We love the healthy, tasty meals delivered to our door! The high quality ingredients and…read morepreparation make them unique.

Delivery once a week (on Tuesdays) of food one can order (by Sunday noon) from menu that changes…read moreweekly and features options from salads to soups to entrees to desserts all made by a trained chef in a commercially licensed kitchen using farm fresh local ingredients and in options that work for any eater, from vegans through omnivores. We particularly appreciate that Gina uses many of the same sources my husband and I, both old...um...well seasoned home cooks who support local sources and have for decades been focused on healthy eating, choose to buy when cooking ourselves. And I appreciate that when I need a break from cooking, which I love to do and it keeps me sane, I can get delicious and good for us meals delivered right to our front door in glass containers in an insulated cooler bag. We tried a couple of other local food delivery services that didn't do as they promised in food quality or process. Clean Cuisine by Gina gets it right every time. THE OPTIONS: When you order you choose from a set menu that is either omnivore or vegetarian, both menus change weekly, or "build your own bag" which is what we choose to do making selections from both menus. Many, maybe even most, of the options are also gluten free. My husband and I lean vegetarian about 85% of the time and when we do use animal proteins we are so choosy about sourcing that we particularly appreciate Gina specifies her source for them and they are ones we also use. (You know those people from that Portlandia Colin the Chicken restaurant comedy bit, "Is your chicken local"? That's us. :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRHJlE4PGI ) THE PROCESS: Order by noon on Sunday and Tuesday deliveries are sometime between 3p and 7p, depending on your location. The food is delivered cold, with ice packs, in glass containers in an insulated cooler bag. On either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning you'll receive in your inbox a link to a fun video of Gina describing the week's options. ( Like this one as example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRhWcoIK5Pw ) When you're finished with the good eats, wash out the glass containers and put them along with the ice packs back in the insulated bag and schedule pick up for an ensuing Tuesday. Simple. MAGIC WAND SUGGESTIONS: If I could wave a magic wand, I'd have them list the ingredients in the dish in the description on the order site. One can email to get it in advance and ingredients are listed on card inserted with order at delivery, but for purposes of allergy and preference both considered ahead of order, it would be helpful to know on the site. Also, an observation is there are times when the image on the order site does not match the item delivered. For grounding example, the braised short ribs shown on site perched on a mound of mashed potatoes all in a pool of lovely gravy in reality came on top of mashed potatoes with gravy spooned over all. It was a delicious dish, and a treat for us as I seldom choose to cook beef at home, but it didn't plate up anywhere near the photo since gravy was minimal and not separate for serving. TIP: The glass containers for the entrees intended to be served hot are oven safe but they are so well packed, as in full, that the heating times on the insert cards are substantially understated if you choose to use the container in the oven. We've found it it works best to remove the contents to heat in a larger dish. DELIVERY FEE: $15 but is waived with minimum order of $75. Pick up is included in price.

Sensational food and service. Ava Flava has been an instrumental part of my routine to be healthier…read moreand hit my fitness goals. Also, they take the stress out of food prepping and give me back more personal time in my daily/weekly schedule, which has truly made a positive impact in my daily life. Highly recommended!!

From the owner: We Change our menu weekly! No subscription necessary. Order by Friday 3PM for Saturday Pickup or…read moreSunday delivery! Custom macro meal plans.

