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Hutch Automat — ornate brass-framed glass doors with warm-lit Flow Blue china plates and chef-curated meals inside
Pittsburgh · Est. 2026 · Chef-Curated Meal Trays

Real chefs.
Everyday meals.
Returnable trays.

Order weekly meal trays curated by Pittsburgh's best kitchens. Delivered in returnable Flow Blue china. Return within 10 days or keep it as swag.

This Week's Menu
Pittsburgh · Rotating Weekly · Chef-Curated
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Severino · Morcilla
Braised Short Rib $17
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Forsberg · Pusadee's
Thai Noodle Bowl $15
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Loughran · Independ.
Spanish Paella $18
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DeShantz · Meat & Pot.
Pittsburgh Bento $16
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Chef · Peruvian
Lomo Saltado $14
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Chef · Ethiopian
Doro Wat Stew $15
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Chef · Korean
Korean BBQ Platter $18
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Hutchinson · Pastry
Pastry & Dessert $8
Otto — your host at Hutch Automat
⬡ Kickstarter Pre-Launch · Pittsburgh 2026

"Otto says the early bird gets the tray."

Founding Memberships.
Limited slots. Open now.

550–650 backers total. One-time payment, no subscription. Every founding member listed on the wall — in the room on day one. When they're gone, they're gone.

$75
Founding Member
10 meal credits + Flow Blue tray (first edition, yours to keep)
$150
Founding VIP
25 meal credits + tray + mug + bowl set + private chef dinner
See all founding tiers →
One-time · no subscription · perks fulfilled at opening

How the system works

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Choose your chef

Browse Pittsburgh's best kitchens. Every week, chefs rotate a new menu of trays and sides. Seasonal, local, honest.

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Order & receive

Checkout via Stripe. Your order arrives via DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Grubhub in a sealed metal tray. $5 deposit per tray, fully refundable.

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Return the tray

Drop at the restaurant, leave it at a Hutch drop box, or keep it as swag — your choice. Return it and get your $5 back.

Pittsburgh's best kitchens.
This week's menu.

Browse all chefs & menus →
Hutch Automat — brass-framed glass doors with Flow Blue china plates
"The automat never died. It just went home for a while."
Otto Hutch — Pittsburgh 2026
PATENT PENDING
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MEAL TRAY $14–$18
TRAY DEPOSIT + $5.00
DELIVERY FEE + $4.99
ON RETURN − $5.00

Zero single-use packaging. The deposit ensures it comes back.

Every order arrives in a 4-compartment Flow Blue china tray — one large entrée section, two medium sides, and a smaller pastry/dessert compartment (Jeff's, the founder, is a pastry chef) — with a $5 refundable deposit. Return within 10 days and get $5 back automatically. After day 10, the deposit converts and the tray is yours.

The trays are Corelle ware-inspired, built to last 500+ uses. No plastic. No cardboard. No waste.

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Drop box Members return in a sealable Hutch tote at any Pittsburgh drop box. Full $5 refunded.
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Return to the restaurant Non-members drop the tray at the chef's host restaurant. Full $5 refunded.
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Drop at a Hutch box Leave it at any of our Pittsburgh drop box locations. Full $5 refunded.
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Keep it as swag Love the tray? Keep it. The $5 deposit stays with us. The tray is yours forever.

Pittsburgh has incredible chefs.
They deserve a bigger stage.

No reservations. No $40 entrées. Just Pittsburgh's best kitchens — Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Haitian, Peruvian, Spanish — at everyday prices, in your hands, tonight.

See this week's menus →

Founding Memberships.
One-time. No subscription.

550–650 backers total. Perks fulfilled when Hutch opens. Every founder listed on the wall — in the room on day one.

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0 backers Target: 550–650 backers Launching 2026
The Founding Supporter
$25
One-time · no subscription

Your name on the wall. In the room on day one.

  • Name engraved on the Hutch founding wall
  • Early access — in the door before public launch
  • Founding dispatch: build updates & chef news
The Founding VIP
$150
One-time · no subscription

The full collection. The chef dinner. The full experience.

  • 25 meal credits — redeemable at opening
  • Flow Blue full set — tray + mug + bowl (first edition)
  • Invite to the private chef dinner (night before launch)
  • Name on the founding wall
  • Priority access to all future limited drops

Full details, FAQ, and dinnerware collection at founding-member page →

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