Our Story
We are Marge Perry & David Bonom, award-winning local cookbook authors, columnists, and Food Network personalities. We started Trunk Pop Dinners as a pop-up in the early days of the pandemic. We wanted to cook really great meals for our local community— dinners made in a safe environment with contactless delivery. We also wanted to help community members who needed extra support.
Three years and tens of thousands of meals later, we continue to do what we love most: cook truly delicious food and nourish those in need. Our constantly revolving and evolving menu gives us the creative flexibility to regularly add new dishes, use seasonal ingredients, and respond to our customers needs and preferences. (Some customers say we’re like having a personal chef). We shop daily and cook every dinner to order. We get to know our customers’ likes and dislikes— and often their dogs and kids, too!
Thanks to the financial support of our customers, we have provided over 10,000 meals to community members in need. In lieu of tips, you can add a donation in any amount at check-out. Your support helps fund the nourishing meals we prepare weekly for folks in need.
HERE'S WHY YOU CAN TRUST OUR FOOD:
We're pros. Marge is a chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC, an award-winning food writer and a Food Network personality. David has catered for folks like Bette Midler, Hillary Clinton, Sotheby's and more. We have written and contributed to over seventy cookbooks, and our work has appeared regularly in many major publications, including Rachael Ray Every Day, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, Eating Well, AllRecipes, The New York Times, Newsday, and many others.
Together we fed 4,500 people over the course of just one weekend every year at the New York City Wine & Food Festival. We follow strict food safety guidelines in our certified commercial kitchen, and we know how to create incredibly delicious crowd-pleasing meals.
While you are eating well, you are also doing good...
HELP FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY who could really use a nourishing meal. Add a few extra dollars (whatever you can) to your order, and every penny goes directly to delivering our home-cooked meals to those in need. Thanks to all of you, we have fed already fed over 10,000 folks warm, wholesome meals. Please keep it going: every dollar you donate helps!
