Category Archives: Bright Ideas

Dishers’ Circle - Always the Best Deal “Out There”

We’re always looking for new ways to delight our customers, especially our regulars.  We’ve increased the new entrees on our menu (have you seen Pretzel-Dusted Chicken Tenders with Raspberry Honey-Mustard on June’s menu?), added more ways to earn DishPoints, and made it easier than ever to afford a session — our “Halves” program, offers you […]

George Foreman to the Rescue!

I use my outdoor grill year round. I use it because I like the grilled flavor it adds to the food and, maybe more importantly, I use it because I embrace the concept of minimal mess. Why use a pot on the stovetop or a pan in the oven when I don’t have to? Many […]

“A Little Piece of Heaven”

OK – so I have a friend (working mom with 2 kids – she and her husband travel a ton for work) who I have been trying to get to Let’s Dish! for 4 years.  For her 40th, a friend and I gave her a Let’s Dish! Gift Card.  Screaming and kicking and complaining, she […]

The 5-Cent Solution

The following post is reprinted with permission from LoudounMoms.com
If you’re like most moms I know, you’ve resolved to (1) put healthier food on the dinner table, (2) reduce the outflow of household dollars, and/or (3) be more involved with the kids.   Luckily, I have one tip that will allow you to do all three.  […]

Happy Holidays from Let’s Dish!

December 25th.  Whatever you are celebrating this day or this season, we hope you are enjoying some downtime with friends and family.
Our stores are closed today (although, pssst, you can still buy gift cards online in case you forgot someone!) so the 250+ employees of Let’s Dish! can spend the day with their loved ones.  […]

Stuff Their Stockings with Salmon (figuratively!)

Ceramic toothpick display case from the Mesozoic era?  So 2007.   This year, givers and receivers alike are thinking about practical gifts.  Gifts that don’t require a schlep to the mall.  Gifts you know they’ll use.  Gifts that reflect what’s important to us - healthy living, time with family, spending our money responsibly.
Enter Let’s Dish!
We’ve […]

Fundrasing - It’s Easy and Fun With Let’s Dish!

Fundraising with Let’s Dish! 
Raise money for your organization and put delicious, healthy meals on your dinner table at the same time. 
Two Ways to Raise
Let’s Dish! offers two great ways for your non-profit organization to raise money.  Both options allow your organization members to make great-tasting, homemade meals for their families while raising money for the […]

Respect Your Elders (And help them eat well)!

Most of us owe a whole lot to our parents and grandparents.  They raised us and provided for us and so sometimes it’s nice to give back.  We’ve realized that Let’s Dish! can help with that.

Since we opened in 2004, we’ve had a loyal following of seniors who truly adore our product.  They typically split […]

The Perfect Gift

‘Tis the perfect season to be thinking about Let’s Dish! Gift Cards.  Here are my six favorite reasons why:

Let’s Dish! meals are wholesome, delicious and practical.  So a gift from Let’s Dish! says you really care about them.
Your friends and family-members have enough tie racks and ceramic ducks already!  Give them something they’ll actually use.
Gift […]

Getting Even More Value From Dishing

I’ve been thinking about Let’s Dish! math and the cost per meal. Let me start by sharing the fact that in this economy, I have become scrooge. I am now buying my kids clothes only when the pants become too short or too small or if a change in season demands different clothes. I go […]

Dear Mom and Dad, Please Send Food

Many college kids eat a lot of day-old pizza and hot dogs and other questionable fare.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.  In the 4 years Let’s Dish! has been open, we’ve noticed a clear trend: Let’s Dish! food being consumed by college students.  Typically, the parents buy the food for their son or daughter […]

Elizabeth Dishes Pink on WUSA-9!

Elizabeth Marcotte did a wonderful job talking about how Pink Dish! is supporting local families — all the while cooking up a little Antioxidant-Rich Greek Isle Chicken.
Watch the video to learn more about Pink Dish!, our special entree this month, and how you can get involved in this year’s campaign …

Catch Elizabeth on Channel 9!

Get your DVR ready! Elizabeth will be on WUSA, DC’s channel 9, Tuesday Oct 21 between 9-10am. She’ll be dishing up Antioxidant-Rich Greek Isle Chicken and talking about all the free meals we’re providing to local families through this year’s Pink Dish! Campagin.
Don’t miss it!

Lisa Dishes Pink on FOX 45

Lisa Hardiman cooks up our “Pink Dish 2008,” Antioxidant-Rich Greek Isle Chicken on FOX 45 Morning News. Delicious, easy-to-make, healthy, and with $5 from each Ready Made purchase supporting local families coping with breast cancer — it’s no wonder Lisa and Alexa have host wowed Fox host, Steve Fertig! Pretty sure he’ll […]

Catch Lisa on TV!

