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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 ...
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20 gifts your mom will love

If you’re anything like me, Mother’s Day somehow sneaks up every year. I have the best of intentions to purchase my mom something nice and meaningful, but often due to time constraints (and not living in the same city as ...
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Sarah Tracey is ready for picnics and patios

Like many young, hopeful New York transplants, Sarah Tracey moved to the city to pursue a music career. And as all of those young people learn—New York is expensive! She took a “survival job” as a cocktail waitress and as ...
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Sommelier Victoria James says this white Bordeaux ‘screams spring’

Wine for Dummies may not be an auspicious start for a beverage director, but when she became a bartender at 18, Victoria James picked up a “dusty old copy” of the book. She was lured by the history, stories, and ...
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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 ...
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‘Cork Dork’ author makes a wine pick from an ‘unorthodox’ winery

Each Friday a kickass woman in the industry picks us a wine of the week, and doing the honors today is Bianca Bosker, the author of New York Times best-seller Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big ...
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‘Top Chef’s Nina Compton picks a ‘lively wine’ with a fond memory

Is it spring yet!? Three weeks ago we kicked off our first Wine of the Week, a recurring feature on Grok Nation where we speak to kickass women in the industry—sommeliers, beverage directors, critics, or just generally awesome wine connoisseurs—to ...
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Janet Varney finds meaning in her mom’s tunic

We all have a special item that we just love—there could be a number of reasons why we cherish it… because it’s comfortable, because it holds memories or simply because it’s beautiful. At Grok Nation, we highlight sustainable fashion and these ...
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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 ...
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Col Fondo is the ‘O.G. prosecco’

Welcome back to Wine of the Week, a recurring feature on Grok Nation where we speak to kickass women in the industry—sommeliers, beverage directors, critics, or just generally awesome wine connoisseurs—to learn about a new wine. They’ll give us an ...
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