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Chester and Loki Cafe

Founder & Product LeadDecember 2025 - May 2026
[Proof of Concept][Product Testing][Consumer Food][AI Photography][AI-Agentic Development]

Chester and Loki is a passion-project café brand built entirely on AI-powered production workflows. Instead of relying on expensive re-shoots and long development timelines, I used AI to compress both the creative and technical sides of the launch.

01 / AI Photography Production

From One Photo Shoot to a Full Drink Menu

Instead of re-shooting every separate beverage, I captured a core set of high-quality base product photos and used AI to generate the rest of the menu. This allowed me to instantly swap colors, ingredients, and garnishes across dozens of items without picking up a camera. A single shoot became a scalable asset pipeline, cutting production time while keeping a consistent, premium look.

02 / AI-Agentic Web Development

Building the Site with AI Coding Agents

Built the entire Chester and Loki website by leveraging AI coding agents to write, iterate, and deploy the code. This development workflow drastically accelerated launch speed while maintaining clean, production-ready output, serving as a direct proof of concept for compressing software timelines.

03 / The Proof of Concept

Pressure-Testing Recipes Before Scaling

Every menu item functions as a direct experiment in product-market fit. Rather than launching a high-risk physical storefront blindly, this digital foundation serves as a testing ground where live customer interactions validate which products to scale next.

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System Stack

Core Engine
AI-Agentic Code Development
Retention
Customer Feedback Loops
Asset Pipeline
AI Image Generation (Product Photography)
Operations
On-Site Preparation

External Links

Chester and Loki Cafe - Founder & Product Lead | Tomy Vichrak Lim Portfolio