Dinner just got way more exciting with meal kits from celebrity chef-led establishments and local restaurants people can’t get enough of.
Restaurants around the country have been hit hard by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The industry went from a booming success to being in desperate need of customers and funds, almost overnight. While many restaurants have closed permanently, others have gotten creative with how they reach diners around the country—and even around the world—with meal kit deliveries. Now fans of hundreds of restaurants can get their favorite dish, dessert, and sometimes even drinks delivered right to their front door to create themselves from the safety of their own kitchen, without having to guess what ingredients are needed or go to the grocery store.
Most of these restaurants are using Goldbelly, a platform that is also helping to support essential workers through Goldbelly’s Givebelly City Subscriptions. There are six cities to choose from including New York City, New Orleans, and Miami. After choosing a city to subscribe to you’ll get monthly deliveries for three or six months with iconic dishes from some of that city’s most famous restaurants. 100% of all net proceeds go toward delivering Goldbelly meal kit boxes to vital essential workers.
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While I love the concept and the ability to have access to restaurants outside of my residing state, I am hesitant to order anything with the prices being so expensive and the possibility of running into shipment issues that could result in spoiled food especially given United Parcel Services recent Jan. 2021 policy change where they have decided to make 1 delivery attempt to the original address on order. If that attempt is missed, they have decided to take the package to a partnered UPS location (called an Access Point) without customer request and despite customer objection. I've already had an issue with a food delivery outside of Goldbelly and it was such a nightmare having to contact UPS to have my package picked up and redelivered back to my address that 1 package got missed, sat at the access location for 7 days and I ended up canceling that half of the order and requesting a refund. I refuse to go through that every time I order without having any one to talk to other than email to get more immediate help and a quicker resolution especially where perishable food is the product. Apparently companies aren't aware of this policy change either because it was news to the place I ordered from as well and NOT a welcome change. I've emailed Goldbelly about their shipping carrier policies but the answer wasn't very satisfactory to me.
I think you missed a couple of restaurants that ship their food nationwide. If you are from Western New York the first thing you think about are chicken wings. The Anchor Bar, where the chicken was "invented" is a Buffalo landmark and the original building is still in use today. If you have ever tried Buffalo-style pizza you know how good it is. New York style is one thing but Buffalo style will take you to another world. LaNova and Bocce Pizza are Buffalo staples and some of the best pizza around. They both ship nationwide. People keep forgetting to give Buffalo some love when it comes to our culinary offerings. Plus you have to try beef on weck, which is roast beef piled high on a kimelweck roll. It sounds simple but it was originated by the German population in the early 1900s here in Buffalo. There are surely local Buffalo restaurants that ship nationally. Then, from our Polish heritage and community, we have a number of outstanding pierogi and Polish sausage places that also ship nationwide.
When writing food articles people tend to not look to Buffalo, but we have a great food scene here with traditional favorites and new cusines added yearly. Check us out.
I meant to write, "The Anchor Bar, where the chicken wing was 'invented"....