Entree Vous

ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped, sliced,
etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of sauces,
etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

I don't find the slicing, dicing, preparation of sauces, etc to be that
hard. I wouldn't find it "easier" to pay those prices Entree Vous is
asking, truthfully.
I'd love to organize something like this for friends though. Just a hen
party to get together and cook, at cost 🙂
Goomba

ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
sauces, etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could
be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

You are obviously already a fan; ready to be a customer or another
franchisee. Great, we get it.

You can still buy pre-prepared foods at the grocery store (already cooked,
just heat it up) for much less than this place touts. And I'm not waiting
36+ hours for something to defrost only to have to cook it for another hour
or three. No way, no how. But hey, if you're into it, go ahead, knock
yourself out!

Jill

jmcquown said:

ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
sauces, etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could
be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

You are obviously already a fan; ready to be a customer or another
franchisee. Great, we get it.

You can still buy pre-prepared foods at the grocery store (already cooked,
just heat it up) for much less than this place touts. And I'm not waiting
36+ hours for something to defrost only to have to cook it for another hour
or three. No way, no how. But hey, if you're into it, go ahead, knock
yourself out!

Jill

My feelings exactly. Ms P obviously wants to keep the topic going even
though the OP gave up. Like I said a stupid idea meant to part stupid
people of their money. If she wants to spend her money that way having
someone else choose the quality of ingredients, someone do whatever prep
they do, someone choose the menu, and someone choose the recipe while
she is prepared to *pay* for that, she can be my guest. That service is
*not* cooking! I think I have a bridge somewhere for sale 😉

~patches~ said:

jmcquown said:

ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
sauces, etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What
could
be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

You are obviously already a fan; ready to be a customer or another
franchisee. Great, we get it.

You can still buy pre-prepared foods at the grocery store (already
cooked, just heat it up) for much less than this place touts. And
I'm not waiting 36+ hours for something to defrost only to have to
cook it for another hour or three. No way, no how. But hey, if
you're into it, go ahead, knock yourself out!

Jill

My feelings exactly. Ms P obviously wants to keep the topic going
even though the OP gave up. Like I said a stupid idea meant to part
stupid people of their money. If she wants to spend her money that
way having someone else choose the quality of ingredients, someone do
whatever prep they do, someone choose the menu, and someone choose
the recipe while
she is prepared to *pay* for that, she can be my guest. That service
is *not* cooking! I think I have a bridge somewhere for sale 😉

I can sell you the Mississippi/Arkansas bridge (batteries and lightbulbs not
included).

I still don't "get" the idea. But around here, you see the occasional
Swann's truck and from what I hear they deliver frozen entrees to your door.
I have a friend who used to live right across the line over in Wynne,
Arkansas who swore by the Swann's guy dropping off frozen lasanga and such.
I still think I could do better just going to the grocery store and looking
in the aisle that sells "family dinners".

Jill

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ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
sauces, etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could
be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

You are obviously already a fan; ready to be a customer or another
franchisee. Great, we get it.

Wrong. I got the answer to a question posed by another poster and to the
OPs post.

Ms P

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jmcquown said:

ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
sauces, etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could
be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

My feelings exactly. Ms P obviously wants to keep the topic going even
though the OP gave up. Like I said a stupid idea meant to part stupid
people of their money. If she wants to spend her money that way having
someone else choose the quality of ingredients, someone do whatever prep
they do, someone choose the menu, and someone choose the recipe while she
is prepared to *pay* for that, she can be my guest. That service is *not*
cooking! I think I have a bridge somewhere for sale 😉

I just got the answer posed by someone else.

I'm pretty sure I never said a thing about using the service myself. I did,
however, say I knew several people personally that would gladly pay for just
such a service. Not a one of them are stupid.

Ms P

ms_peacock said:

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jmcquown said:

ms_peacock wrote:

>There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
>sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;
>
>Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
>sauces, etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could
>be easier.
>
>The Entrée Vous Team
>
>Ms P

My feelings exactly. Ms P obviously wants to keep the topic going even
though the OP gave up. Like I said a stupid idea meant to part stupid
people of their money. If she wants to spend her money that way having
someone else choose the quality of ingredients, someone do whatever prep
they do, someone choose the menu, and someone choose the recipe while she
is prepared to *pay* for that, she can be my guest. That service is *not*
cooking! I think I have a bridge somewhere for sale 😉

I just got the answer posed by someone else.

