New Bub Club, Melbourne (2026)

31/05/2026

Why does our chicken soup turn to jelly in the fridge? 🤔

Because we make our broth from scratch.

We slowly simmer chicken and vegetables for hours, extracting flavour and nourishment into the broth. During the cooking process, collagen breaks down into naturally occurring gelatin, which is what gives the broth its rich texture. As it cools, that gelatin sets, creating the wobbly texture you see here.

For tired new parents, it’s the kind of nourishing meal that’s easy to heat, easy to eat and packed with nutrients.

Once reheated, it melts back into the silky soup our customers love.

No stock cubes. No shortcuts. Just real broth, made the slow way. ❤️

30/05/2026

Everything we’re cooking this week so you don’t have to 👩‍🍳

This week we’re bringing back our Greatest Hits Box, featuring three of our most-loved meals: Lasagna, Chinese Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup, and our bestselling Butter Chicken.

We recently saw a ready-made meal company selling single serves of lasagna that weighed 250g. Maybe that’s enough for some people, but we don’t believe in hangry families over here.

Our lasagna slices weigh in at a generous 450g each, because we know many of our customers are breastfeeding mums, hungry parents, growing kids, and families who need a proper meal, not a snack pretending to be dinner.

As always, everything is cooked from scratch using real ingredients, packed with flavour, and delivered ready to heat and eat on those nights when life is busy and everyone is asking what’s for dinner.

Orders close Sunday at 10pm

27/05/2026

June’s menu has officially landed 🤍

Some cosy classics are back and a couple brand new dishes have made their debut.

Think:
🍛 slow-braised beef rendang
🍝 our sell-out lasagna bolognese
🥘 veg loaded butter chicken
🍲 hearty chicken soup + garlic bread
🍖 fall-apart osso bucco
…and a nourishing brisket mac & cheese situation we cannot stop thinking about.

As always, every meal is cooked fresh each week in our Collingwood kitchen and designed to make family dinners feel easier - generous portions, whole ingredients, low on spice but still big on flavour so the whole family can enjoy them.

Orders close every Sunday at 10pm for VIC delivery Tues/Wed 🤍
(NSW fam - a lot of these are also available in our frozen range!)

Which week are you claiming first? 👀

24/05/2026

This was the night before my second was born. I remember holding him thinking,
“How could I ever love another child this much?”
What I didn’t realise was that becoming a mother again wouldn’t divide the love.
It would just make my heart feel bigger than I thought possible 🤍

23/05/2026

If next week is already looking chaotic and it hasn’t even started yet… this is your sign to outsource dinner.

This week’s menu is stacked with comfort food favourites:
🥣 Creamy basil pesto gnocchi with grilled chicken, zucchini + peas
🥘 Slow-cooked Beef & Guinness Stew with creamy mash
🍛 Mild Chicken Pumpkin Curry with quinoa mix
🧁 Plus our carrot cake muffins with cream cheese frosting

All cooked fresh by our small team in Melbourne and delivered ready to heat and eat 🤍

Orders close 10pm tonight for VIC delivery Tuesday/Wednesday.
NSW fam - the stew and curry are both available frozen this week too (with the gnocchi coming soon 👀).

14/05/2026

Dinner = handled ✔️

This week we’re slow-cooking, simmering, shredding, roasting and batch cooking so you don’t have to think about what’s for dinner every night 😮‍💨

On the menu:
• Apple tamarind beef brisket with our nourishing veg packed mac & cheese
• Mild, family-friendly Massaman curry
• Moroccan chicken tagine marinated in the dreamiest spice blend
• Plus fresh batches of our Chicken Cacciatore, Chinese Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup, and Chilli Con Carne because you all keep selling them out 😅

Whole ingredients. Cooked from scratch. Family-friendly flavour without the spice overload 🤍

Orders close Sunday 10pm for next week’s VIC deliveries. NSW fam — all dishes are also available in our frozen range.

07/05/2026

With Mother’s Day around the corner, this is your reminder that being looked after can look like not cooking dinner for a few nights 🤍

Next week’s menu is full of comforting, family-friendly favourites designed to lighten the load a little:
– Beef Rendang with rice + pickled cucumber
– Hearty chicken soup with garlic bread
– Italian beef meatballs with fresh pasta + Napoli

Everything is cooked from scratch in our Collingwood kitchen, delivered fresh and ready to heat and eat.

