In development — coming to the App Store on iPhone

Infamous Bytes

Are you ready to become infamous?

Infamous Bytes is an iPhone app that puts home cooks and professional cooks at the same table. Recipes you can trust, verified by chefs. A feed built on respect, not popularity. And the tools a real kitchen runs on, made simple enough for a weeknight at home.

See what’s inside Meet the founder

Infamous Bytes is a d/b/a of UpFire Hot Sauce LLC, a California limited liability company based in Ventura County, California.

A Byte playing in the Infamous Bytes app

What it is

A kitchen in your pocket, built by a cook

Infamous Bytes is an iPhone app for home cooks and working pros, from line cooks to executive chefs. Find a recipe you can trust, scale it for 2 at home or a full banquet, shop for it, cook it, and share what you made with people who care about food.

Bytes Signature feature

15-second vertical clips. Hold to record; each clip stops at 15 seconds. Keep recording and the takes stack into one Byte, so you can show the move that matters. Pin a recipe to any Byte so viewers can cook it.

Chef-verified recipes

House recipes are tested and verified by a working chef, so you know they cook the way they read. Look for the Chef Verified mark.

The Pass

The feed. Post a plate, give a Nod. There are no likes. Names, not numbers: Nod counts stay hidden unless the cook turns them on. Following and Discover tabs.

Servings calculator

Paste a recipe or snap a screenshot. Apple’s on-device text recognition reads it right on your iPhone. Scale from 1 to 250+ servings, kitchen-style: real measures like cups, quarts, and pounds, down to ⅛ tsp. Temps, times, pans, and portion tools never scale.

Event Sheet

Banquet math, guest by guest. Build a menu line by line (protein, starch, salad, sides), each with its own guest count and overage, and get “What you’ll need” plus a prep sheet.

Shopping list

Recipe and calculator amounts land on one list, grouped by aisle, and checked off as you shop.

Heart of the House badges

Badges for the work that keeps a kitchen human. The Dish Pit Badge — a special plate you make for your dishwasher, posted with a shout-out — sits above every skill badge on a cook’s profile. The career ladder runs from Dishwasher to Executive Chef, and everyone starts in the dish pit.

Real screens from the build

Take a look inside

These are screenshots from the actual iPhone app in development, not mockups. Sample recipes and profiles are example content.

HomeRecipes, search, and filters like Chef Verified and Quick weeknight.
The PassThe feed. Post a plate, give a Nod. Names, not numbers.
Bytes recorderHold to record. Each clip stops at 15 seconds, and takes stack into one Byte.
Bytes playerFull-screen vertical clips with a pinned recipe.
Servings calculatorSalisbury steak scaled from 80 to 250 servings in Banquet/Pro mode.
Event SheetBanquet math line by line: guests, overage, and what you’ll need.
Shopping listRecipe and calculator amounts on one list, grouped by aisle.
Heart of the HouseBadges and levels, with the Dish Pit Badge at the top.

Who it’s for

Two worlds of cooking, one table

Home cooks

Real recipes, real technique, and the confidence to cook for more people.

Families

Especially with middle and high schoolers learning to cook and shop.

Industry cooks

Line cooks to chefs: banquet math, a place to show the work, and respect for every station.

Pricing

One honest price

No ads, no tricks. Anyone can browse recipes and The Pass for free. A subscription unlocks Bytes (posting and watching) and the kitchen tools.

Subscriptions are purchased and managed through Apple. Cancel anytime in your iPhone’s Settings. See our Terms.

$4.99 / month

7-day free trial

Bytes: record, post, and watch 15-second clips
Servings calculator with screenshot reading
Event Sheet for banquets
Shopping list

Status: in development — coming to the App Store on iPhone.

Who’s behind it

Infamous Bytes was founded by Taj Martinez, a chef with 18 years in professional kitchens. It is a product of UpFire Hot Sauce LLC, a California limited liability company.

Questions? Email taj@infamousbytes.com.