Undelivered
I suppose it was fortuitous that I was having moral angst about the Shipt grocery order I managed to put in two days ago. Because, after it was delayed one hour at a time for more than twelve hours running, Shipt eventually just canceled entirely. So, yesterday, Jess and I strapped on our PPE, and headed to Whole Foods for a gigantic grocery stock-up. Fortunately, the shelves were surprisingly fully stocked, and we had brought along a rolling grocery cart, my large backpack, and several giant IKEA bags. The half-mile walk home was a bit of an ordeal, but I’m now at least feeling better about the state of our pantry, and my ability to pull together ‘real’ Passover seders tonight and tomorrow. The remaining issue, however, is produce: while, each week, we’ve carefully plotted out our menus to waste as little as possible, and to stagger dishes by the shelf-life of ingredients, after five or six days, we’re inevitably down to just potatoes and onions.
So, I was very happy to discover this list on Eater.com, of restaurant suppliers now delivering directly to consumers. Unlike pre-existing grocery delivery services, all these still seem to have plenty of excess capacity. And, also unlike pre-existing grocery delivery services, I can actually feel good about ordering from them; doing so would be a great way to support the New York restaurant infrastructure. Will post with a review / walk-through of my experience if I manage to wedge in an order at the start of next week as hoped.