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You don't
decide dinner.
He does.

Wise Guy picks tonight, sorts your week, and writes the docket for Woolies, Coles and ALDI. All you do is say yes.

396 dishes · 353 real recipes · no account · never the same pick twice in a day

The Wise Guy, a smug Italian in a red shirt and gold chain, presenting a plate of spaghetti
🍝

Tonight, cooking

Spaghetti Carbonara

Italian · 25 min · serves 4

“Righto. Italian tonight.”

How it works

Three things. He does all of them.

No scrolling through a thousand recipes at 6pm. Open the app, there's a dinner on the table, and he's got an opinion about it.

1. Tonight's on the table

Open the app and a dinner is already picked from 396 dishes, filtered to your diet, budget and how much effort you've got in you.

Trust me on this one.
2. Not tonight? Gone.

Knock a pick back and it stays out of the way until tomorrow. Every no narrows the field. No loops, no repeats.

Fine. Your loss.
3. He sorts the week next update

Seven questions, then a week of dinners with recipes and a docket split between Woolies, Coles and ALDI, by aisle, with prices.

Big spender! Lobster's back on the menu.

The interview

Seven questions. He's got something to say about every answer.

How many dinners? 5
Good number. Leaves room for a cheeky takeaway.
Who's eating? 2 adults, 1 kid
Kids at the table. Nothing weird, promise.
Where do you shop? ALDI
ALDI only. Smart. That's where the money is.
Budget? $280
Big spender! Lobster's back on the menu.
Anything to avoid? Mushrooms
Won't go near them. You have my word.

The docket

One list. Split by store. In aisle order.

ALDI for the mince, dairy and pantry, Woolies for the herbs and the Thai sauces. Rough shelf prices, a subtotal per store, an honest total against your budget, and the staples you already own kept off the list.

  • Cook once, eat twice

    Ask for leftovers and one night is deliberately doubled. He tells you which night eats it.

  • ½
    Nothing rots in the crisper

    Half the coriander tonight, the rest on Thursday. Ingredients get used across the week.

  • $
    No pantry padding

    Olive oil, salt, pepper, soy, the spice rack: assumed you've got them, not on the docket, not in the total.

WOOLWORTHSCOLESALDI

WISE GUY

WEEKLY DOCKET · 5 DINNERS · 3 PEOPLE

MON Thai basil chicken mince25m
TUE Beef tacos, lime slaw30m
WED Lemon garlic chicken tray bake55m
THU Nacho bake (Tue's mince)20m
FRI Thai green curry, fish & beans30m
ALDI14 ITEMS
Beef mince 1kg11.99
Chicken thigh fillets 1kg11.50
Chicken mince 500g6.99
Brushed potatoes 2kg4.49
Tasty cheese 500g6.49
SUBTOTAL71.88
WOOLWORTHS23 ITEMS
Thai basil bunch3.50
Coriander bunch2.90
Green curry paste 210g3.20
Barramundi fillets 500g14.00
SUBTOTAL77.60
EST. TOTAL$149.47
YOUR BUDGET$150.00

UNDER BUDGET · PRICES ARE ESTIMATES

CHECK THE PANTRY: olive oil · salt · pepper · soy sauce · fish sauce · cumin · rice

The Wise Guy in a kitchen with a spatula, tea towel and a thumbs up

The recipes

One page. Big enough to read with sauce on your hands.

Every recipe is written for this app: an ingredients list that scales when you change the serves, the pantry staples kept separate so you don't buy salt again, and a numbered method on one screen. Big-text mode if you want it, never forced on you.

  • 4→6
    Scales the quantities

    400g becomes 600g, one onion becomes one and a half. Tap the serves, done.

  • AU
    Capsicum, not bell pepper

    Metric, pack sizes as they sit on the shelf, mince not ground beef.

What it costs

Free to ask. Plus for the week.

Tonight's pick is free, forever. Plus is for people who want the week and the docket every time.

Free

$0

  • Tonight's pick, every night, offline
  • 396 dishes and 353 recipes
  • Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free filters
  • Up to 10 of your own meals and places
  • One weekly plan to see what he can do

Plus

$1.99a month, or $9.99 a year. Local pricing applies.

  • A fresh weekly plan and docket whenever you want one, up to eight a day
  • Unlimited meals and places in My List
  • Full decision history
  • Budget, effort and cuisine filters

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