Territory Foods alternative
Territory delivers a chef's tray. We send the chef to your kitchen.
4.9 ★ · 35K+ dinners cooked
Two ways to handle dinner
Territory Foods delivers locally chef-prepared meals, fresh not frozen, most $15 to $21 each, with local delivery in Los Angeles and shipping across much of the US. It is a real step up from industrial meal kits. Livin goes further. The chef cooks in your kitchen, from dishes you choose, around your allergies and dietary needs, with cleanup handled.
| What we compared | Livin | Territory Foods |
|---|---|---|
| Who's cooking | ||
| Who cooks | LivinA vetted chef cooks in your kitchen | Territory FoodsLocal chefs cook in regional kitchens |
| What you eat | ||
| Freshness | LivinCooked in your kitchen, eaten that week | Territory FoodsCooked off-site, delivered chilled |
| Variety | LivinHundreds of dishes you choose from | Territory FoodsRotating prepared menu |
| Nutrition data | LivinMacros computed from USDA data, per dish | Territory FoodsNutrition listed per meal |
| What it asks of you | ||
| Customization | LivinCooked around your allergies, dietary needs, and hard-nos | Territory FoodsChoose meals, limited swaps |
| Effort | LivinShopping, cooking, and cleanup handled in your home | Territory FoodsHeat and serve |
| Coverage | LivinAtlanta and Los Angeles | Territory FoodsLocal delivery in Los Angeles, ships to about 27 states |
| What it costs | ||
| Per plate | LivinAround $26 a plate. | Territory Foods$12 to $23 a meal, most run $15 to $21 $7.95 to $9.99 local delivery, more where shipped |
Territory Foods details verified July 2026.
Now, the easiest part of your day: dinner.
Fresh, not frozen.
Your chef shops for fresh ingredients, with your household's preferences and needs as their guide.
Cooked in your kitchen.
No commissary. No ghost kitchen. No meal kit box. Your stove, your standards, your table.
This month, your chef is making
Real dishes from the current menu. Customizable, with USDA-verified nutrition on every plate.
“For the first Sunday in like a year, I don't feel exhausted. I actually went outside and played with my boys. It was awesome! This is truly the best thing I've spent money on in a long time! Best. Service. Ever!”
— Crystal, Executive and Mom of Twins
Be honest with yourself
Stay with Territory Foods if
You want chef-prepared meals delivered ready to eat, and you do not need a chef in your home. Territory does local, fresh delivery well.
Switch to Livin if
You want the chef in your kitchen, not a delivery. You want to choose from a bigger menu, have meals cooked around your household's needs, and skip the reheating.
It gets better every week
A box is the same on week one and week fifty. Livin learns. You give feedback, your profile updates, next week is sharper. Same chef or a new one.
- 01
We learn your household.
Allergies, picky eaters, the way your Tuesdays go. We build your profile before anyone steps in your kitchen.
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We propose your menu
Each week, dinners built for your household. Keep what we send, swap a dish, or send us a request.
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Your chef handles the kitchen
Shopping, cooking, cleanup. Plus heating notes so the rest of the week is easy.
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We keep tuning
You give feedback. We update your profile. Sometimes a new dish. Sometimes a new chef. Either way, next week is sharper.
Who's behind it
“I built Livin so dinner could feel like an actual part of life again, not a thing to survive.”
Erica
Founder of Livin
A chef who learns your household. Not a box from a menu.
Get StartedFrequently asked questions
- Livin is the alternative for people who want the chef in their kitchen, not a delivery. A vetted chef cooks fresh in your home, from dishes you choose, around your allergies and dietary needs, with cleanup included. Territory delivers locally chef-prepared meals ready to reheat.
- No. Territory Foods meals are cooked by local chefs in regional kitchens and delivered to you chilled, ready to reheat. Livin sends a chef to cook the meals fresh in your own kitchen.
- If you want chef-prepared meals delivered ready to eat, and you do not need a chef in your home, Territory Foods is a strong option. It is fresh, local, and a real step up from industrial meal kits. The trade-offs are set menus, limited customization, a higher per-meal price than most delivery services, and delivery windows.
- Territory Foods is chef-prepared food delivered to you. A personal chef cooks for you. With Livin, the chef shops, cooks a week of meals fresh in your kitchen, and cooks around your household's needs, instead of preparing set meals off-site.