Lunches made interesting · made in Rayleigh, Essex
Weekday lunches, delivered around Southend.
Five cold lunches a week, chef-prepared from scratch and delivered to your door on Sunday and Wednesday. Cooked twice weekly. Never more than three days old.
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The menu
Twenty boxes, four weeks, five regions of the world
Every week runs North African, Eastern Mediterranean, Latin, South Asian and East Asian. The pulses and the grain change with the week; the proteins are chicken thigh, turkey thigh and, in week two, braised beef shin.
Week 1puy lentil, borlotti, black venere rice · chicken thigh, turkey thigh
- Mon
Harissa chicken
puy lentil & little gem
puy lentil, chicken thigh, little gem, cucumber, tomato, pickled red onion, crisped chickpea
- Tue
Oregano turkey
borlotti & shaved fennel
borlotti, turkey thigh, fennel, radish, green bean, pickled fennel, dukkah (seed-free)
- Wed
Chimichurri chicken
black rice & red cabbage
black venere rice, chicken thigh, borlotti, red cabbage, roast red pepper, pickled carrot, crisp shallot
- Thu
Coconut chicken
puy lentil & spinach
puy lentil, chicken thigh, baby spinach, cucumber, tomato, pickled radish, crisped chickpea
- Fri
Ginger turkey
black rice & hispi slaw
black venere rice, turkey thigh, puy lentil, hispi cabbage, carrot, pickled mooli, toasted buckwheat
Week 2chickpea, cannellini, red camargue rice · chicken thigh, braised beef shin
- Mon
Sumac chicken
cannellini & little gem
cannellini, chicken thigh, little gem, tomato, cucumber, pickled red onion, crisped chickpea
- Tue
Chilli beef
red rice & charred courgette
red camargue rice, beef shin, braised, chickpea, courgette, roast red pepper, pickled red onion, puffed quinoa
- Wed
Cumin chicken
chickpea & roast butternut
chickpea, chicken thigh, roast butternut, white cabbage, carrot, pickled mooli, crisp shallot
- Thu
Chicken
red rice, cucumber & mooli pickle
red camargue rice, chicken thigh, cannellini, cucumber, baby spinach, pickled mooli, toasted buckwheat
- Fri
Chermoula beef
chickpea & kohlrabi
chickpea, beef shin, braised, kohlrabi, fennel, radish, preserved lemon, crisped butterbean
Week 3black bean, butterbean, quinoa · chicken thigh, turkey thigh
- Mon
Tomatillo chicken
black bean & gem
black bean, chicken thigh, little gem, tomato, cucumber, pickled red onion, puffed quinoa
- Tue
Tamarind turkey
quinoa & green bean
quinoa, turkey thigh, black bean, green bean, carrot, pickled carrot, toasted buckwheat
- Wed
Turkey
butterbean & white cabbage slaw
butterbean, turkey thigh, white cabbage, carrot, mooli, pickled mooli, crisp shallot
- Thu
Charred lemon chicken
butterbean & spinach
butterbean, chicken thigh, baby spinach, cucumber, tomato, preserved lemon, crisped chickpea
- Fri
Pul biber chicken
quinoa & romanesco
quinoa, chicken thigh, butterbean, romanesco, radish, pickled kohlrabi, dukkah (seed-free)
Week 4mung bean, green lentil, brown basmati · chicken thigh, turkey thigh
- Mon
Cumin chicken
mung bean & mooli salad
mung bean, chicken thigh, little gem, mooli, tomato, pickled radish, crisped chickpea
- Tue
Lemongrass turkey
basmati & green bean
brown basmati, turkey thigh, mung bean, green bean, carrot, pickled mooli, toasted buckwheat
- Wed
Chicken
green lentil & charred carrot slaw
green lentil, chicken thigh, carrot, red cabbage, roast red pepper, pickled carrot, crisp shallot
- Thu
Lemon & dill turkey
green lentil & spinach
green lentil, turkey thigh, baby spinach, tomato, cucumber, pickled red onion, crisped butterbean
- Fri
Paprika chicken
basmati & charred broccoli
brown basmati, chicken thigh, haricot, broccoli, roast red pepper, pickled beetroot, puffed quinoa
The cycle runs four weeks, then starts again. Wednesday is the only box with no salad leaf — day four, roots and brassicas only — by design.
Weights as built. Nutrition computed from standard composition tables, not laboratory analysis.
The build
Six slots. One box.
Every box is built the same way, in the same order, to around 300g — then packed in a kraft board box with two lidded pots, so the dressing and the crunch stay separate until you sit down.
