[ahstilde]

This seems to be more in the vein of "add soup to ramen noodles" that I get from my local ramen spot rather than a fully blown meal-kit experience. Am I understanding that correctly?

I think "finishing notes" is what throws me off. I'm not sure what that actually means, which leads me to question how much effort I want to put into this vs Doordash.

I'm surprised there's no Valentine's Day promo, either.

[moftz]

Finishing is what separates a nicely cooked meal from the version you would find in a Michelin star restaurant. The way it's sliced, the way it's placed on the plate, whatever else is on the plate, and how it's finally served to the diner is all of the final details that go into gourmet service. I tried signing up for this service but it's not in my area yet.

It looks like its just an upscale version of delivery. But instead of eating out of a takeout container, it's meant to go onto real plates with ingredients and instructions on how to serve it like they would at the restaurant. Many upscale places never did takeout simply because you cannot 100% recreate the experience when the food has been traveling in a bag for 30mins. I'm not sure what they are doing different but there is probably some reheating involved (like cook a steak halfway at the restaurant and then you sear it at home). Neat idea I guess for those that are too lazy to cook but want upscale dining at home. I don't see this lasting very long once things return to normal.

Something I'd rather see is a daily SMS service that sends out recipes for these kinds of menus. I don't mind spending a little extra money to have a gourmet experience at home but I'd rather be the one cooking everything fresh.

[dealmak3r]

Yup, we aim to get the finishing component to be less than 5 minutes. That's the best tradeoff we've found - minimal work and way better quality.

We're open to new ideas on the word too!

[JacobDotVI]

Purple Pig offers this nation-wide from their Chicago location:

https://purplepigshop.squarespace.com/shop/purple-piggy-box

I have ordered it before and it's incredible. At the time I had the thought of "I wish someone would curate these so that I could do more during lockdown".