Dazed am I, in the way of being impressed, by the multitude of things classically trained chef and…read morededicated farmer Christian Phernetton accomplishes. I am also confused on how to keep track of it all to purchase what my hubby and I need. For those who figure it out there are rewards in the way of accessing via The Chef's Farm wonderful local produce grown with sustainable and organic farming practices as well as, in 2020 at least, completed meals and finished food products that could be delivered to your door. PRODUCE FOR DAYS: This is the farmer Christian making it happen via his farm in Dry Creek Valley. As in the outstanding lettuces, really at the top of the list for best of our 40 years of cooking together at home, that we bought from The Chef's Farm for a couple of weeks via the Saturday morning Boise Farmers Market in Summer 2020 until Christian stopped selling via that market. But I think The Chef's Farm is set up to sell at a sometimes pop up Farmers Market in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Saturdays if one can find that outlet for this excellent produce of all kinds. For a while earlier on The Chef's Farm did a sort of CSA box too and may be doing it again (?). And in 2021 there is a subscription service for fresh microgreens for which the only downside may be they are packaged in greater quantity than can be consumed even by two devoted daily greens eaters. Still, a very good thing. Check the website to see what the plans might be for 2021 for any or all of these services. And as produce - farm aside, not only does Christian grow some of the most remarkably delicious carrots we have eaten, he creates some of the most incredibly delicious dishes with carrots as focal point...and we say this as people for whom carrots have never been a "thing" until Christian's dishes provided revelation. Which leads to the next point. MMMM...ARVELOUS FINISHED FOOD DISHES: At times it is chef Christian Phernetton at work via The Chef's Farm to create finished food dishes including complete meals ready to heat and plate and eat which we were able to order and savor in the last half of 2020. After the 2020 holiday season this service paused. If started again we will use it again as provided remarkable meals from this "Chef with Chops". Keep in mind Christian has impressive background as a chef in the DC and Bay Areas at fine restaurants in those locales and was the inaugural chef at Boise's acclaimed Camel's Crossing...where his Carrot Steak was a diner favorite and as aside I'll say his lamb cassoulet was the best dish even to now that I have been served in any Boise eatery. ( Camel's Crossing closed early in pandemic months.) You'll see my photos on this page for the great way in which The Chef's Farmmeals were delivered to homes on Fridays and Saturdays. (In Eagle where I live for a mere $7). My husband and I also appreciated that the weekly menus included options for omnivores and vegetarians alike. Also that in this service Christian remained true to the sustainability practices he embraces (we do too) and delivered the meals in reusable glass vessels which he also picked up as part of that minimal charge for delivery. It wasn't only our bodies that felt well fed by Christian's work but our consciences too. Every purchase we make reflects our values. GIFTS NO LESS: During the holiday season - and maybe at other times - The Chef's Farm website listed things like condiments and holiday boxes that one could order to give to friends and neighbors. It was a great way to delight food centric people and people who support small local food producers. We purchased these too in 2020. FIGURING IT OUT IN 2021: As we determine what is being sold by The Chef's Farm in 2021 that is in a venue and format that we can use for our home kitchen we will happily remain customers. This is an example of a business growing and creating unique and delicious things.

Affordable dinner (kit) planned and prepared remotely by a professional chef for me to heat, serve…read moreand eat in the safety of my own home? Yes!!! The meal was delicious, and the prep for me was minimal. They deliver but I chose to pick up at their pop-up tent in Hyde Park neighborhood. And, the fresh veggies are beautiful and yes, very fresh - lovely alternative to the farmer's market. Bravo! So happy to find The Chef's Farm. I will definitely be a regular.

I can't say enough great things about this company. You can customize your box weekly and have…read morefresh produce delivered to your door. You can't beat that. While it may be slightly pricier, we end up saving a ton of money because we don't make trips to the grocery store every week and buy things we don't need. Make one monthly trip to stock up on meat, get your Brown Box every week, and you're set. The fruits and vegetables are fresh and delicious. I can't speak for the other products yet, but it is nice to have such a variety. Lastly, the customer service is second to none. If a delivery or item is a little different than planned, they answer the phone on the first ring and fix things in the first minute. However, mistakes are rare. We will be using this company for as long as we live in Boise. Great work and thank you. Loyal Customer

I needed to order a box of healthy snacks to be delivered to a colleague at a hospital in Boise,…read moreIDl. I am based in Los Angeles and had no clue where to turn. I called Brown Box Organics and spoke with Rachel who was very helpful explaining the services they offered and the prices for their products. She helped me pick out the perfect collection of snacks and fresh fruit and the care package was delivered by her team the very next day. So thankful for her help and very impressed with how easy the process was!

So far so good. I've had excellent customer service as we've got started. Ryan at their customer…read moreservice answered my every question and helped me understand the process. Chef Bruce has been a dream so far, I am happy to say. We're still getting our feet under us, in terms of what we really like and need, but that'll come along, I have no doubt. He made lovely dishes for us, talked with me about what we really like, as well as what we avoid (dairy, seafood, some other things we just don't like or prefer not to have in our food). We're setting up our second menu today. Chef Bruce came on time, was in touch about ingredients - he prefers to shop for himself, which makes sense to me, and it's worth the delivery cost to me to have him feel good about what he's cooking. This first time around, things were not as strongly seasoned as I hope the will be in the future, but I'm sure that will come. I'll post another review once we are in the groove. So affordable -- who knew a personal chef would be within reach? If you've ever said, If I hit the jackpot, I'd get a personal chef, check them out. The culinary jackpot may be waiting for you!

