Our who, what and why!
Gia’s love and passion for nurturing through food sprouted in her childhood: with a large family and an Italian heritage, family gatherings always revolved around good food.
After working as an impromptu su chef on the yachts in her 20s, she found herself back in Cape Town, cooking for friends and family as casual favours. Through this, she discovered a trend that would ultimately ignite the idea behind Gia’s Kitchen: people want hearty, wholesome, meals, but just don’t have the time to cook them!
And so, the occasional favour turned into weekly batches of cooking and, what began as a couple of bespoke orders in her apartment, organically grew into Gia’s Kitchen in 2016. In 2017 a team of amazing women materialised and, in 2020 – in the height of COVID – we moved into our production kitchen.
We absolutely love what we do, and are so grateful that we are able to nurture the community through wholesome, tasty and nutritious food!
Let’s face it – people just don’t have the time to cook like they used to. Our motive is to create convenience and nurture through non-fussy, wholesome, preservative free, ready-to-go meals for all the people that don’t have the time or capacity to do it themselves.
Our meals are all made from scratch and flash-frozen – a process that rapidly freezes the food to prevent the formation of ice crystals, and therefore better retaining nutrients and flavour.
We offer a variety of dishes to meet all palette and dietary preferences which include vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free and low-carb options. Our generous portion sizing ranges from individual to family meals and all our dishes are delivered with instructions for optimal preparation and enjoyment.
All you need to do is thaw, heat, and eat!
Fresh catering is where our expressiveness comes alive!
We offer a “drop and go” boutique catering service, working hand in hand with our clients to make their vision a reality.
From intimate dinner parties and birthday celebrations, to large corporate functions, production sets, and more, we cater for between 8 – 100 people with an option of main meals, salads, sides, platters and desserts.
We love to get creative, so if you don’t see what you want on our menu, we’ll work with you to bring your concepts to life.
Event catering is subject to availability – please contact us directly to enquire about your upcoming function.
Our goal is to help our customers nurture effortlessly. During times of celebration and sadness, the gift of a meal is a special way to let your loved ones know they’re being thought of. All of our frozen meals can be ordered as a gift – with an accompanying note – to any of our predefined delivery areas, or purchase a gift card to send directly to your recipient.
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