This Week's Food

Surprise! New Add-ons!

It turns out that every six years, Erin's and my (Shannon's) birthdays fall on consecutive packing days, and this happens to be one of those years. And who doesn't love giving presents on their birthdays?? This year, we are gifting you not one, but TWO new add-ons! (And a short newsletter!)

Posted on August 13, 2021

Shannon Largey

KEEPING IT FRESH!

Shannon here! If you've come to us at Family Dinner, I have to assume that you care about your food. You want to make sure that it's local, healthy, and that it's good for you, the community, and the environment. And we love that about you and love serving you all this local, seasonal bounty! Sometimes, though, you may not get to that beautiful bunch of kale right away or are questioning what fruit is okay to leave on the counter or the fridge.

Posted on August 06, 2021

Shannon Largey

Still loving you.... a latke.

Over the past year we started doing pop-ups in our Family Dinner store. We wanted to bring some of our favorite places, makers, and doers right into your home, to have a little fun and enchant your tummies during grey times. They have been the brain child of our teammate Olivia who carefully curates the collections and manages all the madness on the back end. For this week's Pop-Up we wanted to return to one of our favorite restaurants and the place where the Pop-Up Party began, Mamaleh's Delicatessen.

Posted on July 30, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Shout Outs!

This week the Boston Renegades headed to Canton, Ohio for the Super Bowl of the Women's Football Alliance. They're on mission THREEPEAT after taking the Championship in 2018 and 2019. This team gives us the warm fuzzies for sure given that many of the players (and both owners!) are Family Dinner customers. Several members of the team are also Family Dinner packers and drivers. (You may have seen them pulling a swim move past your dog to get your share on the porch and then doing high knees back to the car.)

Posted on July 23, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Texachusetts in the House!

Chef Amanda Escamilla is the founder of Tex Mex Eats and the maker of the incredibly delicious tamales that pop up in the vegetarian shares, much to everyone's delight. We have known Amanda for many years, her professionalism, perfectionism and wonderfully infectious laugh never cease to amaze. Oh, and the tamales are out of this dang world.

Posted on July 16, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Currant Events

We have started a Summer Stock Up option on the website. We know you're so excited for a summer of travel, time with friends, family and good eating! As you plan your travel this summer, please take us with you! Stock your fridge and freezer with your favorites from this collection; pork butts, crab cakes, tamales, EMPANADAS and more. If you don't see what you want, let us know and we'll help you get what you need for your trip! (I was tempted to call this section "TAKE ME WITH YOU" but was overruled for, once again, being far. too. creepy.)

Posted on July 09, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Berry, Berry Excited.

It's Summer in New England which means it's time to grab more hot dogs and fried seafood than one person can reasonably handle. Personally, when I'm done smashing lobster rolls and French Fries into my face like a crazed Hungry, Hungry Hippo, I like to settle into a nice cobbler or short cake to really zero things out. It's simple math.

Posted on July 02, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Mangia, Mangia!

A last little love letter from the Seven Hills team:

"We created Seven Hills Pasta Co. with the belief that food can bring people together. In Italy, when you are invited to a "Spaghettata" you're asked to enjoy more than a bowl of that country's best. We echo this call to celebrate good friends with good food. In that spirit, we invite you to share our pasta with the people who make your life richer, too!"

Posted on June 25, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

The Next Generation

A few weeks ago we received a really wonderful email from a local high school student Alex Lo, pictured. Alex is sixteen and had just attended a talk we gave to a cohort at a MA HOBY event about Family Dinner and our mission to use data and technology to shorten the local food supply chain and eliminate waste in the system.

Posted on June 18, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Something New in the Mix...

Working with other small local businesses is one of the highlights of our work. This week we are excited to team up with Carolyn's Farm Kitchen to bring her delicious pancake mix into your homes to level up your breakfast. Is there anything better than sitting in front of a giant pile of pancakes? (Am I the only one who will eat them cold, hours later? Maybe.)

Posted on June 11, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

A Love Letter...

It seems like eons ago that this photo was taken at our beloved old space at Foundation Kitchen. Tim and I were bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and pleased as punch to be delivering a whopping 30 shares a week. We have grown quite a bit since then, moved into our own kitchen space and, thanks to you all, grown to doing almost 700 deliveries a week. With that growth we are also honing our processes to make them greener and more sustainable, while continuing to bring you the best food we can find! This week Shannon, the team, and I wanted to highlight some of those efforts.

Posted on June 04, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Ready for our Close Up!

This week we were lucky to partner with the folks at Urban Grape to be a part of their supper club. We packed bags of fresh pasta, burrata, baguettes and more for them to pair with wine and send off to their customers at their beautiful wine store in downtown Boston. From their site: "Urban Grape is a Black-owned and woman-owned small business dedicated to building community through beverage."

Posted on May 28, 2021

Erin Baumgartner

Family Dinner Book Club

We wanted to share a few of these things with you, suggestions from the staff. It's sort of like a book club, only it's not just books, you don't have to see anyone or leave your house and you can still drink all the wine you like while enjoying them.

Posted on May 21, 2021

Erin Baumgartner