Crown Letter: Maneet Chauhan

Dear Chef Chauhan,

You’ve built restaurants, competed on Iron Chef, judged on Chopped, and written cookbooks. But more importantly, you understand that cooking is about more than food — it’s about bringing people together.

We want to bring that philosophy to every kitchen.

The Invitation

We’re inviting you to lead Let’s Make Dinner — our meal planning and community cooking initiative within Liana Banyan.

What Let’s Make Dinner Does

The Vision

Every family deserves to eat well. Not expensive — well. Good food, made together, shared with intention.

Why You

You understand that cooking is accessible — not just for professionals.

What You’ve Demonstrated

• Fine dining skills translate to home cooking
• Cultural fusion makes food exciting
• Teaching is as important as cooking
• Community builds around the table

What We’re Asking

• Design Let’s Make Dinner’s recipe and planning system
• Curate content that works for real families
• Connect cooking to the broader food ecosystem
• Bring credibility to accessible home cooking

You’ve cooked for celebrities. We’re asking you to help everyone cook like one.

The Integration

Let’s Make Dinner connects to the entire Liana Banyan food ecosystem:

The Food Flow

Let's Make Dinner plans the meal
        ↓
Let's Get Groceries sources ingredients
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The Family Table coordinates community meals
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Let's Make Bread provides artisan additions
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Tatiana Schlossburg Health Accords tracks nutrition

The Support Network

The Recipe Philosophy

Recipes that work for real families:

The Principles

The Categories

• Weeknight Quick — 30 minutes or less
• Batch Cooking — Make once, eat all week
• Special Occasion — Worth the extra effort
• Kid-Friendly — Picky eater approved
• Budget Stretchers — Maximum nutrition, minimum cost
• Cultural Exploration — World cuisines made accessible

The Economics

Recipe creators keep 83.3% — the same as every creator on Liana Banyan.

The Math

The Model

• Free recipes available to all members
• Premium recipes from featured chefs (Cost+20%)
• Meal plans curated weekly
• Cooking classes through Didasko integration

The Ask

We’re asking you to design what accessible home cooking looks like at scale.

Specifically

1. Design Role — Architect Let’s Make Dinner’s structure
2. Content Curation — What recipes do families actually need?
3. Chef Network — Connect to culinary professionals
4. Credibility — Your name validates the approach

Compensation

• Crown Jewel equity position in Liana Banyan
• Advisory fees at market rate
• Recipe revenue share for your contributions
• Impact — help millions of families eat better

The Vision

Imagine a world where:

• Every family has a plan for dinner — not stress
• Cooking is accessible — not intimidating
• Recipes work — the first time, every time
• The table brings people together — not apart

You’ve built this in your restaurants. We want to build it in every home.

Next Steps

If this resonates, let’s talk.

No commitment required — just a conversation about:

• What Let’s Make Dinner could look like
• What families actually need
• What resources you’d need
• What concerns you’d have

Contact

Founder, Liana Banyan Corporation

• Platform: lianabanyan.com
• Documentation: cephas.lianabanyan.com