The chef we were assigned is a joy to work with and accommodating to our family's meal preferences…read more However, the salted chef platform and service is abysmal. Communication is horrific. Itemized documentation for charges does not exist. No one answers the phone. Email responses take days to receive. The program has potential, but it needs leadership, transparency, and accountability. Very disappointed in the customer service and feel terribly for the chef's who trust this program to have integrity and decent customer service.

Yet another fantastic experience w/ Rich and his team. The cheesesteaks have been second to none…read morelocally. Having been several times, I'd say far superior to the tourist traps like Pat's and Geno's and right up there w/ John's Roast Pork. IYKYK. We've really enjoyed trying all of the new things he keeps adding to the menu. The chimis are and don't overlook the buffalo chicken anything. Absolutely love the food and these folks are fantastic people!

Best cheesesteak's in the Boise area…read more Huge portions at a reasonable price. I cant eat bread, so I get the Cheesesteak Bowel. Everything taste amazing & they deliver. Will order from them again.

A good concept but in our experience it was executed with a number of flaws in both the delivery, I…read morehad to chase it twice, and food when it arrived. See my photos that I detailed with captions. As example, key ingredients as described in the order photo and write up were missing with no substitution. I appreciate what this young woman, cook and health advocate is trying to accomplish in healthy meals, home delivered, with option of ad-hoc or subscription ordering. But it fell enough short for our one try that we didn't order again. Also, I'll note that she calls herself "chef" but has no formal training. But she came to be passionate about the role of good food in health due to a personal health crisis and it is a good thing to want to carry forward the learning she had to help others. Last, I think she has recently taken over a once failing restaurant space in the North End of Boise and renamed and recrafted it into a restaurant of her own. It carries a different name than Haute Foods.

I was soooo excited to try out Haute for the macro meal delivery service. The pros are that it was…read morevery easy to order and the team did a great job accommodating my dietary needs. I choose the chef's choice option and for almost everything, flavors were great. One of the meats was over salted but not inedible. The sauces were all very delicious. The cons: only received 13/15 meals ordered. Since each meal is upwards of $15, this was a significant shortage. Three of the meals had undercooked beef (not rare steak, but tough bulgogi cuts), so that was only 10 out of 15 edible meals delivered. The turmeric cauliflower had a sandy texture I couldn't stomach. I was told by the team that I should have reheated it for 20 minutes in a cast iron skillet, rather than microwave. The meals were not labeled and there were no instructions on reheating, so that was just confusing all around. If you order the chefs choice, you have to request your itemized receipt to see the macros and the macros for the protein will be missing, so you'll just be on your own in terms of calculating macros and calories for your meal. Fine, but not the product they're selling. The team has been somewhat responsive as I've brought these issues up, but I'm still waiting to hear if/how I will be compensated for the 5 missing/undercooked meals. And it doesn't help the issue that now I have to go to the grocery store, cook, etc when I had thought I had that all taken care of for me by paying a premium to Haute. I asked for a credit for the following week as the food was decent and the service (if it actually is executed as billed) is a great, convenient concept. UPDATE: the team offered additional meals to compensate for the missing/undercooked food. I was fine with it as I really wanted to continue the service, but a credit would have been a much better solution.

Wow!!! My mouth is seriously in Heaven right now! Today I tried some amazing cupcakes and donuts…read morefrom Ave B Bakeshop.... and let me tell you, these goodies are by far some of the BEST treats my mouth and tummy have ever had!!!! If you're looking for some treats made with extra love and care, check out Ave B Bakery, you won't be disappointed. She offers vegan, sugar-free AND gluten-free options, so everyone can enjoy!!

This person literally gave me partially hard bread and they have a freaking no refund policy for…read morecrying out loud.

We selected Whatever Works catering for our daughter's wedding reception dinner based on the menu…read moreselections and the price. Emili and her staff did a phenomenal job from the moment I first contacted them to the execution of a delicious dinner. Emili was professional and promptly communicated at each step of the process. All our guests enjoyed the delicious food (hot Italian food served in early January). Her staff even helped buss the finished disposable plates off the tables which I didn't expect! And Emili offered to step in and help with our dessert serving logistics even though it wasn't part of the order from WW. Emili is a very engaged vendor that provides outstanding catering! I will be recommending Emili and her team to all my friends.

Great food! An abundant amount of food, we could have fed many, many more people! Unbeatable…read moreprice! I only gave 4 stars because they didn't deliver the water or any cups for the drinks that were supposed to be included and I couldn't get a hold of them to bring them back out so we had to send someone to the store to get these items before the wedding started. Otherwise, I would highly recommend them.