Los Angeles

Home Cooked.Hand Delivered.

Real chefs, cooking from their own kitchens.

Next delivery — Thursday.

A note from us.

By 6pm on a Wednesday you have two real choices.

One is heat-and-eat — Factor, CookUnity, Green Chef, etc. The meal is fine. It costs $12-15 a person, arrived in dry ice four days ago, was cooked for thousands of people in a kitchen you'll never see by a chef who doesn't know your name, and then refrigerated, packed, trucked, delivered, and left on the porch for three hours before you opened it.

The other is DoorDash. By the time tax, service fee, delivery fee and tip have all settled in, you're lucky to spend less than $100. It's hot, it's fast, and tomorrow night you'll do it again.

Both have something in common. Neither was cooked for your house. Neither knows your kid won't eat onions. Both use wasteful packaging and expensive delivery.

What's missing -- a real meal, cooked today, by someone who knows your family enough to leave the onions out. For roughly the cost of the groceries. No subscription, no shipping, no BS.

— Friendly Foods

What a typical week can look like.

Add or skip meals. Only pay for what you eat. Confirm up to 12 hours before delivery.

Sun
Menu sent
Mon
Meals delivered
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
Menu sent
Fri
Meals delivered

This week

What your chef is cooking.

Ground Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Flavorful ground chicken filling with a savory-sweet sauce, served in crisp lettuce cups with crunchy toppings like crispy rice noodles, roasted peanuts, and fresh vegetables.

Beef Stroganoff

This easy Beef Stroganoff features tender strips of sirloin or ribeye beef and mushrooms in a rich, savory, and creamy sauce, perfect for a quick weeknight meal.

Verification Test Chicken Bowl

A simple test recipe for verifying gram calculations.

Toasted Almond & Herb Couscous with Lemon-Tahini Drizzle

Fluffy pearl couscous tossed with toasted almonds, fresh mint, parsley, and scallions, finished with a creamy, vibrant lemon-tahini drizzle

Garlic and Herb Orzo Pasta Salad

A refreshing and vibrant cold pasta salad packed with chickpeas, artichoke hearts, spinach, and fresh herbs, tossed in a zesty lemon-garlic dressing.

Garlic and Herb Orzo Pasta Salad

All the light, bright, spring flavors are packed into this orzo salad. Everything that's tangy gets balanced out thanks to the creaminess of the cheese. Basil and spinach are our greens of choice here, they absorb all the flavors perfectly, the basil adds a subtle punch to each bite, and smells delicious. This recipe is perfect for lunches or make it for your next dinner party!

The average cost.

$6.25

a portion.

Same ingredients. Same cooking. Different bill.

	Heat-and-eat	Us
Ingredients	$3–4	$3–4
Cooking	$2–3	$2–3
Packaging & ice	$2–3	—
Refrigerated transit	$3–4	—
Corporate overhead	$2–3	—
Per portion	$12–17	$6.25

Pay for what you eat.

No subscriptions. Ever.

No shipping fees. No minimum. No tip. No subscription you have to remember to cancel.

Be the first to know.

Drop your email and ZIP. We'll write the moment we're cooking in your neighbourhood.

One email when we launch. No spam, no subscription.

Common questions

Subscription?: No, ever.
Out of town?: Nothing arrives.
Picky kids?: Your chef will know.
Allergies?: Tell your chef. They cook it themselves.
Where?: A few neighbourhoods in Los Angeles. Adding more.
Just dinner? Just breakfast?: Whichever you and the chef settle on.
How do I start?: Drop your email and ZIP. We'll let you know when we're cooking near you.