Seven dishes, cooked fresh and handed to you at Yorkdale, STC, or Fairview. Pick what you want — the message writes itself.
Twenty years of Toronto kitchens taught me a lot about cooking, and almost nothing about the people eating the food.
Long shifts, big rooms, hundreds of plates a night going out to a dining room I never set foot in. I got very good at it. I just never got to see whether anyone enjoyed it.
Meals by Alex is the opposite of that. I write the menu, do the shopping, and cook every portion myself — no line, no second pair of hands. On Sunday I hand it to you and you tell me what you thought. If something isn't right, you're talking to the person who made it.
It stays small on purpose. I know what's in every container and who it's going to.
— Alex, Toronto
All three are free, every Sunday evening. Your pick gets added to the message and WhatsApp opens ready to send.
You get the total, which mall, and what time to be there. If something's sold out, Alex says so then — nothing is charged before you agree.
Send the total by Interac e-Transfer. Auto-deposit is on, so there's no security question to answer.
Meet Alex at any of these three. Pickup is free — say which one in your message.
Yorkdale Mall, Scarborough Town Centre, or Fairview Mall, every Sunday evening. Say which one suits you in your message and Alex confirms the exact spot and time in the reply.
Delivery can be arranged. The fee depends on how far out you are, so ask in your message and Alex will quote you before you pay.
Thursday at 11pm for that Sunday. Alex shops and cooks to the orders that are in by then, so anything later has to wait for the following week. Earlier is always better if you want a specific dish.
Usually, yes. There's a weekly special most weeks that never gets listed — message Alex to hear what it is. Catering for bigger orders and events is available too, planned around whatever you need.
Yes. Send your date, how many people you're feeding, and any allergies or things they don't eat, and Alex will put a menu and a price together with you.
Put it in your message before you order. Everything is cooked in a home kitchen that also handles nuts, dairy, gluten, and shellfish, so cross-contact is possible and can't be ruled out.
Yes, up until Thursday 11pm — just message the same thread. After that the shopping is done and the food is being cooked for that Sunday, so changes aren't possible.