A round up of seven food start-ups available in the city that can cater to your picky tastebuds
At a time when most of us are looking for convenience even in the kitchen when it comes to ready-to- eat meals, a growing market of start-up food services are egging you on to ditch the processed food for fresh, healthy, customised meals that can be prepared in a jiffy. We list some of the services available in city limits that you can avail of.
Get Fresh
Started by husband-wife duo Sebastian Zachariah and Rupali Sebastian, Andheri-based Get Fresh offers pre-marinated chicken that aims at cutting your cooking time and encourages you to eat healthy. Focusing on ethic marinades, you can choose from a Goan-inspired Rechado, Madras Magic, Kolkata Calling and Kovalam Fry, to name a few. The best part they can be grilled or BBQed and are ready in about six to seven minutes. The chickens are sourced from a family farm in Alibaug, and there is a strict no artificial preservatives policy in place with regards to their product.
Cost: Rs 140 onwards for a 200 gm pkt
Delivery instructions: Minimum order is 3 pkts for people staying beyond Andheri. If you are in Andheri, an order one packet there is a delivery charge of Rs 10, which is waived off if you order more than 1 packet
For details, log onto http://www.getfreshindia.in or call 91 9820290579
8 Food (pic col corrected on Mar 24)
If you are a light eater, who is looking for variety and dishes which were devised in London by a Michelin-Star Chef offering the best of Indian and wester cuisine. 8 Food promises to meet your needs especially if your idea of a meal is a soup, salad or a sandwich.
COST: Rs 480 onwards for a veg soup, salad, sandwich combo
Delivery instructions: At the moment, 8 Food only delivers to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), however, they do make an exception and deliver throughout the city for larger orders
For details, log onto http://8food.in/ or call 9222248888
Out of the box
Many of us love the idea of dishing on gourmet meals prepared at home, but dread the idea of sourcing the ingredients for the same. That's where Reshma and Kapil Sanghi can help. Their two-week old start-up Out of the box helps you realise your dream of dishing out healthy gourmet meals, sitting at home. All you have to do is log on to their site, choose the dish from their menu, wait for your box of per-measured ingredients to be delivered to your doorstep, follow the recipe cards shared inside and your on your way to making healthy yummy gourmet food.
COST: Rs 300 per box
Delivery instructions: Decide what you want to cook tomorrow, place your order for your box, and get it the next day
For details, log onto http://www.ootbox.in/
Holachef
This site promises to connect the best chefs in the city with food enthusiasts through an online ordering service. Depending on your mood, you can pick Mexican, Middle-Eastern, Kashmiri or Chettinad dishes. Also, a food, cocktails and mocktails menu has been specially designed for the cricket extravaganza. Placing the order on or before March 28 for lunch on March 29, can help you save on meals. You can avail of a discount of 25% on order value of Rs 600 and above only on pre-booking. Coupon code: HOLA25.
Cost: Rs 150 onwards for a meal
Delivery instructions: Holachef.com.comoperates in Powai, Chandivali, Vikhroli (W), Bhandup (W), Andheri (E), Sakinaka, Marol, Chembur, JVLR and BKC
For details, log onto Holachef.com.com
Snackosaur
This site promises to take care of snacking needs by providing wholesome, healthy snack options which you can munch on minus the guilt. They are either lower in calories or dense in nutrients or both and are supposedly sourced from different parts of the country and the globe.
COST: Rs 299 for a trial box, which contains five healthy snacks
Delivery instructions: Deliver across the city. Shipping is free for the regular and trial box (limited period offer). For a-la-carte orders, orders above Rs 299 are shipped free ( otherwise Rs 40 is charged)
For details, log onto http://www.snackosaur.com
Fly By Knight
Craving for food in the middle of the night, Fly By Knight comes to your rescue with their quick bites, muchies, daily deals and more.
COST: Rs 110 onwards for maggi, for noodles Rs 210 onwards
Delivery instructions: No charge for orders above Rs 550, Rs 75 charge for orders below Rs 550, open until dawn from 9 pm to 5 am
For details log onto http://flybyknight.co.in/
The Nibble Box
This site again promises to take care of your snacking needs and has more than 100 snack recipes which include nuts, fruits and seeds, breakfast cookies, granola bars and more.
COST: Varies according to the subscription you opt for
For details, log onto www.thenibblebox.com
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