Culinary Curators Meal Prep · Santa Ana
(714) 260-3696
Week one · the menu rotates

The number on the box is the number in the box.

Ten meals a week, cooked by chefs on our day off, portioned on a scale and packed cold. Every one lands inside the same band — so you can stop guessing what you just ate.

50–60 g Protein, every meal
400–600 cal Never outside the band
$10 delivery North OC · or free pickup at the truck
First box $90

Ten meals, $9 each, plus CA sales tax. Chef’s choice — we build your ten from the week’s menu, a mix of lunches and dinners.

First-time customers · 25 boxes a week · $90 + tax
After that $120

Ten meals, $12 each. Or build your own at $14 a meal, any mix of the six. All prices plus tax.

This week’s menu

Six meals, three cooked over a red oak fire and three braised. Braises improve in the fridge, so they carry the back half of your week.

Per meal, as portioned — the same figures printed on the lid. Prices shown before CA sales tax.
Meal Calories Protein A la carte + tax
Pollo Asado Bowl Chicken breast over red oak, Peruano beans, roasted peppers and onion, Green-Go salsa sealed on the side. 47159 g$14
Al Pastor Bowl Pork loin in our pastor marinade over red oak, Peruano beans, roasted cabbage, charred pineapple, Smokey Red on the side. 46958 g$14
Machaca & Egg White Bowl Shredded beef machaca and egg whites, Peruano beans, roasted peppers and onion, cotija, Smokey Red on the side. 48358 g$14
Pollo en Chipotle Plate Chicken breast braised in chipotle and tomato, cilantro rice, calabacitas, Peruano beans. 50359 g$14
Chile Verde Plate Pork loin braised in our Green-Go tomatillo salsa, cilantro rice, roasted cabbage, Peruano beans. 58257 g$14
Red Oak Grilled Tri Tip Tri tip grilled over coals and sliced cold, nopales, cilantro rice, Peruano beans, Green-Go on the side. 57453 g$16

Tri tip is the one cut we pay a premium for, so it carries a premium. Every box — chef’s choice or your own — is priced the same whichever six you land on.

How the week runs

One cook a week. Order closes before we buy, because we buy for the count.

Saturday, Sept 12 · 6 PM

Ordering closes

Text, call, or order online. Payment holds your spot — we shop Sunday against the exact count.

Monday, Sept 14

We cook

Fire lit at 7:15, coals by 8:15. Everything made that morning, weighed to the gram, chilled and packed cold.

Tuesday, Sept 15 · 8 AM–2 PM

You pick up

At the truck, 401 N Sycamore St, Santa Ana. Use by Saturday the 19th — five full days.

Why it survives day four

Most meal prep is fine on Tuesday and grim by Friday. Every choice on this menu was made against the second heating, not the first plating.

Cooked over coast live oak

The same red oak fire the truck has run since 2017 — coals, not flame, with grate height as the only heat control. We char the salsa vegetables first, while the bed is hottest. It is where the smoke in the food comes from, and it does not fade in the fridge.

Salsa never touches the food

Green-Go and Smokey Red ship in sealed cups. Sauce sitting on protein for five days is what turns a good meal into a wet one, so you pour it the minute before you eat.

Nothing on the plate wilts

No lettuce, no slaw, no avocado, nothing that goes to paste in a microwave. Cabbage and zucchini are salt-drained before roasting; beans are packed in their own liquor; tri tip is pulled at medium rare because your microwave cooks it a second time.

Questions

Do I have to eat Mexican food every week?
No. This is week one. The menu rotates — two of the six change every few weeks, and where we take it is not fixed to one cuisine. What stays fixed is the band: 50–60 g of protein, 400–600 calories, cooked from scratch.
How do I know the macros are real?
Every station runs a portion scale and every recipe has a written per-meal spec built from USDA figures and our own gram weights. Ask and we will show you the sheet for any meal on the menu.
Can I pick my own six?
Yes — $14 a meal, any mix, $16 for the tri tip, plus tax. The $120 and $90 boxes are chef’s choice, which is how we keep them at that price. Every price on this page is before Santa Ana’s 9.25% sales tax, which is added at checkout.
Do you deliver?
Yes — $10 flat anywhere in North Orange County (Santa Ana, Anaheim, Orange, Tustin, Garden Grove, Fullerton and neighbors), dropped off Tuesday. Text or call us to set it up when you order. Pickup at the truck is always free.
How do I reheat it?
Pull the salsa cup and the lid. Microwave two minutes, stir, thirty seconds more. Every box prints the steps and a hand-written USE BY date.
Gyms, trainers and offices?
Ask about a standing weekly drop. We bring a cooler at a set hour and hand off in person — no fridge to host, no inventory, nothing for you to manage.
First 25 members · ordering closes 6 PM Saturday

Claim your first box.

Order online in about a minute — pay now, pick up Tuesday. Or text or call and we will set it up for you.

401 N Sycamore St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Pickup Tuesday 8 AM–2 PM · $10 delivery in North OC