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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

Ding Dong, Dinner! News 4 Covers Our San Antonio Launch

Ding Dong, Dinner! News 4 Covers Our San Antonio Launch

Elf Nolan [http://dinnerelf.com/customers/#/elves/829] had the treat of whipping up dinner for New 4 San Antonio’s [http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/ding-dong-dinner] anchor, Delaine Mathieu. Watch the video [http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/ding-dong-dinner]! As Dinner Elf [https://www.dinnerelf.com/]launched service in San

MySanAntonio Covers Dinner Elf Launch

MySanAntonio Covers Dinner Elf Launch

On the heels of serving over 40,000 dinners to loyal Austin customers, Dinner Elf [https://www.dinnerelf.com/]is excited to start cooking for Alamo City residents. Check out MySanAntonio.com’s [https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/article/Austin-based-meal-prep-service-expanding-to-San-12631644.php#photo-15116392] coverage of our March 1st launch. Dinner Elf

A Shout Out From NPR: Texas Standard talks Dinner Elf and food-delivery tech

A Shout Out From NPR: Texas Standard talks Dinner Elf and food-delivery tech

Listen to a a fun Dinner Elf shout out [https://soundcloud.com/texas-standard/gallaga-02092017] on NPR’s Texas Standard, discussing how technology is changing eating habits. At Dinner Elf, we hope technology helps our customers easily eat well and have more time in the day! Dinner Elf provides affordable, in-home

Hold That Broccoli A Little Higher: The Life Of A Dinner Elf Model

Austin Startups

Hold That Broccoli A Little Higher: The Life Of A Dinner Elf Model

Hold That Broccoli A Little Higher: The Life Of A Dinner Elf Model You asked for better pictures of our tasty food. We’ve just finished photographing our entire menu [https://www.dinnerelf.com/collections/all], and a few Elf-in-action shots. Read on for a behind-the-scene look at photographer Amy

Proud To Be Built In Austin!

Proud To Be Built In Austin!

Proud To Be Built In Austin! Kelly O’Halloran of Built In Austin [https://www.builtinaustin.com/2016/08/12/dinner-elf-delivers-in-home-chef] covers Dinner Elf [https://www.dinnerelf.com/] as the next level up from grocery delivery and ingredients-in-a-box services. We don’t just get you the ingredients, we cook them

Top 5 “Grown In Austin” Meal Delivery Options

Top 5 “Grown In Austin” Meal Delivery Options

Updated: July 19, 2016 Everybody’s heard of Blue Apron, and most of us have an UberEATS habit. But how does an Austinite go local when demanding food? Here’s five “Grown In Austin” meal delivery companies. Farmhouse Delivery’s Supper Club [http://community.farmhousedelivery.com/1019-2/] What: You cook.

Resolve To Take A Little Stress Off The Table

Resolve To Take A Little Stress Off The Table

New Years resolutions can be so cliche. They are the reason so many Christmas cookies will get tossed into the trash. They are the reason my pilates class will be crowded for the next two weeks. Though many will not be kept, let’s celebrate the sweet humanity that is

Give Local & Awesome: Gifts From Austin’s Coolest Entrepreneurs

Give Local & Awesome: Gifts From Austin’s Coolest Entrepreneurs

We have two Fridays between us and Christmas! If you are in the crunch time of holiday buying, I give you gifts of awesomeness from some of Austin’s coolest entrepreneurs. Read on for a fun giveaway too! For Your Little Builder: PopUp Play [http://popupplaytoy.com/] allows your child

Austin's Favorite Meal Delivery, Says the Austinot!

Austin's Favorite Meal Delivery, Says the Austinot!

