A Morning & Early Afternoon Well Spent

I just enjoyed a wonderful meeting with Jennifer at a fabulous country store where many really neat trinkets and you name it were carefully displayed throughout. They also have a fine place to dine for breakfast, lunch and dinner and they also have a really cool furniture store on the far side. The whole place is actually in the same beautifully built log store and the atmosphere was so calm and peaceful. After we had our fill of browsing, we carried on over to a very good Italian restaurant . From there we continued over to a store called ‘Make & Take Gourmet’. I have never heard of this place or anything like it in all my life and whoever came up with this idea is GENIUS! Thanks Jennifer for introducing me to this fine Gourmet Kitchen!

“What to expect” ~ taken from their Web Site

What we do:

Plan and ShopWe develop a menu of 16 entrées each month. We then shop for the highest quality meat and produce to deliver the freshest ingredients.

Prep all the ingredients Our culinary staff does all the hard parts of cooking preparation so that all the ingredients you need are sliced and diced and ready for you.

Supply the pansAll of our dishes go home in aluminum pans with lids or zipper bags to help with freezer space. We also supply cooking instruction labels for each entrée.

Clean up You leave the mess. We’ll handle of all the clean-up. That’s what friends are for!

We supply the fun Come in and enjoy. It’s a social event. Spend time with friends you bring or friends you meet while preparing your meals together. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine or beverage of choice with you.

What you do:

Schedule your kitchen session Choose a date for your session from our calendar. Select 6 or 12 of your favorite entrées from the menu. Place your entrée order via website or phone. Or you can choose to have your order prepared by our staff and schedule it for pick-up. Each session is limited to 16 people. So if you’re bringing a group, check to make sure there is room OR contact us for a private session for you and your friends!

Arrive at the kitchen for your sessionGrab an apron and prepare to have fun. You’ll receive your personal dinner card that shows what entrées you signed up for. Many people take this card home and hang it on their freezer as a reminder of all the great dinners inside.

Assemble your meals Travel from station to station and put your meals together with our easy-to-understand recipe cards. If you need anything while you’re at our kitchen, from advice to ingredient refills, we’re here to help.

Customize your entrées Think the recipe needs more cheese? Add it! Do you hate mushrooms? Leave them out. You will be able to package your meal in full (4-6 servings) or split portions (2-3 servings) to suit different family sizes.

Cover and label your meal Put the provided cooking labels on your meal and place it in our refrigerator. Each label will explain how to cook the entrée and will have serving suggestions.

You’re done!Pack up your fabulous meals in the cooler or laundry basket you brought with you. Off you go with lots more time to enjoy all the other fun stuff in your life!

What a wonderful way to spend the morning and early afternoon with my buddy. We did not ‘Make and Take’ anything today but I do plan to indulge in the future. Oh yes, and they also have Make and Take cookies too! How cool does this place sound?

Check out some of the pictures of this cool place that I downloaded from their website!