I'm pretty sure I never said a thing about using the service myself. I did,
however, say I knew several people personally that would gladly pay for just
such a service. Not a one of them are stupid.

Ms P

Let's think about this. These folks would pay out all that money to go
to a place where they pay to have someone else chop up the food, choose
the ingredients, choose the menu and recipes? Then they will package
the food themselves, take them home and put them in the oven? Now if
that isn't stupid, I don't know what is? If the people you know would
gladly pay for this service then IMO they are dumber than a rock! I
would think someone with any iota of intelligence would either take a
cooking course at a community college, buy a recipe book, check online,
buy a cooking video, or get a friend or relative to teach them how to
cook. Now my FM always used to say you are judged by your
acquaintences. This really isn't making you look too good at the moment
either 😉

Cheers 🙂

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buy a recipe book,

Duh....what's a book?

~patches~ said:

Let's think about this. These folks would pay out all that money to go
to a place where they pay to have someone else chop up the food, choose
the ingredients, choose the menu and recipes?

No, no. They don't even slice and dice. They have a list of entrees. You select
your entrees and they sell you the ingredients, and then you have to slice, dish,
chop, assemble and package the food and then take it home to freeze it.

When the OP asked if people would use a service <?> like that I answered "no".

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Then they will package
the food themselves, take them home and put them in the oven? Now if
that isn't stupid, I don't know what is? If the people you know would
gladly pay for this service then IMO they are dumber than a rock!

IMO, the only people dumber would be those of who invest in the franchise.

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I would think someone with any iota of intelligence would either take a
cooking course at a community college, buy a recipe book, check online,
buy a cooking video, or get a friend or relative to teach them how to
cook.

I learned most of what I know from watching cooking shows, especially the old
Galloping Gourmet shows.

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~patches~ said:

Let's think about this. These folks would pay out all that money to go
to a place where they pay to have someone else chop up the food, choose
the ingredients, choose the menu and recipes?

No, no. They don't even slice and dice. They have a list of entrees. You
select
your entrees and they sell you the ingredients, and then you have to
slice, dish,
chop, assemble and package the food and then take it home to freeze it.

When the OP asked if people would use a service <?> like that I answered
"no".

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Then they will package
the food themselves, take them home and put them in the oven? Now if
that isn't stupid, I don't know what is? If the people you know would
gladly pay for this service then IMO they are dumber than a rock!

IMO, the only people dumber would be those of who invest in the franchise.

Well...you know what P.T. Barnum said, right?

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ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
sauces,
etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

I don't find the slicing, dicing, preparation of sauces, etc to be that
hard. I wouldn't find it "easier" to pay those prices Entree Vous is
asking, truthfully.
I'd love to organize something like this for friends though. Just a hen
party to get together and cook, at cost 🙂
Goomba

I just talked to the owner of a local business here, and they've got a
commercial kitchen that they rent out for $25 per hour, with a $100/day
maximum, so you could spend they whole day there for $100. I was thinking
that if I could get 10 people together, that's just $10 per person for the
use of the space. Five people, it's still only $20 for the space. Better
than trying to cram 5 people into my kitchen and paying hospital bills when
we start tripping over each other and throwing hot food around.

~patches~ said:

Let's think about this. These folks would pay out all that money to
go to a place where they pay to have someone else chop up the food,
choose the ingredients, choose the menu and recipes? Then they will
package the food themselves, take them home and put them in the oven?
Now if that isn't stupid, I don't know what is? If the people you
know would gladly pay for this service then IMO they are dumber than
a rock! I would think someone with any iota of intelligence would
either take a cooking course at a community college, buy a recipe
book, check online, buy a cooking video, or get a friend or relative
to teach them how to cook. Now my FM always used to say you are
judged by your acquaintences. This really isn't making you look too
good at the moment either 😉

It astounds me that people like you are so narrow-minded. Yes, people
can cook if they want to. Some DON'T want to, they don't want to plan
meals, they don't want to prepare raw ingredients, etc. Why is it so
hard to understand that others may not enjoy the things you do?

Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

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Why is it so hard to understand that others may not enjoy
the things you do?

A more correct question would be this: why do people -- like the
patrons of this establishment -- want to *pretend* to cook? It's like
when Mario Batali or Bobby Flay are on Letterman: sure, Dave will stir
a pot or two, and flip the clicken. But when it's done, he doesn't
claim he made dinner.

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~patches~ said:

Let's think about this. These folks would pay out all that money to
go to a place where they pay to have someone else chop up the food,
choose the ingredients, choose the menu and recipes? Then they will
package the food themselves, take them home and put them in the oven?
Now if that isn't stupid, I don't know what is? If the people you
know would gladly pay for this service then IMO they are dumber than
a rock! I would think someone with any iota of intelligence would
either take a cooking course at a community college, buy a recipe
book, check online, buy a cooking video, or get a friend or relative
to teach them how to cook. Now my FM always used to say you are
judged by your acquaintences. This really isn't making you look too
good at the moment either 😉

It astounds me that people like you are so narrow-minded. Yes, people
can cook if they want to. Some DON'T want to, they don't want to plan
meals, they don't want to prepare raw ingredients, etc. Why is it so
hard to understand that others may not enjoy the things you do?

Some of the objection to the idea comes from the fact that some of these
services claim they'll send you home with several days' worth of raw
ingredients. Unfortunately, many of those raw ingredients will not look very
attractive (or be edible) after a few days in the refrigerator. And, some
won't freeze well at all. If you have to go back to the place for fresh
ingredients 3 times a week, where's the time savings, unless it's right on
your way home?

Default User said:

~patches~ said:

Let's think about this. These folks would pay out all that money to
go to a place where they pay to have someone else chop up the food,
choose the ingredients, choose the menu and recipes? Then they will
package the food themselves, take them home and put them in the oven?
Now if that isn't stupid, I don't know what is? If the people you
know would gladly pay for this service then IMO they are dumber than
a rock! I would think someone with any iota of intelligence would
either take a cooking course at a community college, buy a recipe
book, check online, buy a cooking video, or get a friend or relative
to teach them how to cook. Now my FM always used to say you are
judged by your acquaintences. This really isn't making you look too
good at the moment either 😉

It astounds me that people like you are so narrow-minded. Yes, people
can cook if they want to. Some DON'T want to, they don't want to plan
meals, they don't want to prepare raw ingredients, etc. Why is it so
hard to understand that others may not enjoy the things you do?

Brian

First I'm not narrow-minded and second if they want to spend their hard
earned dollars on this type of thing, more power to them. They can
knock themselves out for all I care. But I will stand behind my
position that this is a stupid service meant to take money from stupid
people. They can get the *exact* same thing in other ways that have
been posted without having to take the extra time and money. Their
choice not mine. Now if I were to choose an easy way out, I would hire
someone to cook the meals in my kitchen with the ingredients I choose
with the recipes I chose. When I had homecare, that is what they did.
I'll bet you it was still cheaper than what these folks are dishing out
for using the service's kitchen. Heck you can even get a cook to come
in cheaper per serving than what this service is charging.

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~patches~ said:

Let's think about this. These folks would pay out all that money to
go to a place where they pay to have someone else chop up the food,
choose the ingredients, choose the menu and recipes? Then they will
package the food themselves, take them home and put them in the oven?
Now if that isn't stupid, I don't know what is? If the people you
know would gladly pay for this service then IMO they are dumber than
a rock! I would think someone with any iota of intelligence would
either take a cooking course at a community college, buy a recipe
book, check online, buy a cooking video, or get a friend or relative
to teach them how to cook. Now my FM always used to say you are
judged by your acquaintences. This really isn't making you look too
good at the moment either 😉

It astounds me that people like you are so narrow-minded. Yes, people
can cook if they want to. Some DON'T want to, they don't want to plan
meals, they don't want to prepare raw ingredients, etc. Why is it so
hard to understand that others may not enjoy the things you do?

