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New recipes and AI

New recipes and AI

The press is full of possibilities using AI or ChatGPT to write a paper, cure cancer, etc. How can this growing technology help Dinner Elf? One bottleneck to creating new recipes for Dinner Elf has been creating great photos. Back in 2015, I took the photos myself (ugly). Then we

Dallas Expansion

Dallas Expansion

We're excited to now be cooking in North Dallas! Know anyone in South Lake, Flower Mound, Little Elm, Prosper, Frisco, The Colony, or Plano who might like some home-cooked love? Let 'em know! More areas in Dallas - Ft. Worth are coming soon.

1,000th 5-Star Review!

1,000th 5-Star Review!

We're so excited to announce that we received our 1,000th 5-star review [https://dinnerelf.com/reviews/] today! To put this achievement in context, to get a single 5-star review is really, really hard. People are busy. Here's what has to happen... * A customer books an appointment * A chef provides

Price change

To keep our amazing chefs and to help add new ones, we're increasing our service fee to $135 from $124. All of this increase will go directly to chef pay. Through technology and low overhead, we work hard to keep our prices low, so we don't make this change lightly.

Expansion to Denver!

Expansion to Denver!

I'm excited to announce Dinner Elf is now cooking in Denver. 🎉 Why did we choose Denver? * It's an amazing city. * I moved to Denver a few years ago from Austin and I want a chef. 😀 We'll be cooking from Boulder to Denver to Littleton. We've assembled an incredible team of

New dinners!

We're excited to announce new dinners that the kiddos (and you) will enjoy! NEW MAINS * Everything bagel breakfast casserole * Ham and eggs breakfast roll-ups * Creamy tomato pasta soup NEW SIDES * Cheesy stuffed garlic bread sliders * Breakfast apricot hand pies * Breakfast strawberry hand pies

5 Incredible Time-Saving Services for Busy Moms

5 Incredible Time-Saving Services for Busy Moms

You’re busy. Between all you do at work and at home, it can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day. As a working mom, I have learned to embrace the motto: “Work smarter, not harder.” For me, that looks like using some of my disposable income

11 Fun Dinner Conversation Starters

11 Fun Dinner Conversation Starters

Do you need to spice up your family dinner conversations? Download [https://s3.amazonaws.com/dinnerelf.webassets/lm/DinnerElf-11_Conversation-Starters.pdf] and print our fun conversation starters! * What would you say to everyone on Earth in 1 minute? * What would you do if you stayed up all night tonight? * If

New pricing

Today we're announcing an increase in our pricing to $124 (from $99) + ingredients for a chef to grocery shop, cook three nights of family size dinners in your home, and clean up. Why? We work hard to keep our prices low, but this increase is necessary to create a more

COVID-19 Safety Protocols

COVID-19 Safety Protocols

😷NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS Since 2014, our customers, from busy families to immunocompromised patients, have trusted Dinner Elf to fix dinner. Safety has always been our top priority, and we’ve added extra precautions. 👩‍🍳ELVES Your Elf will wear a mask to grocery shop and in your home. Upon entry, they’

Five Years Of Home-cooked Love

Austin Startups

Five Years Of Home-cooked Love

We just turned five! Five years ago this month, Dinner Elf launched in Austin. Looking back on how we’ve grown made us think back on why we started [https://www.dinnerelf.com/about/]. We’re even more passionate about offering a time-tested service that gives busy families a resource

Could Dinner Elf Work For My Big Family?

Could Dinner Elf Work For My Big Family?

A guest post by Kristin Schell [https://theturquoisetable.com/about/] The couple that started Dinner Elf [https://www.dinnerelf.com/] live in my neighborhood. I’ve heard loads of my girlfriends rave about using them to take care of weekday dinners. I’ve gifted Dinner Elf meals to friends who

Edible San Antonio Covers Dinner Elf's Launch In Alamo City

Edible San Antonio Covers Dinner Elf's Launch In Alamo City

In their 2018 Fiesta Issue, Edible San Antonio [http://ediblesanantonio.com/] shares Dinner Elf [http://dinnerelf.com/]‘s San Antonio expansion and writes about what makes our “chef-driven” approach to food delivery unique. Dinner Elf provides affordable, in-home meal preparation services in both Austin and San Antonio. Learn more at:

Prominent Mom Blogger Goes Behind-the-Scenes

Prominent Mom Blogger Goes Behind-the-Scenes

Jill Robbins [https://rippedjeansandbifocals.com/about-the-family/], author of the wildly popular Ripped Jeans and Bifocals [https://rippedjeansandbifocals.com/] blog, went behind-the-scenes with Elf Nolan. Read her full account [https://rippedjeansandbifocals.com/dinner-elf-san-antonio-glorious/] of her first Dinner Elf [https://www.dinnerelf.com/] appointment. Also, check out the Facebook live video she