My Experience with Super Suppers, Small-Scale Caterers for Families

Why I Love Super Suppers

Several months ago, I noticed a new sign in a local storefront window near my favorite Chinese restaurant. "Super Suppers" it read. "Hmmm... I thought," I wonder what that is. My husband and I wandered over to look in the window. It was still under construction, but it looked like a big kitchen.

It didn't seem to be a restaurant. Could this be one of those make-your-meals-in-advance things I had heard about? I wasn't completely sure how it worked, but it sounded interesting.

Sure enough, a few months later the store opened. Shortly after, the moms from my playgroup planned a private party to go check it out. I checked out the website, looked at the prices, and decided it was too expensive. When all of the moms who went came back to playgroup raving about how much fun it was, how good the meals were, and what a great deal it was, I decided to reconsider. These are not wealthy women- they clip diaper coupons, too. If they are saying it's a good deal, it must be worth at least a second look.

My playgroup moms loved it so much that they decided to make it a monthly event. So this month, when the Super Suppers party email came, I decided to check it out. First, I went to the website to view the menu for July. Many of the selections looked really delicious. For the private party, there was a minimum of six meals. The website said that each meal feeds 6 people and that 6 meals are almost $150! "That's just too much for my little family," I said. Then the other moms told me about the half orders. Apparently, the half order is more popular than the full order. Each half meal serves 2-3 people, and is available at about half the price. Now, that's more like it!

So, I signed up, and I went. It was such a piece of cake, and it really was such a great deal. When I tell people about the Super Suppers concept, they often seem a little confused, so let me try to break it down. You walk into the store, and you see a big kitchen with 12-14 stations. Each station represents one of the meals on the menu for that month. You pick the meals that you want, going to each station to prepare each meal.