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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 two halves) of a regular, full-sized meal.

We’re all for variety, and this seems like a pretty good way to achieve it.  But halving is not without its potential snafus, as our whole operating systems (online and in-store) revolve around a meal for 4-6.  (For example, there is no place on line to indicate you want to make half-meals, and once in stores you’ll see our chicken breasts come 6-to-a-bag).

But we’re currently developing a “work-around” test, i.e., a relatively simple way to accomplish our objective of increased variety.  Our tentative plan (probably to start in November) is to create a “promo code” (likely “HALVES”) that customers enter on checkout at letsdish.com.  It will “discount” a traditional 4, 8 or 12 meal session to just $13.50 per dish.  Once in store, customers will dish half-meals, rather than splits or fulls.  They’ll have to ask staff to help them split some of the proteins, but hopefully that help will be provided quickly and efficiently.  Most other ingredients (veggies, breads, etc) can be halved easily by the disher.

We’ll start this as an experiment (more info forthcoming), in hopes that it will give dishers a chance to “halve” your cake and eat it too!

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Diet Pointers for Health-Conscious Dishers

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Weight Watchers - scaleMany customers use Let’s Dish! as part of a plan for attaining (or maintaining!) a healthy weight. And we’re making it easier than ever. Complete nutritional information (including ingredients, calories, fat, etc., as well as Weight Watchers® POINTS®) for an entire menu can now be downloaded on a single document from the Let’s Dish! website. From the letsdish.com homepage, click on See our menus, then look for the line “Click here for a printable menu, just above each month’s first menu item. You may be surprised to see that many of your favorites dishes have great health benefits too!

Prefer the old-fashioned way?

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FREE Delivery for New Moms!

Let’s Dish! bibLet’s face it - when you are a new mom, the first three months are bliss and a blur, full of sweet cuddles and sleep deprivation. That special time with your new baby is wonderful - but, unbelievably, the rest of the world keeps on moving and expects you to keep up! You’ve got a house to keep in order, a family to feed and take care of (especially if there are other kids), shopping and errands to do, outside responsibilities to fulfill (which may include a job!) and - oh, yes - that sweet new baby to tend to every minute of the day - whew! This hazy period of my life solidified my overarching philosophy on motherhood (sorry, Nietzsche!) : “That which does not kill you makes you a better mom!”

So, new Moms, would you like some help with dinner? Or, how about with three months of dinner? Here’s a special offer from Let’s Dish! just for you.

FREE Delivery from Let’s Dish! for new moms
Let’s Dish!
has a special delivery for new mothers: FREE DishDelivery for three months after your baby is born! That’s right, with our “You Deliver, DishDelivers! offer, we’ll waive all delivery fees on 8-meal DishDelivery orders placed within the first three months after you have a baby. You can select your meals from our monthly menu and order from all Let’s Dish! locations in Maryland and Northern Virginia - then, the meals are delivered right to your door.*

Eight (or more) easy and delicious meals without leaving the house - now that’s a new mom’s dream come true! Here’s how to qualify for our “You Deliver, DishDelivers” offer:

  • Simply email newmoms@letsdish.net to set up your own unique promotional code that will waive the delivery fee.
  • New moms must provide proof of baby’s birth date (via email or brought into your nearest Let’s Dish! store) to qualify for the promotion.
  • This offer is valid for 90 days from your baby’s date of birth. (So, don’t delay in emailing us - it is three months from your baby’s birthdate, not three months from when you contact us. So, ask your friends, family and “baby daddy” to remind you - it’s worth the effort!)
  • This offer applies to 8-meal DishDelivery sessions only and is a savings of $25 on every order!

We know our healthy, delicious meals are a help during challenging times - and let’s face it, new moms need all the help they can get!

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Corcoran FamilyAs a co-owner of Let’s Dish! and mother of two, I hope all you new moms in the mid-Atlantic can take advantage of this special offer. Speaking from experience, I barely remember stumbling through those first months - and we had not yet opened our Let’s Dish! stores so I was in the same boat as everyone else! I’d try to look and act like a coherent, put-together woman instead of the exhausted, two-under-two-mom I was. And, when my second decided she wouldn’t sleep through the night until she was eight-months old, to say I missed sleep is a massive understatement. Hibernating bears would have nothing on me if I could have found a dark room and a “Do Not Disturb” sign. Here’s a pic of me on *the day* I would have contacted Let’s Dish! for my much-needed You Deliver, DishDelivers offer! :-)

Wishing you a doorstep full of DishDelivery and as many hours of sleep as you can get - and look forward to dishing with for you soon!

Alexa’s Signature

RECOMMENDED LINKS:
> Kid-Friendly Let’s Dish! Meals featured on WUSA9
> See the Let’s Dish! Menus and Sign up for DishDelivery today!
> Wow the crowds at home and on vacation
>
DishDelivery to the Summer Vacation Rescue!

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*Offer not valid on in-store or Dish-n-Dash sessions. Offer valid for exactly 90 days from baby’s birth date. No exceptions or extensions will be made. You Deliver, DishDelivers promotion launches June 3rd, 2008. Babies born more than 90 days prior to June 3rd are not eligible. Offer cannot be applied to previously-booked sessions or combined with other offers. Delivery fee covers cost of delivery within the Mid-Atlantic covered zones covered by DishDelivery only. Visit letsdish.com for details on eligible delivery areas.

