May is right around the corner!!! Here is what our meal calendar looks like for this month 👩🏻🍳🍽️🖤
As always feel free to message us with any questions 😎
If you’d like to help support our goal of feeding our neighbors please send donations to @pickychefgr on Venmo. We strive to serve 40-60 meals each time we cook!
Be Kind To Yourself
Picky Chef Aiyana
📢‼️ ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️📢
Picky is working very hard to make this meal program run as smoothly as possible.
Our goal is simple, help our neighbors.
We want to feed anyone in Creston Neighborhood facing any type of food insecurity. This could be you were laid off, lost benefits, are facing medical complications, lack reliable transportation, lack nutritional value in the meals you regularly eat, are facing a family emergency, etc. The list goes on and on.
We do not require an application or any explanation to request meals from us, we just ask that you only ask for meals when you need them. We want to reach as many of our neighbors as possible.
We are cooking homemade meals out of our own kitchen to share with you when you are in need.
Any questions? Feel free to PM us here or email us at [email protected]
If you’d like to help us reach our goal of 40-60 meals served every week we are accepting donations via Venmo @pickychefgr
Be Kind To Yourself,
Picky Chef Aiyana
Want to take a moment to clarify, when we say free meals, we mean free meals! No application process. No need to explain yourself. No need to ask permission. No need to feel like you don’t deserve the help.
We are dedicated to preparing meals to share every week, first come first serve.
Be kind to yourself 👩🏻🍳🖤
- Picky Chef Aiyana
WooHoo 🎉 we were able to prepare 47 meals this week for our neighbors! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY 💐🌹🍓🍰
Thank you to everyone that helped make this happen! Lots of hands go into this and we are extremely grateful for all the support 🥰
If you’d like to help us continue feeding our neighbors, please share our posts! If you’re able to support financially, we accept donations at @pickychefgr via Venmo 🫶
Be kind to yourselves
Picky Chef Aiyana 👩🏻🍳🖤
Our next free meal is planned 🍊🥗 This meal will be served Sunday May 10! If you are hungry, you qualify for a meal! No application, no barriers. Just neighbors helping neighbors.
Early requests are available now. Our goal is to make 40-60 meals and we operate on a first come first serve basis. 5 meal maximum per request 💕 Message us to get on the list! On Sunday when the food is ready we will message you with pickup instructions (Creston Neighborhood) 😃👩🏻🍳
We are completely donation based so thank you to everyone that has supported our mission 🫶 if you’d like to support us please send donations to @pickychefgr on Venmo. It means so much to us to keep this as open and accessible as possible!
Any questions? Visit our pinned posts on our page or message us 😄
Be kind to yourselves 🖤
Picky Chef Aiyana
Wow this is a BIG WEEK for us! We were able to prepare and serve 83 free meals this week for our neighbors 🙌 on top of that we passed a HUGE milestone. Since November last year we have now served 1,065 meals 🥳🎊🎉
Thank you all so much for your continued support! Especially @culinarycultivations for donating chicken and the plant based meat substitutes! We are entirely donation based. Every dollar that goes to Picky gets turned into a meal for a neighbor in need.
If you’d like to support us please share our posts! If you’re able to support financially, we accept donations via Venmo @PickyChefGR
Our main goal is to keep our service barrier free. We don’t believe in red tape, that is why there is no application to receive a meal. If you’re hungry, you qualify. Doesn’t matter why! There should never be shame involved in asking for food. Times are tough lately, we just want to lighten the load for some of our neighbors 🖤
Be kind to yourselves
Picky Chef Aiyana
Our next free meal is planned 🐓🌮 This meal will be served Sunday May 3! If you are hungry, you qualify for a meal! No application, no barriers. Just neighbors helping neighbors.
Early requests are available now. Our goal is to make 40-60 meals and we operate on a first come first serve basis. 5 meal maximum per request 💕 Message us to get on the list! On Sunday when the food is ready we will message you with pickup instructions (Creston Neighborhood) 😃👩🏻🍳
We are completely donation based so thank you to everyone that has supported our mission 🫶 if you’d like to support us please send donations to @pickychefgr on Venmo. It means so much to us to keep this as open and accessible as possible!
Any questions? Visit our pinned posts on our page or message us 😄
Be kind to yourselves 🖤
Picky Chef Aiyana
It is with a heavy heart that we have to cancel this weeks upcoming cook Sunday 4/19 😓
Unfortunately the rain got the best of us. My partners business @this_is_hillhouse is drowning for the second time this month. It’s a devastating blow to us. It pains me to have to cancel Picky, but we have to take care of home base this week.
Thank you for understanding 🖤
As always
Be Kind To Yourself,
Picky Chef Aiyana
WooHoo we blew it out of the park this week 🙌we were able to prepare 92 meals for our neighbors! We still have 16 meals available (we ran out of cookies and biscuits, so some of the remaining meals are just meat and salad)
If you are hungry, you qualify for a meal! Hit me up if you’d like food (pick up only)
Thank you to everyone that helped make this happen! Lots of hands go into this and we are extremely grateful for all the support 🥰
Be kind to yourselves
Picky Chef Aiyana 👩🏻🍳🖤
Our next free meal is planned 🥓🥗 This meal will be served Sunday April 12! If you are hungry, you qualify for a meal! No application, no barriers. Just neighbors helping neighbors.
Early requests are available now. Our goal is to make 40-60 meals and we operate on a first come first serve basis. 5 meal maximum per request 💕 Message us to get on the list! On Sunday when the food is ready we will message you with pickup instructions (Creston Neighborhood) 😃👩🏻🍳
We are completely donation based so thank you to everyone that has supported our mission 🫶 if you’d like to support us please send donations to @pickychefgr on Venmo. It means so much to us to keep this as open and accessible as possible!
Any questions? Visit our pinned posts on our page or message us 😄
Be kind to yourselves 🖤
Picky Chef Aiyana
Family Size Meal Giveaway! Right now we have 9 family sized meals ready to give away 🐣🧆💕If you are in need of food message us, these are first come first serve. Pick up only. No application process, just message me and tell me you need a meal kit 🫶
Each meal kit includes pasta (red sauce with meatballs, or pesto chicken alfredo), salad with ranch dressing, and a package of pop tarts.
An amazing Chef Friend donated all this food to us 🤩🙌 huge thank you to him for making this possible! That’s 54 meals he generously prepared!
Happy Easter 💕
Be Kind To Yourselves
Picky Chef Aiyana
THE HAPPY TUMMY PROJECT 🤩🍌🍝🍭🍿🎫🎟️🧩🎲🌴 collaboration with @foodhugsbyjenna
The Happy Tummy Project isn’t just meals…
it’s a whole bundle of joy — and these incredible humans made it happen:
🍦 Furniture City Creamery (sweet scoops!)
🎨 GRAM (art adventures!)
🧠 Grand Rapids Children’s Museum (curious minds = activated)
⛳ Great Lakes Glow Golf (glow time!)
👕 Hillhouse (cozy + cool)
🧸 Hopscotch Children’s Store (playtime unlocked)
🎲 House Rules Board Game Lounge (game night ready!)
🦁 John Ball Zoo (wild memories ahead)
👟Rockford Shoe Depot (fresh kicks)
📚 Schuler Books (stories for days)
🛍️ Wearhouse One (a little shopping joy)
🍪 Girl Scout Cookies (obviously 😌)
And MORE 🤩
Because of you, our 11 families aren’t just getting dinner…
they’re getting dessert, adventures, giggles, and something to look forward to.
Grand Rapids, you understood the assignment. 💫💛
