44 | APRIL 2 • 2020 

“P

roblems can be an 
opportunity,
” said 
Executive Chef Matt 
Prentice. He recently found an 
“
outrageous” way to maintain 
his Three Cats at Leon & Lulu 
during the coronavirus pan-
demic. 
Three Cats in Clawson now 
offers upscale carryout dinners 
with optional 
delivery service. 
The noted veter-
an chef is betting 
this is a niche 
he’
s uniquely 
suited to fill in 
Oakland County. 
On the day 
Michigan Gov. 
Gretchen Whitmer’
s executive 
order ended on-site service in 
restaurants and bars, Prentice 
regretfully laid off 40 from his 
team — 10 kitchen staff and 30 
working the front of the house. 
It weighs on him. 
“My goal is to get my people 
back to work,
” he said. 
 While many restaurants offer 
carry-outs and deliver food, 
Prentice wanted an angle that 
would provide enough volume 
to rehire his staff. 
“I thought, if I can find 
something people aren’
t doing, 
then maybe I can attract a 
new kind of buyer. But I must 
exceed expectations.
”
Prentice began offering din-
ners of fine dining quality for 

pickup or delivery, purchased 
three at a time. Each includes a 
starter, entrée and dessert made 
from scratch. Menus change 
often. 
He set the price at $39.99 — 
$13.33 per dinner for the three 
dinners. 
Daily dinners with a beef, 
chicken, vegetarian or fish 
entrée are listed 
on the website. 
Bottles of wine are 
available. Orders 
are phoned in, 
then either picked 
up at Three Cats 
or delivered the 
following day. 
Depending on 
distance, the delivery charge 
ranges from $5-$20, but free if 
spending $200.
On the first day, March 23, 
one menu was Black Bean 
Soup; Sauteed Chicken with 
Royal Trumpet Mushroom 
Sauce, Pea Risotto and 
Asparagus and Blueberry Crisp.
Choosing his meals “
takes 
away the aggravation of shop-
ping and avoids the health risks 
of being around other people,
” 
Prentice said.
Meals come in microwavable 
containers and may be refrig-
erated for up to six days. The 
dinners are special enough, he 
said, to “
slide onto your pret-
tiest china and claim as your 
own.
” 

ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Three Cats’
 Chef 
Matt Prentice wants 
to get his people 
back to work.

A New 
Game Plan

Nosh

eats | drinks | sweets

Three Cats Carry 
Out & Delivery
116 W. 14 Mile Road 
Clawson
(248) 900-CATS
threecatscafe.com

Matt Prentice

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OFFERING CARRY OUT 
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5600 Crooks Rd. (North of Long Lake Rd.) Troy, MI • 248-813-0700

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