Kid-Friendly Let’s Dish! Meals featured on WUSA9

WUSA9 Kid-Friendly MealsWant to keep your kids happy, healthy and full for less than $4 a serving? WUSA9 in Washington DC shares how you can do just that with a little help from Let’s Dish!. Today, reporter Lesli Foster features our store as the one-stop shop for kid-friendly meals for you and your family.
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Many thanks to customer Karen Mahne and her son who came to pick up dinner at Let’s Dish! in Rockville, MD, and shared how much her family loves Let’s Dish!. Our own Elizabeth Marcotte gave the viewers a sneak peek at some of our most popular recipes on our monthly menus, including our top-rated Chili-Lime Chicken with Black Bean Salsa! And, Jeremy Kugel brought in his son, Leo, confessing his love of Let’s Dish! Teriyaki Sliders. Watching just a few minutes on WUSA9 can truly help you keep the kids happy when dinner rolls around!
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Plus, don’t miss our offer of FREE DishDelivery for WUSA9 viewers!
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Visit the Let’s Dish! feature on WUSA9’s website to see our kid-friendly recipes (gasp - yes, we shared recipes!), then scroll down to the bottom of the page for the exclusive WUSA9 coupon code for FREE DishDelivery throughout the mid-Atlantic!

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If you’re experiencing trouble with the video above or do not see the video player, you can visit this story on WUSA9 by clicking here or pasting the link below in your browser:
http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=72208
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RELATED POSTS:
> See the Let’s Dish! Summer Menus and Sign up today!
> Wow the crowds at home and on vacation
>
DishDelivery to the Summer Vacation Rescue!
> Let’s stop calling our kids picky eaters

Wow the crowds at home and on vacation!

Chili-Lime Chicken with Black Bean SalsaAs we head into summer, Let’s Dish! offers a delicious menu of meals perfect for the pool, beach or backyard BBQ. Each month, you’ll find great family meals that are perfect for taking on vacation or grilling up with friends and family at home.

No time to come in and prepare your meals? No worries! With Dish-n-Dash and our new DishDelivery option, it’s still super easy to solve your dinner needs. We’ll make your Let’s Dish! meals from scratch, you just pick them up or tell us where you want them delivered. We deliver all over the metro area, and also to many regional vacation spots (Rehoboth Beach, Williamsburg and the Jersey Shore, just to name a few). So you can spend your summer at the beach or ballpark, not in the kitchen.

But, don’t take our word for it. Sue M., of Clarksville, MD, shared her recent “Wow” experience with Let’s Dish!:

Caribbean SalmonDish ExclamationWow. Thank you. I have been too busy to dish in quite some time and tried Dish-n-Dash this week. BRILLIANT! You prepared yummy food on time and exactly as expected. My kids loved the Caribbean Salmon — which was remarkable since they like “plain” food. The spice was not hot. Thank you for the tasty variety in our often dull weeknight dinners. We’ll be back to “pack” for vacation!

Best regards,
Sue M.

Mojito Shrimp with Cilantro RiceWhen we contacted Sue to ask if we could share her email, she told us Let’s Dish! continued to impress the crowds - this time in Ocean City:

Friday I wowed two other moms as we unpacked for the long weekend in Ocean City. By the time the cars were unpacked, with kids excitedly bouncing off of the walls, we had a big batch of mojito shrimp and cilantro rice to greet us. (We matched it with the lettuce salad we rescued from the fridge on the way out the door.) There may have even been applause… no one had to trek back out for groceries!!! We drank a cold one to you!

Thanks, Sue! Here’s to looking forward to a “Wow” of a summer with yummy meals and incredible convenience!

Alexa’s Signature

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RELATED POSTS:
> DishDelivery to the Summer Vacation Rescue!
> Learn More about Dish-n-Dash and DishDelivery

> See the Let’s Dish! Summer Menus and Sign up today!

SingleDish: One Let’s Dish! Meal, A Life-Changing Experience

SingleDishWe’ve heard from a lot of folks who want to experience Let’s Dish! before stocking the freezer with a whole month’s worth of meals. Personally, my suggested strategy is to get invited for dinner at the home of a disher (talk about saving time and money!). And there’s always the Ready Made case, where you can purchase Let’s Dish! deliciousness one meal at a time. But that doesn’t give you the full experience… preparing the meal to your own personal tastes, the snacks, the in-store fun.

That’s why we introduced SingleDish. You (or a friend) can spend 15 minutes making any one meal (OK, call it 16 - to account for scone-eating time), and see what all the excitement’s about. And you can always add on an extra meal (or 7) from our monthly menu while you’re there!

Jeremy’s Signature

RECOMMENDED LINKS:
> Learn more about SingleDish
> Try SingleDish now - look for specially marked windows on our In-store Session calendar
> Suggest SingleDish to a friend - forward this post via email!

LINK > See how Let’s Dish! always saves you time and money!

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Don’t miss the Bon AppĂ©tit Top 100

from Bon Appetit magazine
On May 13th, Bon AppĂ©tit launches their new website, and the most interesting feature for those of you who are “foodies” is that it focuses on the Top 100 recipes from over 50 years of the magazine. Yes, these “100 Dishes you need to know right now” are their favorite, Test Kitchen-approved (and reader-rated) seasonal recipes of all time.

So, check out bonappetit.com on Tuesday, May 31th. The recipes, according to the Editor-in-Chief, will vary with season and keep you up to date on what is hot and what is not in the food world. You will know first hand what will wow your guests at your next party!

Of course, we at Let’s Dish! will be watching this new website as well as other foodie favorites on the web closely to incorporate fresh new culinary ideas along with the “tried and true” into our monthly menus, so you can say, “bon appĂ©tit!” at your very own dinner table.

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