/miːz ɒ̃ plas/

mise en place

"Mise en place" is French for "everything in its place" — the culinary discipline of having everything chopped, measured, and ready before the heat goes on. "Mise en page" is a French term too, this time from publishing, where it means the layout and composition of a page. Mise en Page sits at the intersection of the two: a cook's discipline, given a designer's page.

Most recipes are still written as a wall of text — ingredients at the top, instructions below, leaving you to scroll back and forth working out the real order of things. Here, every recipe is laid out as a timeline instead: one lane per piece of equipment, steps arranged in the order you'll actually use them, so you can see at a glance what you need now, what's next, and what can be done in parallel.

Designed to be cooked from and shared. Beautiful enough to collect and frame on your kitchen wall.

How it works

Two ways to use the collection

The Collection

A growing library of recipes, updated and expanded regularly. Download each plate as an image and build your own beautiful recipe collection.

Cook Mode

Built for use while you're actually cooking. Turn your phone to landscape and tap each step as you complete it — the timeline adjusts automatically, and your screen stays on while your hands are busy.

Get in touch

These recipes aren't novel — I've developed my own best practices, but you may well find them, or better ones, elsewhere. If you have requests, or a family recipe you'd like to see immortalised in this format, I'd love to hear from you.

Collection Vol. I
PLATE 01

Scrambled Eggs

Classic Simple
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PLATE 02

Pasta Carbonara

Italian Medium
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PLATE 03

Roast Chicken

Classic Medium
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PLATE 04

Chocolate Soufflé

French Medium
In preparation
PLATE 05

Pad Thai

Thai Medium
In preparation
PLATE 06

Malva Pudding

South African Medium
In preparation
PLATE 07

Moussaka

Greek Complex
In preparation
PLATE 08

Chicken Biryani

Indian Complex
In preparation