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John DeLucie

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About

For much of the past two decades, John DeLucie has been one of New York City’s most popular chefs leading a number of restaurants like Bedford & Co, Ainslie, Empire Diner, The Lion, and The Waverly Inn.
Upon graduating from NYU, he eventually gave in to his natural culinary curiosity and began a tour of Europe’s great cuisine centers—France and Italy—where he sculpted his own cooking style, fusing modern cooking techniques with European craft. Upon returning to the States, Chef
DeLucie landed several jobs including chef de Cuisine at the venerable seafood restaurant Oceana.
Today, DeLucie’s style remains as distinctively simple as it is universally praised. His newest restaurant, Merchants Social, is in Hudson, NY.

Kitchens

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Every meal comes with Chef heating instructions. Set the table, plate your meal, and savor the experience.

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John DeLucie’s meal reviews

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Seasonal Grilled Vegetables with Chicken Breast

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chicken was very dry

Pamela Baker · 09/15/25

Greek-Style Chicken Power Bowl

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Portion seemed small- otherwise very good

Cindy Maytrott · 09/15/25

Greek-Style Chicken Power Bowl

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Very little vegetables. 4 thin slices of cucumber, three grape tomatoes, and three olives. Very little kale (I would be shocked if it was 1/4 cup). Taste was good though.

Kasey Cline · 09/15/25

Penne a la Vodka

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Great pasta

Margarita Diaz · 09/15/25

Grilled Naan Pizza Margherita

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My daughter loved it

Jada Palmer · 09/15/25

Mom's Sunday Sauce Rigatoni

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Meatballs had no taste and the sauce are very blah. I might get it again.

Richard Gatti Sr · 09/15/25

Seasonal Grilled Vegetables with Chicken Breast

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The portion of chicken was great but there were very, very, few vegetables.

Deborah A Leiker · 09/14/25

Classic Chicken Pot Pie

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So good

Kathy Spinelli · 09/14/25

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It's the same high quality food you've come to expect from John DeLucie's restaurants! Food is prepared in a CookUnity kitchen just like it would be prepared in a restaurant kitchen. Chefs and their teams prepare meals in small batches and deliver them fresh.
It varies day to day based on local sourcing but on average around 10 dishes. Sometimes there will be more for special events.
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