- Base
- puy lentil
- Protein
- chicken thigh
- Bulk
- little gem, cucumber, tomato
- Acid
- pickled red onion
- Texture
- crisped chickpea
- Dressing
- harissa & lemon
Week one, Monday, as an example. Open any box in the menu above for its own build and numbers.
The rhythm
Cooked twice a week, delivered twice a week
Order by Thursday, midday
Subscribe any day. Anything in by Thursday midday starts the following Monday. Nothing is charged until the cut-off.
Cooked Sunday, delivered Sunday
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s boxes are cooked from scratch on Sunday and delivered the same day, chilled.
Cooked Wednesday evening, delivered Wednesday
Thursday and Friday’s boxes are cooked Wednesday evening and delivered that evening. Nothing is ever more than three days old.
Keep it in the fridge. Eat it cold.
Every box is designed to be eaten cold — no reheating. Dressing and crunch come in their own lidded pots, so nothing goes soft before you sit down.
| Cook | Covers | Age at eating |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Mon, Tue, Wed | day 2, 3, 4 |
| Wednesday evening | Thu, Fri | day 2, 3 |
Once it’s yours
Boxes are handed to you, not left out. From that moment keeping them cold is your side of the deal — four rules, all in the terms.
- Fridge straight away
- Into a fridge at 0–5°C as soon as it is handed over. Chilled food should never be out for more than four hours in total.
- Eat on the day marked
- Each box is labelled with its day. That day is its use-by, however good it looks.
- Eat cold, do not reheat
- Built to be eaten cold. Not made for reheating or freezing.
- Check the label if you share
- Every box carries its allergens. Whoever eats it needs to have read them.
The standard
Every box, held to the same numbers
Average across all 20 boxes. Designed for smaller appetites.
- 305gnet weightexcluding dressing
- 30.8gprotein30% of energy
- 10.4gfibre3.4g per 100g
- 416kcalper box
- 15.8gfatper box
- Net weight
- 280–320g, excluding dressing
- Protein
- 28–32g
- Fibre
- at least 9g, and at least 3g per 100g
- Energy
- 350–450 kcal
- Fat
- no more than 18g
- Salt
- no more than 1.5g
- Packaging
- kraft board square box with lid, two 30ml lidded pots — dressing and crunch
- Eaten
- cold, no reheating
Nutrition computed from standard composition tables, not lab analysis.
The plan
One plan, one price, cancel any week
The lunch boxes are paused for now, so there is nothing to sign up for today. When they restart, you sign up any day and cancel any week. The form below puts you on the list.
The plan
Weekday Lunch
five boxes a week
£40a week · £8 a day
- Five boxes a week, Monday to Friday — the whole menu, every week
- Delivered Sunday and Wednesday, chilled, to your door
- Cooked twice weekly. Never more than three days old.
- Nothing to pay today — your card is charged £40 each Thursday for the week ahead
- Cancel any week before the cut-off from your subscription page
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Questions
The practical bits
Can I order the lunch boxes now?
Not at the moment. The lunch boxes are paused for now. Leave your name with the form on the Meal Prep page and I’ll let you know first when they restart.
Do I need to reheat anything?
No. Every box is designed to be eaten cold — do not reheat. Keep it in the fridge until lunch, then add the dressing and the crunch from their pots.
How fresh is it?
Cooked twice weekly: Sunday for Monday to Wednesday, Wednesday evening for Thursday and Friday. Never more than three days old when you eat it.
What about allergens?
Every box is made without gluten-containing, milk, egg, soy or sesame ingredients, and the full allergen list is printed on every box. If you have an allergy, tell me before you subscribe so I can plan around it.
When is the cut-off?
Thursday, midday. Anything ordered by then starts the following Monday. Your card is charged £40 at each cut-off for the week ahead.
How do I cancel or take a week off?
From your subscription page — the link is in every receipt. Cancel before Thursday midday and the following week is neither made nor charged. Going away? Cancel and re-subscribe when you are back, or message me.
Where do you deliver?
SS postcodes — Southend-on-Sea and the towns around it: Rayleigh, Hockley, Leigh-on-Sea, Benfleet, Canvey, Basildon. The boxes are made in Rayleigh, Essex. Send me your postcode using the form and I will confirm before you subscribe.
Do I need to be in?
Yes. The boxes are handed to you, not left on the doorstep, because that is the only way I can keep them cold. When I set off on a delivery day you get a message with a one-hour window. From the handover they are yours to keep cold: fridge straight away, eat cold on the day marked.