California law lets you sell home-cooked meals. MiComal helps you get started, stay legal, and grow — from your very first step to your thousandth sale.
Step-by-step guide to permits, certifications, and everything you need to legally sell food from your home.
Track meals, revenue, and documents. We count so you can cook.
See trends, manage records, and never worry about hitting a limit by surprise.
You already know your food is good — your family tells you, your neighbors ask for it, your friends place orders every weekend. Now imagine getting paid for it, legally.
A Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) lets you sell hot, cooked meals directly from your home kitchen under California's AB 626. Up to 30 meals a day, 90 a week, $100K a year.
Not sure where to start? That's exactly what MiComal is for. We'll walk you through every step — from checking if your county participates to filing your first permit.
See if your county has opted in and what you need to get started.
Follow our guided checklist to get your MEHKO permit, food safety cert, and kitchen ready.
Log meals and revenue, track documents, and never accidentally exceed your limits.
Start by checking if your county has opted into California's MEHKO program. MiComal's guided checklist walks you through every step: food handler certification, kitchen self-certification, permit application, and more. You don't need any permits to sign up and explore.
As of early 2026, 18 California jurisdictions have opted in: Alameda, Amador, Berkeley, Contra Costa, Imperial, Lake, LA County, Monterey, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Mateo, Sierra, Solano, and Sonoma. More are joining — check with your county health department.
Cottage food operations (CFOs) are limited to shelf-stable items like baked goods, jams, and dry mixes. MEHKOs can sell hot, perishable, cooked meals — basically running a small restaurant from your home kitchen. MEHKOs require a county health permit and kitchen inspection; cottage food Class A does not.
MEHKO operators can serve a maximum of 30 meals per day, 90 meals per week, and earn up to $100,000 in gross annual revenue. Exceeding these limits can jeopardize your permit. MiComal tracks all three automatically.
MiComal offers a free tier for basic tracking and our Get MEHKO Ready checklist. Paid plans with advanced features like compliance alerts, document storage, and revenue projections start at $10/month.
Not yet — we're focused on MEHKO compliance first. Cottage food support (tracking Class A/B sales caps and labeling requirements) is on our roadmap.
Yes. Your meal counts, revenue, and documents are only visible to you. We use row-level security on every table — not even our team can see your data without your explicit permission.