VIC: Orders close tonight 10pm for Saturday delivery, or Sunday 10pm for Tues/Wed delivery.
NSW: All meals available in our frozen range for Friday delivery (Rendang and Meatballs being added new this week! )🤍

06/05/2026

This week we launched our very first New Bub Club pop-up at From Day One.

Honestly, this is something I’ve dreamt about since starting the business. Meeting mums where they’re actually at, and making nourishing food easier to access during those early postpartum months.

At New Bub Club, we make fresh, ready-made meals for new and busy families - slow-cooked, heat-and-eat dinners designed for the nights when cooking just isn’t happening.

It was such a natural fit to partner with From Day One - a space built for mums to feel seen, supported and connected.

If you’re part of the FDO community, keep an eye out for the cooler 🤍 Rumour has it the fridge is already empty… but we’ll be back to restock soon 😅

03/05/2026

With Mother’s Day coming up,
this is the energy I’m taking into May.
Lowering the pressure on one day and raising the standard for how supported I feel the rest of the time.

02/05/2026

Hot take: Mother’s Day is a high-risk event 😅

The more pressure you put on one “perfect day,”
the more likely it disappoints.

Lower the stakes.
Raise the standard for the other 364 days.

01/05/2026

If you don’t know what’s for dinner next week - this is it.

3 meals. Cooked from scratch. Delivered fresh.
Heat and eat.
– San choy bao with rice + little gem lettuce
– Braised lamb & butterbean stew with creamy mash
– Osso bucco with polenta
Orders close Sunday 10pm.

29/04/2026

What’s for dinner? Sorted.

Our May menu is here – four weeks of slow-cooked, nourishing meals that actually make your life easier.

The kind of food you want after a long day:
hearty soups, rich stews, cozy curries, fresh pasta… all made from scratch in our Collingwood kitchen.

And yes – toddler-friendly too.

Plus snacks each week (in order): egg bites, tahini brownie, lactation cookies, carrot cupcakes.

You don’t need more to think about right now. We’ve got dinner covered 🤍

VIC: Orders close Thursday 10pm for Saturday delivery, or Sunday 10pm for Tuesday/Wednesday delivery.
NSW: Most meals available in our frozen range – orders close Sunday 10pm for Friday delivery.

23/04/2026

Next week’s menu is a goodie.

Butter Chicken - no actual butter here. We use ghee (the good fats), and it’s loaded with chicken, peas and spinach. Creamy, mild, and packed with nutrients.

Chinese Chicken & Corn Soup - a hug in a bowl. We start with a from-scratch broth, add delicate egg ribbons, pureed corn, and balance it with that perfect umami hit.

Lasagna Bolognese - slow-cooked for 4 hours, layered with béchamel. Proper comfort food. Always a favourite.

If this menu doesn’t do it for you… we might genuinely be in trouble 😅

Orders close Sunday 10pm.

13/04/2026

Hi, I’m Darby and I run New Bub Club.

We make fresh, ready made meals for new and busy families.

8 years ago, I was working as a refugee lawyer. And at the heart of it, my work has always been about caring for people.

These days, that looks like feeding families.

But this week, it means something more.

We’re supporting the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and Feast for Freedom, a campaign celebrating the stories, recipes and cultures of people seeking asylum in Australia.

The meals we’re cooking are recipes gifted by refugees (menu in comments).

You can order our special edition Feast for Freedom Meal Box for delivery across Victoria this Saturday, or Tuesday or Wednesday next week, with profits going directly to support the ASRC’s work.

Or, you can sign up to host your own Feast for Freedom dinner before April 30.

Orders for next week close Sunday at 10pm. The meal box is available with dairy free, soy free and gluten free options.

08/04/2026

Messages like this never get old.

Because this is exactly what we’re trying to do.

Real food.
Made from scratch.
That actually tastes like something you’d cook at home (if you had the time).

Not sauces where you’re fishing for the good stuff.
Not tiny portions.
Not ‘technically fresh but somehow… not’.

Just proper meals 💕

31/03/2026

April’s menu is here 🤍

A mix of your go-to favourites, slow-cooked classics, and meals designed to make 5pm feel a little easier.

There’s also one week this month that means a little extra to us.

We’re taking part in ‘s Feast for Freedom for the first time - a campaign built around food, community, and bringing people together. We’ll share more soon, but safe to say… we’re really excited about this one.

