Design refinements
In progress- Additional pages ready to review in Pastel
- Review period extended to Sunday night, 1 November
- Working through the previous feedback alongside this
Northside Grocer × Buddy
Hey Emma + Greg 👋 your project is on the boil
Design is 95% complete and the new website pages are ready for your review. Open any page below and add your feedback in Pastel.
Design and Shopify setup underwayLaunch December Christmas menu
Last updated: 29 October 2026
Order status
80% overall complete
December is the target window, not a confirmed date.
Design progress95%
Final approval still ahead.
Latest update — 29 October
The additional pages are ready to review in Pastel
Thanks for the latest feedback.
By Sunday night, 1 November
We've extended the review period until Sunday night so you have time to go through these. Please continue to add your feedback directly in Pastel — we're continuing to work through the previous feedback alongside this.
Pastel password: buddy
- About usOpen in Pastel
- How it worksOpen in Pastel
- DeliveryOpen in Pastel
- FAQOpen in Pastel
- ContactOpen in Pastel
- SearchOpen in Pastel
- Policy page templateOpen in Pastel
Also open for you
- Open the Shopify sandboxPassword: buddy
- Review the recipe app demoPassword: buddy
- Watch the recipe walkthroughPassword: buddy
Greg — just a quick reminder to have a look through the recipe app demo and send through any feedback. Password: buddy.
Your next steps
What we need from Northside Grocer
The additional pages are ready in Pastel. Please add feedback there by Sunday night, 1 November. Review passwords are in Secure Access.
Latest update
The design is nearly there
The additional pages are ready for review until Sunday night, 1 November. We are working through the earlier feedback in parallel; once this review is complete and approved, the design phase can be formally completed.
Shopify build
In progress- Core templates are 90% complete
- Refine cart visibility and category filters
- Prepare the content-editing map
Recipe demo ready
Review- Client-accessible demo and walkthrough are ready
- Reminder: Greg to review the demo and send feedback
- Confirm the workflow together; automatic syncing is not assumed
Already complete
- Shopify homepage direction completed
- Menu and collection layouts completed
- Product-page layout completed
- Gift-card direction completed
What’s next
- Northside to review the additional pages in Pastel by Sunday night, 1 November
- Greg to send feedback on the recipe app demo
- Buddy to apply the earlier and new Pastel feedback, then confirm final design approval
- Prepare approved products and retail-customer data in November
- Confirm the December Christmas-menu launch window
The agreed direction
One retail store, two clear customer paths
Retail
Northside and Pippa’s retail customers + Retail products, menus and ordering + Gift cards, marketing and Klaviyo connections
New Northside Grocer Shopify store
Supported at Home + NDIS
Supported at Home and NDIS customers + Compliance-sensitive invoicing and customer management + Supported at Home and NDIS services
Cookaborough
Pippa’s Kitchen will cease as a standalone retail website after launch. Relevant retail pages will redirect to matching Northside pages. Supported at Home and NDIS customers remain in Cookaborough and will not be migrated into Shopify. Cookaborough pages are excluded from the redirect process.
What Buddy is working on
- Work through the previous Pastel feedback
- Collect feedback on the additional pages until Sunday night
- Polish the Shopify desktop and mobile experience
- Make the shopping journey fast and obvious
- Finalise cart and category-filter behaviour
Buddy will follow up
In progressBuddy
Your pantry (Drive folder)
Your dedicated storage folder — drop in photos, recipes, logos, menus or anything else you want us to cook with.
Open project Drive folderJump straight in
In the kitchen
Mise en place: what's on, what we need, what's next.
In progress
On the stove
What we're cooking right now
Mobile refinements and the remaining pages are on the stove.
To confirm together
Gathering ingredients
What we need from you
A few ingredients from your pantry and we're away.
Next up
Next on the menu
Coming out of the kitchen next
One updated build for a consolidated review.
Next dish out of the kitchen
Final design approval
After review closes Sunday night, 1 November
All pages are now in Pastel for review. Once Northside’s feedback is in on Sunday night, Buddy will apply the earlier and new feedback so the design phase can be formally approved.
The recipe, step by step
01
Plan
CompleteComplete
02
Design
In progress95% complete
03
Build
In progressIn progress
04
Test + Prepare
UpcomingAfter design approval
05
Launch
UpcomingDecember Christmas menu · to confirm
Handy links
Scope
The approved project scope for this build.
Password protected — unlock below to view.Shopify website review
All website pages and shared feedback. Review passwords are in Secure Access.
https://usepastel.com/link/3jjvm0y3/Current Northside Grocer
The website live today.
https://northsidegrocer.com.au/Pippa's Kitchen
The site we're carefully migrating from.
https://pippaskitchen.com.au/Northside Cookaborough
Existing Cookaborough storefront.
https://cookaborough.com.au/northsidegrocerPippa Cookaborough
Existing Cookaborough storefront.
https://cookaborough.com.au/pippaskitchenPrevious proposal
For reference only — now superseded by the signed project.
Password protected — unlock below to view.Buddy
Who's delivering the project.
https://gobuddy.com.au/Ask the chef
We are 80% through the project and design is 95% complete. All additional pages are ready to review in Pastel until Sunday night, 1 November, and we are working through the earlier feedback alongside this. Final design approval follows the review.
