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Meet the 2025 Shaw Contract Design Awards Global Winners
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Discover the Possibilities at One Kings Lane
A sponsored design feature created for Design Milk in collaboration with One Kings Lane, blending brand storytelling with editorial voice and audience-focused content.
| Grok Nation
Goodbeing offers a natural twist on the beauty subscription box
We tested out the service and found a few new cruelty-free brands to love. Subscription boxes like Birchbox and Ipsy are irresistible to beauty fans like me. A box of tiny beauty products that were new and just for me? Sign me up. I recently learned about Goodbeing, a beauty and nutrition box that focuses […]
| Grok Nation
Marley Spoon delivers Martha Stewart-approved dishes that anyone could make
If you’ve ever dreamt of cooking like Martha Stewart, well, Marley Spoon is the food box service for you. The service is similar to those we’ve tried at Grok Nation in the past, with one catch: the recipes get the Martha Stewart seal of approval. In all my meal service testing, the ones that require […]
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Sun Basket meals offer a healthy alternative in the food delivery market
One of the perks of trying so many different meal kits is getting to taste a variety of dishes. Sun Basket advertises itself as a “healthy” delivery service option. It offers an abundance of dietary options, such as gluten-free, vegan and paleo; and every recipe is sourced with organic produce and clean ingredients. I like […]
| Grok Nation
GoReadyMade offers (sometimes) easy make-at-home meals
I’ve tried a variety of meal kits that had me working over a hot stove. It’s been in the 90s in NYC every day this past week; the last thing I want to do is spend extra time in the kitchen. That’s why I was incredibly excited to try GoReadyMade. I thought these meals could […]
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Veestro provides ready-to-eat meals for vegans on the go
Many food subscription boxes offer quick-to-make dinners, which promise to get dinner on the table fast. And then there are those for incredibly easy (read: lazy) meals. The ones that offer ready-to-eat meals. Veestro offers the latter, with a twist: It’s all vegan. The plant-based meals on Veestro can be purchased as part of a […]
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HelloFresh helped me learn to use my broiler
You’ve probably heard of HelloFresh from every single former Bachelorette. Of all the meal subscription boxes, it’s one of the most present on social media. Every time I open Instagram, I see some bright smiling face in a HelloFresh apron telling me how easy it is for them to make dinner now. I was ready […]
| Worth magazine
Worth Destination: The sports, business, events, and more of Las Vegas
Sponsored content writing for the 2018 Destinations issue of Worth magazine This 8-page advertorial was sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to highlight the city as a thriving destination for travel, as well as sports ventures and a conference hub. The special insert appeared in the summer 2018 issue. You don’t know […]
| Grok Nation
Home Chef is the best box for quick meals
After testing five meal subscription boxes, I’ve learned that they’re not that different. You get the box (some are doing a better job of making their packaging eco-friendly than others), you prepare the food, and you eat it. Do meal kits suddenly make you enjoy cooking if you’ve simply tolerated it before? In my case, […]
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Plated is our favorite meal kit box yet
There are so many food meal services on the market; some claim to make dinner prep faster; others profess to save you money; and many will apparently teach you to cook like a pro. We’ve been on a mission to test out these claims. We’ve tried out Blue Apron, Green Chef, and Dinnerly. I feel […]
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Dinnerly is a fast and (mostly) tasty way to feed your family
If you’ve ever wished there was a fast, easy, way to get dinner on the table for the family (or just yourself), we may have found the meal kit delivery service for you. Because there are so many options out there in this market, we’ve decided to review them for you at Grok Nation. First […]
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Green Chef provides out-of-the-box meals
Dinnertime can either be a hassle or a breeze—depending on the type of cook you are (a.k.a. if you actually enjoy cooking or not). There are countless meal delivery services that claim to make dinner prep faster, to save you money, or to teach you how to cook like a pro. In an effort to […]
| Grok Nation
Blue Apron is worth the hassle of cooking
If you spend any amount of time on social media networks, you’ve probably seen countless ads for various meal delivery services. Some claim to make dinner prep faster; others profess to save you money; and many will apparently teach you to cook like a pro. Now, if we could find one that does all three—we’d […]
| Worth magazine
Bring new meaning to summer ‘road trips’
Sponsored content writing for Worth magazine Copy first appeared in a sponsored Worth newsletter, sent in May 2017: Sure, road trips have a certain kind of charm, but when you’re ready for a weekend away, you want a weekend of vacationing—not a weekend of traveling. This summer, not all road trips need roads. Consider jetting […]
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Worth Destination: Everything is coming together in Atlanta
Sponsored content writing for the Spring 2017 issue of Worth magazine For the luxury lifestyle, finance, and wealth management magazine, I wrote Create, Work, and Culture sections of advertorial on the city of Atlanta. The special insert, which was featured in the Spring 2017 issue of Worth, highlighted how economy and culture are thriving like […]
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Give the gift of luxury travel
Sponsored content writing for Worth magazine Copy first appeared in a sponsored Worth newsletter, sent on December 8, 2016: Instead of spending hours attempting to find the right “things” for gifts this holiday season, give smarter—give the gift of luxury travel. A Sentient Jet Card is the present for people with impeccable taste. The creator […]
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Worth Destination: Orlando is more than theme parks
Sponsored content writing for the 2016 Destinations issue of Worth magazine Worth magazine’s yearly Destinations issue is meant to highlight the way U.S. cities are thriving beyond the traditional tourism machine. To accompany the print feature, I helped research and write additional elements for the Enjoy, Work, Live, and Connect sections online. In addition to […]
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Louis XIII cognac: A history
Sponsored content writing for Worth magazine Ahead of the holiday season, I wrote a sponsored content article—which appeared on worth.com and in a sponsored newsletter—about Louis XIII. To coincide with the launch of the brand’s first edition of Time Collection, a series of decanters, the article explores the history of the French luxury spirits brand. […]
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Make summer travel hassle-free with Jet Aviation
Sponsored content writing for Worth magazine Copy first appeared in a sponsored Worth newsletter, sent in July 2016: Summer vacations should be exactly as you picture them: fun, carefree, and—above all—relaxing. Unfortunately, too often the act of getting to a getaway causes stress and frustration. Transportation, specifically air travel, shouldn’t leave you frustrated before you’ve […]
Dalene Rovenstine
Writer, editor, and content marketing leader with a journalism background and experience across media and brand platforms