those around us, and the outdoors. Fueled by a love of health and wellness, I wanted to create an experience where people leave with more knowledge of the food they are eating and why. Come with an open mind and leave with a full heart and stomach.”
Chelsey Harlien, Founder of Lighthearted Kitchen
This quote is published and may be used as written. Chelsey tells the founding story in her own words on our About page. For a fresh quote or an interview, email press@lightheartedkitchen.com.
Downloadable Logos
The primary logo and the brandmark, each in green for light backgrounds and beige for dark ones. PNG files are transparent. The primary logo is also available as a vector PDF.
Colors, Type, and Logo Rules
#F9F2E4rgb(249, 242, 228)#536B4Argb(83, 107, 74)#DBD9B5rgb(219, 217, 181)#557340rgb(85, 115, 64)Derived from the core palette for hover states and small type on the website. Not brand colors; use the four above to represent the brand.
#FDFAF2rgb(253, 250, 242)#C4C29Drgb(196, 194, 157)#3F5A2Ergb(63, 90, 46)#2F3E27rgb(47, 62, 39)#6B5B43rgb(107, 91, 67)- Cormorant GaramondDisplay and headingsGet it on Google FontsSIL Open Font License, free on Google Fonts
- MontserratBody text and interfaceGet it on Google FontsSIL Open Font License, free on Google Fonts
- Clear space: keep an area equal to the cap height of the L free on every side of the primary logo. For the brandmark, use the height of the mark.
- Minimum size: primary logo 120 px wide on screen or 32 mm in print. Brandmark 32 px on screen or 13 mm in print.
- Backgrounds: use the green artwork on Linen, Cookies & Cream, or light photography. Use the beige artwork on Ebony, Fern Green, or dark photography. On busy photography, place a flat Linen plate behind the mark.
- Do not stretch, skew, rotate, or crop the artwork, change its colors, rearrange the mark and wordmark, or add outlines, shadows, glows, or other effects.
- Use the primary logo whenever there is room. The brandmark is for tight spaces such as avatars and icons.
- Write the name as two capitalized words: Lighthearted Kitchen.
Website and App Screenshots
Screenshots of the live website, captured at two times pixel density with no account signed in. Downloads are the full-size originals; the previews on this page are smaller.
Website home, desktop
The Lighthearted Kitchen homepage: search for private chefs, private experiences, and public events. The location field reflects the visitor's approximate area.
Credit: Lighthearted Kitchen
How it works, desktop
The How It Works page explains the booking flow for hosts and for chefs.
Credit: Lighthearted Kitchen
Browse experiences, desktop
Browsing public events, private experiences, and recurring offerings, with Lighthearted Kitchen's own published listings shown.
Credit: Lighthearted Kitchen
Website home, phone
The homepage on a phone, with the App Store link for the iPhone app.
Credit: Lighthearted Kitchen
Founder portraits and event photography are available on request. Email press@lightheartedkitchen.com with the outlet and the story and we will send what fits.
Where to Find Us
Lighthearted Kitchen for iPhone is available on the App Store.
Logos, product screenshots, and the written descriptions on this page are provided for editorial use: news coverage, reviews, podcasts, newsletters, and partner announcements that reference Lighthearted Kitchen. Please use the artwork as supplied, keep the credit shown with each image, and do not use these materials to suggest an endorsement, partnership, or sponsorship that does not exist, or in advertising or merchandise without written permission. Photography may not be resold or sublicensed. For anything beyond editorial use, or if you are not sure, email us.
Interviews, images, and clarifications
For interview requests with Chelsey Harlien, additional photography, fact checks, or anything this page does not answer, email us. Include your outlet, the story, and your deadline so we can route it quickly.
Booking questions, account help, and everything else that is not press: use our contact page.