Credit: The Austinot [https://austinot.com/meal-delivery-austin] The Austinot [https://austinot.com/meal-delivery-austin] just named Dinner Elf [https://www.dinnerelf.com/] one of their favorite meal delivery companies in Austin! One of the great values we offer over a typical meal delivery service, is that our customers don’t even

Video: Watch Customer Jo Dale Share What Dinner Elf Means To Her

Austin Startups

Video: Watch Customer Jo Dale Share What Dinner Elf Means To Her

Who’s ready for a little “behind-the-Elfing”? We’re excited to debut a new customer testimonial video: Jo Dale started using Dinner Elf back in February, and quickly settled into a weekly appointment with Elf Holly to help her busy family eating better. Last month we invited busy mom, Jo

Summer Hacks For Busy Families: Make A Fuss About The 4th

Summer Hacks For Busy Families: Make A Fuss About The 4th

This is my one concentrated day to attempt the whole “Pinterest mom” thing. Note that I am a decided mess at actually executing anything Pinterest-worthy, but I can have a lot of fun running a theme into the ground. The above picture is a card my then-seven-year-old daughter made and

Summer Hacks For Busy Families: Turquoise Tuesdays

Summer Hacks For Busy Families: Turquoise Tuesdays

We just put a Turquoise Table [http://www.kristinschell.com/the-turquoise-table/] in our front yard. This table is a bright, kitschy signal that we are part of the “front yard people” movement. This means we are people who want to know and live in community with our neighbors. This summer,

For All Who Mother Mine

For All Who Mother Mine

I am not my children’s only mother. These “other mothers” are some of the biggest blessings of my life. In the spirit of Mother’s Day, I wanted to raise up a few of them in gratitude for how they’ve helped my children. THE BETTER MOTHER Do you

The Many Faces Of Dinner Elf

Working Parents

The Many Faces Of Dinner Elf

This post is all about the company, but read on and you may recognize your own family in some of the creative ways customers are currently using Dinner Elf. THE WORKING FAMILY These hardworking families need an easy way to get their family to sit down together to a healthy

Messy Hospitality: Letting People In Matters More Than Your Mess

Messy Hospitality: Letting People In Matters More Than Your Mess

I have a best-dear-girlfriend who is a natural born hostess. I will admit she intimidated the hell out of me for the first year that we knew each other. She effortlessly hosts get togethers of all kinds, at all times — from lavish dinner parties to last minute pool-side play dates.

Two Truths & A Lie: Tall Tales That Rescued Our Family Dinner

Two Truths & A Lie: Tall Tales That Rescued Our Family Dinner

Family dinner is when we come together to share the ups and downs of all of our days. When we had toddlers at the table, getting them to talk during our family dinner was never a problem. Getting a word in edgewise or a vegetable in their mouth? Those were

Stop This Busy Season From Becoming Our Busy Life

Stop This Busy Season From Becoming Our Busy Life

I start our family out every September with such verve. Fresh backpacks, new outfits, a variety of healthy lunches mapped out for every day of the week. It’s a Type A personality dream sequence. I promise myself we will not over-schedule. I will limit the kids to one after-school

Need a perfect Valentine gift of love? Give Presence, Not Presents

Need a perfect Valentine gift of love? Give Presence, Not Presents

What is Valentine’s Day supposed to look like for us old married folk? I love my husband, but I resent spending a fortune on a “romantic” dinner on one of the worst nights of the year to eat out. My husband wouldn’t know what to do if I

The Who and Why of Dinner Elf

The Who and Why of Dinner Elf

Who: Founders Dinner Elf was founded in Austin, TX in 2014 by a wife [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolevickey/] and husband [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessevickey/] team with the support of Capital Factory [https://www.capitalfactory.com/], EO [https://hub.eonetwork.org/], and many others. They've

Dinner Elf Shout Out In Today’s Austin American-Statesman

Dinner Elf Shout Out In Today’s Austin American-Statesman

Yea for local press! Please see below or read in the Austin Statesman [http://food.blog.austin360.com/2014/12/17/dinner-elf-cooking-service-brings-helpers-into-your-kitchen/?ecmp=austin360_social_twitter_2014_sfp] about Dinner Elf. Dinner Elf cooking service brings helpers into your kitchen by Addie Broyles December 17, 2014 Like many Austin parents,