You can pre-order for any week, or lock in the whole month with our 4-week package.

Orders close each week, Sunday 10pm.

28/03/2026

Some days you tick everything off your list.
Some days you get nothing done.

And you start to realise…
those “nothing” days might actually be the most important ones.

27/03/2026

10K of you… what 🥹

I started this account to share a little bit of life, food, motherhood and the chaos in between, and somehow we’re here. 10K of you.. so here are 10 random facts about me:
1. I grew up in Ohio 🇺🇸. Lived in New York and California, met my now husband in Greece, then moved to London, and now Melbourne. A whirlwind of continents.
2. I buy no more than ~ 5 items of clothing a year for myself. No skincare routine beyond a good splash of water and sunscreen 🤣 Chronic under-consumer in an over-consumption world. I’ll always choose travel and good food instead.
3. I spent 7 years at uni to become a lawyer, and I used to represent child refugees. Sometimes I miss it. Most of the time I don’t.
4. I have 3 siblings, an older sister and younger twin brothers, and they are my ride or die squad.
5. I’ve lived in Melbourne for nearly 5 years and I’m applying for my citizenship this year 🇦🇺
6. I’m half Chinese, half Irish. My husband is Greek.
We eat New Bub Club 3x a week, Greek 2x, and Chinese or Asian the rest. I rarely cook meat at home - NBC covers that, and we keep the rest mostly veg and fish.
7. My mum was a professional ballerina and my dad was a college wrestler, so I grew up doing both sport and ballet. Now I run, lift, and love a good HIIT class.
8. It took me about 3 years to really feel settled in Melbourne. Raising kids away from my family has been hard. Building a village at this stage of life isn’t easy and has taken real intentional effort.
9. We’re in the process of establishing a truffle farm 👀If you’re also low key obsessed, DM me so we can fully nerd out about fungi.
10. Our two boys are 6 and 3.5, quirky, cool, and currently deep into Pokémon and crafting 24/7.
They could happily live off yoghurt, “hard pear” and soup with the broth drained out 🙃 Soft pear and wet soup are not welcome.

Thanks for being here, whether you’re here for the food, the chaos, or both 🤍

26/03/2026

If you’re tired, touched out, and dinner feels like one more thing… this is for you 🤍

Slow-cooked beef stew for protein, iron + comfort
Nourishing chicken tagine with all the good stuff
A mild, creamy Massaman the whole family will eat

Food that actually looks after you.
No chopping, no thinking - just heat, eat, repeat.

Orders close Sunday.

20/03/2026

There’s a special kind of exhaustion where you physically cannot process a single word… but you’re still nodding like “wow, that’s crazy” 😵‍💫

19/03/2026

Last time: 476 meatballs… gone.

Think we can beat it? 👀

Italian meatballs in Napoli with fresh pasta -
not traditional, just ridiculously good.

412 already ordered… and it’s only Thursday. If your dinner plans are in shambles for next week - hop on the fresh weekly meal box.

Next week’s menu:
Meatballs + Napoli and Fresh Pasta
Braised Lamb & Butterbean Stew + Mash
Cypriot Grain Salad w/ Chicken
Bonus add on meal - Hearty Chicken Soup 🍲

18/03/2026

A year ago I signed the agreement for our first kitchen.

But the truth is - I almost didn’t.

Losing my dad in the months before before completely knocked the wind out of me. I didn’t know how I was meant to keep building a business while carrying that kind of grief.

All I wanted was to hide for a while. To not be the one holding everything together.

But somehow, I came back to my why.

Food. Family. And the grit my dad taught me.

So instead of walking away, I took the leap.

This kitchen has been one of the hardest and best things I’ve ever done - and somehow it’s nearly been a year ❤️

12/03/2026

🙈 POV: the car is the only quiet(ish) place in your life.
🥘 Everything we’re cooking from scratch next week so you don’t have to. Orders close 10pm Sunday. Delivery in VIC tues/wed and frozen delivery in NSW on Thrs/Fri.

05/03/2026

Turns out postpartum support isn’t balloons and baby clothes. It’s coffee & food drops, hype speeches, and clearing out your sink of dirty dishes.

26/02/2026

Somewhere between being emotionally available, nutritionally responsible and professionally competent…
we’re just trying to remember where the water bottle and hat went missing today.

How are we doing, honestly? 🫠

New Bub Club