Lisa Hardiman, Let’s Dish! Mid-Atlantic co-founder, breast cancer survivor and Pink Dish! spokesperson will be hitting the airwaves again.  Catch her Monday, October 13 on Fox45 Morning News (Baltimore) with Kimberly Moore!  She’ll be cooking up our delicious Antioxidant-Rich Greek Isle Chicken, the “official” Pink Dish of 2008 — developed in colaboration with the American […]

Will Blog For Food (Meals For Deserving Families, That Is)

How can you raise money for deserving families without leaving the comfort of your keyboard?  Just include a note about our Campaign in your blog, send us the link (email it to: bloggers-at-letsdish-dot-com), and we’ll donate $5 in your honor.  Hopefully, your words will ripple through Cyberspace and help the Pink Dish! Campaign raise even […]

Providing even more variety?

As you know, we get tons of feedback each month.  One common request has been for us to offer 4, 8 or 12 ”half-meals” at a Let’s Dish! session.  Unlike traditional “splitting”, where dishers get two of each half-sized meal, “halving” (so to speak) would provide more variety by allowing dishers to make just one half (not […]

We appreciate your feedback!

As regular dishers know, we send a survey to every customer following their In-Store, Dish-n-Dash or DishDelivery session.  You may not realize that we get over 1000 completed surveys each month… and we read every single one!  Your feedback has been essential in helping us develop some of our new services and programs, including:

Freezer Freedom: Our newsletter […]

Parent/Kid Sessions Featured on ‘Kid Baltimore’ Blog

Judging by the popularity of our Parent/Kid sessions, we knew we were onto something. But even we were surprised and delighted to find we’d been “secret shopped” by Joyce Hesselberth of the popular “Kid Baltimore” blog. “Restaurant-quality food”, she wrote after bringing her daughter to dish on July 31st; “directions are super clear, […]

Which Pie’s For You? Buy One / Try One at 50% OFF

Man, we love getting emails like the one below. While I personally am a documented aficionado of our S’mores Pie, Julie W makes a strong case for the creamy cool richness of Frozen Strawberry Margarita Pie. Which is better? See for yourself! Just print this blog post and bring it into […]

More Freedom from Your Freezer

Solutions to Fit Your Busy Lifestyle
Everyone loves meals you can cook straight from frozen.  Schedules change, the dog needs to be walked, you haven’t had your coffee.  Sometime you forget to start thawing a meal in the morning.   Who could blame you?
Not us, that’s for sure.  You’ll now find on our menus a greater selection […]

Now More Ways to Get a FREE Dish!

You know about DishRewards. That’s the program we launched this spring, where you earn DishPoints (good as cash on www.letsdish.com) for doing all the things you love: dishing, recommending Let’s Dish! to friends, hosting parties, dishing some more, etc. DishPoints stack up quickly (we’ve already given away well over a million of them!). Real customers […]

Walk-in Wednesdays now available!

We have gotten thousands of customer suggestions and requests over the last few years, and none as often as the request to be able to walk in and dish at Let’s Dish! store without an appointment. We’ve heard your feedback and are excited to launch Walk-In Wednesdays!
Now on Wednesdays, you can walk into any of […]

Bring your kids with you to dish this summer!

School’s out, now what?
That’s the question on many parents’ lips this time of year. Camp, the pool, vacations, etc., are all fantastic ways to spend your summer. But what about those times when the kids are out of camp and tired of the pool or god forbid it’s raining? Why […]

DishDelivery to the summer vacation rescue!

Let’s Dish! was featured on Beltway Gourmet this morning as WBAL’s Doug Roberts talked with us about preparing meals for vacation. Roberts asks the question: “While the rest of your gang is having lots of summer vacation fun, how much time are you going to spend planning and shopping and preparing all those meals?”
Our […]

We Recommend: Cutting Down on Catalogs

For a fresh idea on spring cleaning, here’s a great article from the The Wall Street Journal on how to cut down on the catalogs you receive in the mail. It’s not only going to save you time and clutter, but your sanity as well - who needs all that sorting! Plus, you […]

Tip of the Day: How To Keep Food Fresh

Consumer Reports is a valuable resource for so many savvy shoppers out there. But did you know they give advice on more than cars and electronics?!
Follow the link to read their “Tip of the Day” on how to keep food fresh, posted on the Consumer Reports Home and Garden blog. And, don’t […]