The What’s for Dinner Club was founded by Cathy Grainger who found her inspiration for the service when her family moved to rural, Southern France in 2003. Cathy explains that, “One unexpected impact, when we moved from the Cotswolds to France, was the change in food. Ingredients that I had considered a staple in our UK diets were not available to me here where regional and seasonal eating takes precedent and lots of foods, for example coconut milk or lemongrass, are difficult to track down.”

“On the one hand I was enjoying cooking with fresh local produce, but felt limited by lack of more worldly ingredients. It made me realise that I didn’t appreciate the huge variety of foods available in the UK - going into a UK supermarket after living here for a while is a bit like being a child in a sweet shop!”

Meanwhile Cathy had friends back in the UK who were too busy to take advantage of the country’s well stocked larder. Cathy continues, “My friend and her partner are both teachers and have three children so they lead very busy lives. Although the family enjoys trying different foods neither parent has the time to plough through recipes books and magazines seeking inspiration.”

We were talking about this and we decided she needed someone in her kitchen telling her what to cook, how to cook it and to make sure that all the necessary ingredients were to hand! The What’s for Dinner Club is that exact service, your weekly meal plans on a plate.