Dash n' Dine

www.DashnDineOnline.com

Today's families are facing the "perfect storm" when you consider the stress sustained from the financial markets, a busy work schedule, and the prices of essential items rising all around them, including the prices of even basic foods. Many families are eating more meals at home, but as they migrate away from restaurants and take-out fast food selections; there are not many quick alternatives to feed a family. Many of the frozen entrees from grocery stores can be chocked full of sodium, fat and preservatives. Even the organic as preservatives are required for packaging, shipping, etc.
 
The more “from-scratch” cooking you do, the more money you can save, and the less sodium, fat, and sugar you put in your body. Parents today struggle to find the time to shop for fresh foods and event prepare the meals. Parents can offer smaller portions of expensive items, and provide less expensive side dishes.
 
Even with some solid shopping skills and meal planning, there always seems to be waste. Finding a new and exciting recipe generally calls for ingredients you don't have, and when you're done, you waste what you didn't use. 

For families short on time, "meal assembly" or prep kitchens are a great alternative by eliminating the grocery shopping, recipe planning, and even the measuring / chopping & dicing that "from-scratch" cooking requires. If you have never experienced this concept, as a busy parent it is truly the closest thing to "scratch" cooking you can get and without the added expense of new ingredients.

All you pay for are the ingredients you use!  All of the entrees are designed to be cooked in 30 minutes or much less. And, we offer free delivery.

Our customers are not just families; they are the health conscious retirement community, athletes, traveling professionals, and busy stay at home parents.

A 'prep kitchen' is a hybrid between grocery store and a restaurant. The key is the freshness of most prep kitchens - those who do it right have professional working kitchens, chef on staff, and build each entree to order from fresh, whole, clean ingredients. Now, some 'kitchens' get all of their ingredients pre-diced and simply open cans, dump ingredients, etc...........That's not value, that's not fresh. Trust me, I've seen it.

When we embarked on this journey, we decided that quality was #1 in all aspects. We already knew that we loved the concept of quickly making dinner while having all the ingredients pre-measured and portioned. It was like having a cooking show. Very very easy. Not being a franchise really allowed us the complete flexibility to interview suppliers and choose the very best; which we have. Owning our own company enables us to tailor make pretty much anything for our friends and customers. We work around Weight Watchers menus, personal trainers, Curves, and physician dictated menus.

The original business model had customers assembling their meals for the month, but that has since drastically changed. Just about the only folks who assemble these days are the private party groups. These are really fun events. At Dash n' Dine, we turn up the music then prep several appetizers from our menu and serve them up throughout the party. The party goers bring their own spirits and have a 'happy hour' assembling their family's dinners for the month. And they get to socialize and have some food!

So what is a prep kitchen? It's really a place where you only pay for the ingredients you use and leave the mess behind. We have so many customers with kids who ask "what's for dinner?" Now there's an easy answer and the kids can easily make dinner for themselves and their family!  :-)

NO HASSLE HOME COOKING at its best!

www.DashnDineOnline.com

623-465-1112

Well November has been a good month. We continue to build on our menus and our customer base. We have such good customers. Nice people, nice families. We are proud to be in the community we serve.

We are now getting customers to the far south of us and they comment that our food is some of the best they've had in Phoenix. That's an incredible compliment knowing how and where our customers live and eat. These are folks who live well and travel the world.

Our orders are coming in for Thanksgiving and I'm telling you, those who get our side dishes are going to be amazed at the quality and taste of our side dishes. Thick creamy gravy that is addicting, holiday seasoned cranberries (a little sweet, a little tart) truly gives you a warm feeling when eaten. The cornbread stuffing with all the fresh veggies mixed and baked; amazing with gravy. And the sweet potato casserole. No marsh mellows, but a pecan and brown sugar crust that makes you want more. These sides are good anytime of year actually when you want that holiday feeling.

So overall, we're told we have excellent food, service, and quality. For this, I am extremely proud and hope to be able to serve more individuals and families throughout Phoenix.

Chris w/ Dash n' Dine
www.dashndineonline.com
623-465-1112