meal kits — Articles — Larissa Zimberoff

You might use your oven as a semi-convenient form of storage. Or, you might not use it at all. David Rabie and his team of eight (including two chefs) have created a fancy — but cheap — oven that does four things in one, all from your countertop. The Tovala oven bakes, broils, steams and heats, via convection. It’s Wi-Fi enabled, controlled by an app on your phone and comes with an option for a meal kit service.

MashableLarissa ZimberoffMarch 24, 2016Kickstarter, Mashable, david rabie, meal kits, nomiku, oven, tempehsure, tovala

Will The Growing Meal Kit Industry Satisfy Fickle New York Foodies?

We all know that for New Yorkers, the takeout industry is king. Even in winter, stalwart deliverymen are out there braving the elements on their bicycles. But here’s something you might not know: According to GrubHub Inc., the biggest food-delivery platform on the market, New York City customers are 98 percent more likely than the rest of the country to search for the category “grocery items.”

Village VoiceLarissa ZimberoffJanuary 14, 2016NYC, cooking, dinner, mark bittman, meal kit industry, meal kits, mise en place, purple carrot, quinciple, village voice