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A new option for people on special diets.
Filling a Need:
The Lunch Box
has recently begun providing breakfast power bowls, which
include steamed spinach and scrambled eggs on a base of
rice and beans, with pico de gallo and guasacaca sauce.
Most of her clientele are people with some kind of special
diet — dairy free, allergies, gluten-free, vegan — and there
aren’t many kosher choices for them in Metro Detroit.
“Out of all the kosher local restaurants, there are maybe
two things I can order off the menu,” Samm said, who is
on a vegan, whole foods, plant-based diet. “Shirah is filling
a huge need. It’s so convenient and she’s been wonderful
at accommodating my requests for modifications and has
been very receptive of my feedback.”
Samm’s favorites are Shirah’s ethnic dishes. “The lunch-
es are great, but the best is when she makes an elaborate
curry or urban tofu, something I wouldn’t usually bother
making myself.”
Shirah creates a menu early in the week, with at least
one type of Mexican bowl. “So far, I’ve never made the
same thing twice,” Shirah said. She’s always skimming
magazines and cookbooks for new ideas and is discovering
and using ingredients she never before knew existed.
Her daughter Lea, 15, works as her sous chef, but Shirah
does the artistic presentation herself.
“The best part is seeing people enjoying my food,” said
Shirah, who has received tremendously positive feedback.
“But the hardest part is that I don’t actually taste my food.
It’s hard for me to gauge what will be popular because …
I’m actually a really picky eater!”
Lunches are a flat rate of $15 per day. Follow The Lunch
Box on Instagram @thekosherlunchbox or on Facebook.
For the weekly menu or more information, call, text or
WhatsApp Shirah at (248) 607-4549.
Shirah Fish
Samples of lunches