District Homestyle Kitchen is a home kitchen at 111 District Road in Palmerston that makes ready-made meals for people with little time to cook. The meals come fresh or frozen, and the kitchen also makes celebration cakes and catering, as platters or buffet-style meals. Orders are placed online from Monday to Thursday and collected the following day, between 5pm and 8pm unless you arrange another time. Orders close at 8pm the evening before, and because the number of meals is limited, the kitchen asks people to order early.
The cooking is done in an in-home registered kitchen that is shared, and the kitchen says allergens are kept out with care but cannot be fully guaranteed away. The owner brings 25 years in hospitality, including mining camp kitchens in Western Australia, boarding school kitchens and bakery management at supermarkets, and the business is built around feeding busy people well. Each meal goes in a plastic-free, recyclable and compostable container that can be frozen, microwaved or put in an oven up to 180 degrees, so it can be stored and reheated at home.