Who’s Cooking

Can’t be bothered cooking? Why would you when you can select from a smörgåsbord of ready made meals to satisfy every craving? Butter chicken, failsafe spag bol, casseroles, soups and an endless array of gourmet salads to choose from. Indulge in an Indian feast with a medley of samosas, pakoras and onion bhajis. Give the chicken pies a miss. IN my experience they’re overly gelatinous and distinctly lacking in chook. Grab a couple of corn fritters, and partner them with some fresh rocket from Harris Farm, and smoked salmon from Deli Cucina. Every person on the planet should be forced to sample a slice of lemon delicious. And the chocolate brownies are up there with the best. Preparing a party? Get these guys to cater and give yourself a break. Freezers are full of pasta options… gelatos galore… and more often than not there’s a freebie taste tester going to reel in the passers by. Staff are fast, smiling and patient… thankfully… because it can take some time to settle on one meal. And they’ll heat everything up for you, so you really don’t have to lift a culinary finger at the end of a long day. … who’s cooking your dinner tonight?

I’m not sure I should be letting the cat out of the bag by revealing the whereabouts of this fabulous shop, the lifesaver of many dinner party hosts and over-​wrought mothers. Who’s Cooking? is Edgecliff’s secret chef — delicious salads, pastas, soups and pies are made here, bought and then cunningly passed off as the buyer’s own creation. Next time you go round for dinner and they claim they’ve made their own fresh tortellini, I’d guess it’s come from who’s cooking?
Three fridges are stocked full with orderly plastic pots labelled ‘dips’, ‘soup’, ‘pasta’ and ‘meals’. Lentil, minestrone, Thai chicken, chicken and corn soups are sitting patiently, waiting to be poured into a saucepan and declared ‘homemade’. Similarly with tagliatelli, gnocchi, pumpkin ravioli, Queensland crab ravioli and Mauritian chicken, Italian meatballs, salmon risotto bake and Tunisian chicken. As well as for dinner party SOS, Who’s Cooking? is brilliant for healthy ready meals without the preservatives and salt of other similar dishes. Ideal to fill the freezer with to prevent children/​husbands dying of starvation when the cook/​mother goes on holiday. The salads are delicious, and make the perfect lunchbox. Your biggest problem will be choosing between beetroot and balsamic, Mediterranean chickpea salad, lentil salad, wild rice, chicken pasta salad and tabbouli.
You thought this couldn’t get any better? Well I haven’t mentioned the staff yet — extremely friendly, helpful and willing to let you taste before you buy. I’d highly recommend their Moroccan chicken filo pie, by the way.