Zürich · First batches May 2026

The food you miss doesn't come from a factory.

Somewhere in Zürich, your neighbour is making something extraordinary. A jam from a recipe nobody else has. A biscuit that tastes like another country. Pre-order before they cook — only when enough of you say yes.

See what's coming → I have a recipe
Full refund if a batch doesn't happen No subscription 10-minute pickup near you
Hands kneading dough on a wooden board
A Sunday in Zürich Made by hand. By someone with a name.
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Three batches are opening soon.

A producer proposes. You commit before the oven turns on. If five neighbours say yes, the batch happens. If not, every Franken comes back.
Preview Lia's Sicilian orange marmalade
Lia · Wiedikon · Kreis 3

Orange marmalade (her grandmother's)

Bitter Sicilian oranges, slow-cooked the same way since 1986. Six 230 g jars per batch. No pectin, no preservatives.

3 of 5 said yesOpens 12 May
Pickup · Sat 17 May CHF 14
Preview Yara's tahini-date biscuits
Yara · Kreis 5 · Industriequartier

Tahini biscuits (Aleppo, by way of Zürich)

A recipe she carried with her from Aleppo. Sesame, date syrup, no refined sugar. Made one Friday a month.

4 of 5 said yesOpens 14 May
Pickup · Sat 17 May CHF 18
Bake confirmed Marco's sourdough panettone
Marco · Oerlikon · Kreis 11

Sourdough panettone (72-hour proof)

Three-day fermentation, candied citron, hand-laminated. One batch per producer per week — limited by the kitchen, not the demand.

5 of 5 said yes — bake confirmedOpens 18 May
Pickup · Sat 24 May CHF 38

These are previews of the kind of batches you will see when we go live in May. The real ones will look identical — same names, same neighbourhoods, same five-people threshold. Join the first circle →

How it works

Imagine Kickstarter. For homemade food.

No shelves. No leftovers. No guesswork. Nothing made until enough people are waiting for it.
01

A producer proposes a batch.

Her recipe. Her story. Her price. A pickup date she picks. Most batches need just five people to say yes.

Min · 5 neighbours
02

You say yes before they cook.

You pay in advance. You are only charged if the batch happens. If five people don't sign up, every Franken comes back. Always.

Always · Full refund
03

You pick it up. You meet them.

Pickup near the producer's home, at a time you agree together. Ten minutes. You meet the person who made your food. That is not a limitation. That is the point.

~10 min · Near you
The promise

Four things we do not negotiate.

A full refund. Always.

If a batch doesn't reach five neighbours, every Franken returns to you. No conditions, no fine print, no "credit on your next order".

Real ingredients, declared.

Every listing names every ingredient and every allergen. If a recipe contains nuts, gluten, or dairy, you see it before you commit. Swiss food-safety law applies.

Real names, not handles.

No anonymous accounts. Every baker has a verified address in Zürich, a real first name, and a kitchen you can see before you say yes.

Built with the regulator.

We are applying to the Innovation Sandbox of the Canton of Zürich. The legal frame for home-baker platforms is being written with us in the room — not around us.

Theoni Paschou, founder of solo.quando, in her kitchen
Theoni · in her kitchen, a Sunday in Zürich
Why this exists

It started in my kitchen.

Every Sunday, I bake my grandmother's recipes. She is no longer here — but on Sundays, when my kitchen smells of citrus and warmth, somehow she still is.

I live alone in Zürich. I had no one to cook for. And I was not the only one.

"Somewhere in this city, people carry extraordinary recipes with them — and have nowhere to share them. solo.quando is my answer."

I am not a tech founder pretending to love food. I am a baker who learned to build platforms because the platform I needed didn't exist.

— Theoni Paschou
Founder · solo.quando · Zürich
One kitchen table
980,000

Swiss adults bake more than they can eat.

Most of it, alone. Most of it, without anyone waiting.

Two ways in

You're either hungry, or you have a recipe.

Most of us are quietly both. Pick the door that fits today.

For neighbours

I want to order.

  • You read ingredient lists and you're tired of what you find.
  • You love homemade food but never have time to make it yourself.
  • You want a gift that means something — not another box of generic chocolates.
  • You want to know who made your food, where they live, and why this recipe.
Join the first circle →

First batches open May 2026. We email once when the first one is live. No newsletter, no spam.

A baker wrapping a paper-bound parcel for pickup
For producers

I have a recipe.

  • You're the one with the decades-old recipe nobody else has.
  • You brought your mother's food across borders to Zürich.
  • Your kitchen can make more than your table can hold.
  • You want to share, not start a business.
Tell us about your recipe →

A 15-minute conversation. No commitment, no paperwork. We guide pricing, packaging, the few admin steps.

Before the oven turns on

Be the first circle.

Fifty makers. Five hundred neighbours. One quiet test. The first batches start in May 2026.

One message when the first batch opens. No newsletter. No spam. Only food worth waiting for.

32 neighbours already
waiting for batch 01