OK, so the news is good… but it’s coming in baby steps.  While we are thrilled that this signature item is back on the menu, the cost (to Let’s Dish!) remains high, and the quantities remain low.  For this reason, we are limiting the order quantity to one salmon dish per customer, per session.  We want to make sure there is enough for all of our customers to get a taste of this delicious item, and we don’t know when it will once again be available.

There will also be limited supplies in our Ready Made case, where purchases will be capped at two per household.  Customers dishing a session can add a second salmon to their order for $25.  Unfortunately, no further salmon add-ons will be permitted.

Our customers, our staff, and heck, even our families are just so excited that salmon is back.  We are hopeful that sometime in the near future we can relax our limitations… but for now, we want to make sure that no salmon-lover goes home empty-handed.

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Help Mom-to-Be get ready for her new little bundle of joy with Let’s Dish!  Host her baby shower at your local store and she dishes a FREE 4-meal session!

Anyone who’s had a baby (or knows someone who has!), can vouch that not having to worry about dinner for those first few months is priceless. Between the 3am feedings, diaper changes and extra loads of laundry, we’re convinced that a healthy, homemade dinner of, say, Sesame Apricot Chicken, will help new mommy keep her sanity…especially if she has other little ones to feed!

Sound perfect for your friend, sister, co-worker or cousin sporting a bump? Great! Here’s how to plan a baby shower with us:

• Contact your local store to set up a date. Please keep in mind that we may need as much as 4 weeks’ notice.  Our customer service manager will be happy to find a time and date that suits your needs. 
• Invite your guests. You can spread the word and even collect RSVPs using our handy invite tool at letsdish.com (our team can show you how).  In order to keep the party private, 12 people need to register for the session within 10 days of creating the party. 
• Come early and decorate. Hang storks, balloons, onsies…the skys the limit! We’ll supply scones and drinks, but feel free to bring in other snacks and refreshments.
• Dish. Mom-to-Be dishes a FREE 4-meal session! We suggest that everyone gives the guest-of-honor one of their meals, too.
• Everyone goes home with a bunch of great meals and a party favor of Decadent Molten-Chocolate cakes.  Now, that’s a celebration!

Please note: If you do not get 12 registrations, no problem! We’ll simply open the session up to the public so we have the opportunity to fill the remaining spots. Mom-to-Be won’t get a free session, but you’ll still be able to celebrate and head home with party favors and meals!

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Planning a baby shower is sometimes stressful. Believe me…I know! I just survived planning my cousin’s perfect shower. That’s her with her hubby and my godchild-to-be Braden (4 weeks ‘til he’s due!), picking out their meals. At Let’s Dish!, we’ve always taken the hassle out of dinner. Now, we take the hassle out of baby shower planning, and help Mom-to-Be get ready, all in one tasty celebration!

PS: Don’t forget that we offer FREE delivery for new moms for the first 90 days after the baby’s birth!  Check out the offer here. 

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As with any private party, Let’s Dish! reserves the right to refuse a certain date or time, but we will always work with you to find one that fits in both schedules.  Sunday parties may be limited to 11am-1pm.  Please note that you must have 12 registered sessions in order to keep your party private, and for mom to receive a free 4-meal session.      

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Earlier this spring, our seafood supplier informed us that the area from which we procure our salmon (mostly around Chile) was having some issues with this year’s crop, and the government had temporarily closed the salmon farms in order to ensure their longer-term viability.  The farms must completely start over again before being able to re-grow and harvest salmon, creating a supply issue across throughout the market.

So, what does that mean?  Can’t we get salmon from somewhere else?  Salmon is grown and caught in other places such as Alaska, Canada and Europe.  The problem is that the South American farms were the largest and highest-producing salmon exporters.  That means that everyone is scrambling to buy the salmon that comes from these other places, driving prices way up and availability way down.  This unavailability means we can’t source the size salmon that we require (each filet you receive is about 2 pounds) or the quantity of salmon that we would purchase in a particular month (in any given month that salmon is on, we usually pre-order at least 12,000 pounds!).

So far, all vendors who purport to have an answer to our size and quantity concerns are offering frozen salmon.  As you know, our customers have come to expect only the highest quality fresh salmon– fish that has not been previously frozen.  Although we have tried many samples, none has met our (or your!) high standards — at least so far.  Although we miss salmon, we would not want to compromise the integrity, flavor or quality of our meals by purchasing frozen varieties.

So, when can we expect to see salmon on the menu again?  The short answer is we are not sure.  I meet weekly with vendors to try to get a product that is acceptable to us at Let’s Dish!.  I do have some leads, and am hoping to have a solution to the problem by mid-late fall.

For now, please bear with us.  Enjoy all of our other delicious meals that we offer monthly!  I am sure that once we get salmon back on the menu you will feel that it was worth the wait!

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Have you even been on letsdish.com and unable to find exactly what you were looking for?  Maybe it’s whether we can deliver as far as NJ (good news, we can) or how to find the Weight Watchers points for tonight’s dish?  Well, now you can turn to Live Chat for help.  You may see a bubble like the one to the right appear on your screen.  You can just type in your question, and we’ll find the answer for you.  It’s as simple as that!

Right now Live Chat is in the test phases, and only available during limited hours.  But if you see the “chat bubble”, you’ll know what it means — we’re here to help!

Look forward to chatting with you.

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Teachers are dedicated every day to shaping the lives and futures of our children. With all that hard work, it’s a wonder they have any time to put dinner on their own families’ tables at night. So to help make their lives a little easier, we’d like to provide them with a month’s worth of wholesome, homemade dinners.

If you know a teacher who should get a little appreciation, click here and complete your nomination by March 27, 2009.  On April 1st, we’ll announce the top nominees and let you (and everyone you know) vote for your favorite teacher. Five deserving teachers will each win a FREE 8-meal Let’s Dish! session! We’ll surprise the winners during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8, 2009).

What are you waiting for?  Nominate a deserving teacher today!

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