I'm not the one you're replying to, but my puzzlement over this business is
not that people don't cook like me, but that they'd choose this particular
alternative over things that are cheaper and possibly better/easier. If the
objection is to slicing, dicing, and cutting, grocery stores stock pre-cut
meats, veggies, and cheeses. And not everything needs to be cut, anyway. If
the objection is to making sauces or choosing spice mixes, grocery stores
have that as well. And meat departments sell pre-assembled pre-breaded
pre-seasoned meats of all sorts. And you don't have to buy in a specific
quantity.

If the goal is to have a pre-made "meal" that the customer doesn't have to
fuss with, this isn't the place to go because there are very few
veggies/side dishes -- this place is entrees only, so if someone's looking
for a "complete" dinner, this isn't it.

And if someone wants a meal that's quick and easy once they get home, this
isn't it, either. The frozen meals have to thaw 36 to 48 hours, and some of
the cooking times are over 3 hours. Some of the dishes involve more
complicated cooking, as well. It's not just "pop it in the oven for a half
hour and you're done." You may save some time by having your food cut up for
you, but you still have to follow a recipe and cook it. People who hate the
process of cooking aren't going to be very pleased.

I'm sure there are people who will try this service, and some that may find
it appealing long-term. That doesn't bother me one bit. I know a few people
who should go to a place like this rather than try to cook on their own, but
there are very few of those people. And although they should go to a place
like this, they probably wouldn't.

From a business venture perspective, I just don't get who the target market
is supposed to be, and with the limitations of what this business offers, I
don't think it has long-term potential, once the novelty wears off. Yes,
there are some people who might like it, for whatever reason. I just don't
think there are enough of those people who will go to a place like this
often enough to make the business worth the risk of investing in it. I could
be wrong. Or the business model could change so that it addresses some of
the current limitations, in which case it would be a more viable
opportunity. As it is now, though, I'm very skeptical.

Donna

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position that this is a stupid service meant to take money from stupid
people. They can get the *exact* same thing in other ways that have
been posted without having to take the extra time and money. Their
choice not mine.

LOL, this is the exact way I feel about "Pampered Chef" products. People
shill that stuff at work all the time and it drives me bonkers. Nothing
they sell is particularly remarkable and often over priced. I can find
just about all of it elsewhere cheaper, if not better quality.
Goomba

~patches~ said:

jmcquown said:

ms_peacock said:

There was some question if the ingredients are all diced, chopped,
sliced, etc. so I asked. Here's the answer I got;

Yes that is correct. We do all the slicing, dicing, preparation of
sauces, etc. You just come in and assemble your entrees. What could
be easier.

The Entrée Vous Team

Ms P

You are obviously already a fan; ready to be a customer or another
franchisee. Great, we get it.

You can still buy pre-prepared foods at the grocery store (already
cooked,
just heat it up) for much less than this place touts. And I'm not
waiting
36+ hours for something to defrost only to have to cook it for
another hour
or three. No way, no how. But hey, if you're into it, go ahead, knock
yourself out!

Jill

My feelings exactly. Ms P obviously wants to keep the topic going
even though the OP gave up. Like I said a stupid idea meant to part
stupid people of their money. If she wants to spend her money that
way having someone else choose the quality of ingredients, someone do
whatever prep they do, someone choose the menu, and someone choose the
recipe while she is prepared to *pay* for that, she can be my guest.
That service is *not* cooking! I think I have a bridge somewhere for
sale 😉

I actually looked at the video on one of the web pages - not Entree
Vous, but exactly the same sort of operation.

It was weird. It wasn't cooking, it was an assembly line. Customer goes
to "work station" which is set up like a sandwich shop with all the
little containers of ingredients. Customer is wearing disposable gloves,
just like in sandwich shop. Customer packs ingredients into tinfoil
container in prescribed order, seals and moves on to another work
station holding ingredients for a different dish. Booooring!

I'm wondering about the ingredients. Where are they sourced? Does the
franchisee have to buy them wholesale and then chop them up, or do they
come from some central warehouse associated with the franchisor? Are
they fresh every day, or do they keep them until they're going a bit
funny looking at the edges?

Christine

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buy a recipe book,

Duh....what's a book?

It's one of them things you swat the cockroaches with.

Christiner