Hello! I’m Chris Villarreal, an Executive Chef, developer, and creative mind at the intersection of culinary arts and technology. My career blends hands-on kitchen expertise with innovative software solutions that streamline restaurant management, food safety, and creative branding. From crafting modern menus to building applications that empower chefs and businesses alike, I bring together flavor, function, and forward-thinking design.
Innovative Applications by Chris Villarreal: Revolutionizing Industry Standards
Culinary Safety Innovations (Culsi): Elevating Kitchen Compliance
Introducing Culsi, an advanced food safety and labeling platform created to streamline restaurant compliance and daily kitchen management.
Developed specifically for chefs and foodservice professionals, Culsi automates Time/Temperature for Public Health Control (TPHC) logs, manages 7-day food hold tracking, and provides smart label printing with batch queues and alarms.
Culsi empowers teams to stay compliant and efficient with:
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Automated expiration alerts and reminders
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Smart label batching with visible print queue management
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Real-time tools to fix clock-ins and missed logs
Currently in closed testing on Google Play, Culsi represents the next generation of kitchen compliance software — practical, precise, and built by a chef who knows the workflow firsthand. iOS currently in development.
Smart Food Label Printing
Automated Expiration Tracking
Simplified Kitchen Compliance
Efficiency in Management
Streamlined Communication
Direct Device Service Requests
Feed Our House: Transforming Hospitality Communication
Introducing “Feed Our House“, an innovative application poised to revolutionize communication in the hospitality industry. Designed with a primary focus on sororities, this unique platform extends its versatile functionality to hotels and restaurants as well. It provides an unparalleled solution for members, guests, and patrons to send service requests directly from their devices. This approach effectively makes traditional bulletin boards and crowded meetings obsolete, streamlining communication in a way never seen before. With “Feed Our House”, the need for direct contact or phone calls to front desk or service staff is a thing of the past. Embrace convenience, embrace efficiency, embrace the future with “Feed Our House” – where every service request is just a touch away, redefining how your sorority, hotel, or restaurant communicates.
Devoyed Logo Generator: Revolutionizing Logo Design Across Genres
Experience the ease and creativity of logo design with Devoyed Logo Generator, a tool that transcends the conventional boundaries of branding. This generator is your artistic partner in developing unique, professional logos. Whether you’re looking to capture the essence of horror, death metal, sci-fi, or any genre in between, Devoyed offers an extensive library of custom fonts and intuitive design features. Customize each character of your logo to perfectly embody your brand’s identity. Devoyed is not just software—it’s a gateway to innovative, personalized branding, empowering you to create logos that are as unique as your vision.
Creative Logo Design Simplified
Genre-Specific Font Library
Instant Branding Tool
AI-Powered Recipe Suggestions
Real-Time Inventory Control
Smarter Kitchen Management
Chefventory: Smarter Inventory and Recipe Management
Chefventory is a modern inventory and recipe management system that bridges the gap between technology and culinary creativity.
Built with Next.js and Firebase, it simplifies ingredient tracking, reduces waste, and generates AI-powered recipe suggestions based on what’s available in your kitchen.
Chefventory helps chefs and home cooks alike maintain a smarter, more organized kitchen with:
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Real-time inventory scanning and usage tracking
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AI-driven recipe recommendations
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Stripe-integrated subscriptions for flexible access tiers
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Secure Firebase authentication and branded email notifications
Chefventory redefines kitchen management with intelligence and simplicity — created by a chef for chefs.
Risky Bites: Ensuring Safe Dining Experiences
Discover “Risky Bites“, a trailblazing application dedicated to providing essential information on restaurant health inspection scores. Our mission at Risky Bites is to empower customers to make informed, safe, and healthy dining choices. We focus on holding restaurants accountable for their hygiene and food safety practices, ensuring transparency in the industry. Our team meticulously analyzes health department records and other reliable sources to identify and share data on restaurants with poor health inspection outcomes. Beyond just identifying risky dining spots, we offer an extensive range of resources and tips to ensure your dining experiences are safe. From interpreting health inspection reports to advising on restaurant hygiene assessments and protecting against foodborne illnesses, we’ve got you covered. Risky Bites isn’t just an application; it’s a commitment to safe dining. Our distinctive brand identity, featuring a stylized skull and crossbones logo and a striking black and yellow color scheme, underscores the crucial message of vigilance in food safety. Our bold, modern typography reflects our straightforward and informative approach to keeping you informed and safe while dining out.
Informed Dining Decisions
Restaurant Safety Transparency
Food Safety Vigilance