LONDON - Patti Coulthard is a single Londoner with a hectic working schedule and a social life to match.
She says she loves to host dinner parties for her friends and is keen to serve an eye-catching menu every time.
But instead of spending hours in supermarkets, grocers, fishmongers and butchers, then slaving over a hot stove, she has opted for Britain's newest cooking concept -- the so-called "prep kitchen" of Dinners Made.
The concept of meal prep outlets was introduced in the United States around five years ago, and more than 1,000 such kitchens have opened up there in the past few years.