Re:Munchery Shuts Down
by silviogutierrez on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @09:08AM
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Full disclosure: I work for Kettlebell Kitchen, and KBK partnered with Munchery to take over the NY region.
Give KBK a try. Our focus is on healthy meals delivered right to your home or gym.
To add value to this thread: the ordering platform is a SPA with all the typical complexity problems. We're in the process of making it way better. Blog posts incoming!
I don't know where you live, but most places there are healthier options for takeout (like salad). A personal chef is much more expensive than you think.
Re:Munchery Shuts Down
by bluejellybean on Monday January 21, 2019 @11:26PM
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As another user mentioned, prep was a key. There was also the aspect of having a customized diet based on my specific needs and tastes. Takeout is a great move and what I've currently settled on for the time being but it isn't perfect. Aside from not being able to get highly custom meals that fit my exact demands, I also still have an issue with actually picking the food up during rush hour. Generic order delivery services are pretty great at this thankfully and I've just been having them deliver food to my car as I leave the office for the day.
I’ve hired a chef to do meal prep, it’s not that expensive and the food was fantastic.
A personal chef to come to your house is much more expensive than a takeout salad. I would love to see a link to such a service that is affordable.
This conversation is pretty meaningless without numbers on "not that expensive" and "more expensive than you think".
You’re right. I paid $300 plus food costs for a week of meals.
15,000 a year. That's a lot.
Re:Munchery Shuts Down
by richardking on Monday January 21, 2019 @11:16PM
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hmm i’ve thought about this but thought it would be way too expensive. any more details on how you did this? what area do you live in? how much approx was it? you let them in your house in the afternoon and they cook and have it ready for when you go home?
Over the last few months my schedule has gotten extremely busy and I haven't had time to do any of my normal cooking. I've been just grabbing fast food and putting on more weight than I would like. Toying with the idea of hiring a personal chef along with a nutritionist to plan/prepare meals, I was hoping to have a high quality meal served within seconds of walking in the door. Basically eliminate the stress of dinner and poor diet. I seriously wish I would have heard of this service as it solves my problem in a vastly less expensive way.
So yeah, sorry to hear of the closure and I wish everyone over there the best of luck on future projects.