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Cookin Partners with Sobeys Inc. to Empower Local Chefs and Transform Home Dining

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

"This strategic partnership embodies the shared missions of both organizations, with Sobeys committed to nurturing families and communities, and Cookin’s vision to unite people through food,” said Morley Ivers, CEO, Cookin.

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  • "This strategic partnership embodies the shared missions of both organizations, with Sobeys committed to nurturing families and communities, and Cookin’s vision to unite people through food,” said Morley Ivers, CEO, Cookin.
  • “Together, we will promote diverse food culture, support local culinary talent and entrepreneurs, and offer customers a variety of thrilling offers centred around authentic and personal culinary experiences."
  • It will also help to transform home dining by connecting more Torontonians with a new way to experience convenient homemade meals.
  • "As a Cookin chef, it's exciting to see Sobeys recognize our enthusiasm for authentic local cuisine from such a diverse range of cultures," said Sand Tsoi, the Cookin chef who operates the Baan Thai store on the Cookin marketplace.

Cookin -The Homemade Food Delivery App- Brings Made-to-Order Meals from Professional Home Chefs to Dallas

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With today's U.S. debut of Cookin, Dallasites can now support local food entrepreneurs by ordering a diverse variety of fresh, made-to-order meals that cannot be found anywhere else, all made by some of the city's most talented food creators, professional home cooks, and chefs.

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  • Cookin customers can also order in advance and select a 30-minute delivery window for a future date or time.
  • With every order, customers hungry for authentic meals are supporting locals who are building their food businesses."
  • "Food is the best unifier for all of us, and we have hundreds of home chefs and professional cooks ready to facilitate that in the Dallas area," says Michael Baruch, co-founder and president, Cookin.
  • For every order placed on Cookin in Dallas, a donation will be made to feed those less fortunate via Cookin's support of the North Dallas Food Bank .

Cookin expands delivery of home-cooked food across the GTA

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Starting today, residents across the GTA who live within Cookin’s delivery radius can order meals made by professional home cooks, delivered ready-to-eat with all the personal touches that make home-cooking so special.

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  • Starting today, residents across the GTA who live within Cookin’s delivery radius can order meals made by professional home cooks, delivered ready-to-eat with all the personal touches that make home-cooking so special.
  • Known for its diversity, the GTA was a natural next choice for Cookin, where home cooks can share authentic homemade meals from biryani to dumplings.
  • “Cookin’s expansion to new communities throughout the GTA is a big step forward.” said Morley Ivers, CEO of Cookin.
  • Today, we are excited to help over 4,000 talented food creators who have applied to build their small business on Cookin.

Cookin Announces Offer with American Express Canada

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Cookin, the new homemade food delivery app in Canada, announced today their offer with American Express Canada, which will provide eligible American Express Cardmembers with the personal experience of delivered homemade meals.

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  • Cookin, the new homemade food delivery app in Canada, announced today their offer with American Express Canada, which will provide eligible American Express Cardmembers with the personal experience of delivered homemade meals.
  • "We are thrilled to provide eligible American Express Cardmembers with an exclusive Cookin offer," said Morley Ivers, CEO of Cookin.
  • Upon enrollment in the Offer, eligible American Express Cardmembers in Toronto will receive a $50 statement credit after making qualifying purchases of at least $50 on the Cookin app by June 24, 2023, using their eligible American Express Card.
  • Eligible Cardmembers can enroll for the Offer through American Express Online Services or the American Express App.

TASTE AWARDS Winners, Honorees & Celebrities Celebrated at Awards Show in Beverly Hills

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 14th Annual TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet Awards Show, Reception Ceremony, and After Party took place on March 13th at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, and included well-known celebrities such as Al Roker and Lidia Bastianich. The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year's best in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Streaming and Online, on Radio, in Podcasts, and Photography.

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  • The 14th Annual TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet Awards Show, Reception Ceremony, and After Party took place on March 13th at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, and included well-known celebrities such as Al Roker and Lidia Bastianich.
  • The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year's best in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Streaming and Online, on Radio, in Podcasts, and Photography.
  • The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year's best in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Streaming and Online, on Radio, in Podcasts, and Photography.
  • Award winners who accepted their awards in person included well-known celebrities Al Roker and Lidia Bastianich.

New Homemade Food Delivery Marketplace Cookin Secures $17M in Funding to Fuel Rapid Growth

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Monday, February 13, 2023

The Toronto-based start-up that brought homemade cooking to the sharing economy in Canada is expanding its online food delivery marketplace to select U.S. cities in 2023.

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  • The Toronto-based start-up that brought homemade cooking to the sharing economy in Canada is expanding its online food delivery marketplace to select U.S. cities in 2023.
  • "Cookin empowers talented food creators to become entrepreneurs," said Morley Ivers, Co-Founder and CEO, Cookin.
  • "Cookin is poised for rapid growth and we've recently welcomed new team members from Apple, Uber and Shopify into the Cookin family.
  • Cookin has also expanded their offerings to include monthly celebrity chef food drops, featuring exclusive home cooked meals from notable chefs throughout Toronto, available only on Cookin.

CreateTV.com's New Chefs' Indian and Cuban Recipes will Spice Up Your Meals!

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

BOSTON, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public Television (APT), the original home to public TV's lifestyle experts and sponsor of the Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe (featured on national public TV's Create® channel), reports Adam Lambay's and Dennis Perez's winning culinary series' have been seen by hundreds of thousands since the Fall premieres. Lambay and Perez won the Grand Prize and Second Prizes, respectively, in last year's national contest seeking traditional, multi-generational recipes–often versions of local dishes. Their series feature video shorts, a personal note, ingredients, and detailed recipes.

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  • Lambay and Perez won the Grand Prize and Second Prizes, respectively, in last year's national contest seeking traditional, multi-generational recipes–often versions of local dishes.
  • Their series feature video shorts, a personal note, ingredients, and detailed recipes.
  • With 10 episodes, Adam Lambay's Indian Inspired will engage those curious about Indian food.
  • Lambay's Grand Prize-winning series features a range of recipes, from salads to curries and even a pot roast!

Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe Winners Announced

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

BOSTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public Television (APT), the original home to public television's culinary experts and sponsor of the Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe, announced today that two new digital hosts have been selected to join the ranks of America's top food celebrities. Selected from a nationwide pool of more than 100 entries by judges who are among public television's best known chefs, Adam Lambay of St. Louis, Missouri, has won the Grand Prize, receiving $4,000 and production equipment valued at $1,000 to finance and produce a web series of 10 two-minute videos to appear on CreateTV.com. Second Prize Winner, Dennis Perez, of Tampa, Florida, was awarded $1,000 and production equipment valued at $1,000 to finance and produce a web series of three, two-minute videos for CreateTV.com. Distributed and produced by APT, The WNET Group and GBH Boston, Create® is a national channel carried by 241 local public television stations and features the best of public television's content in the genres of food, travel, home & garden, arts & crafts, fitness and lifestyle.

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  • The winners' recipes, as well as many select entries and some shared by the judges will appear in Create's new Heritage Recipe Collection at CreateTV.com.
  • By day, Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe Second Prize Winner Dennis Perez of Tampa, Florida, works in IT and manages software development teams.
  • Now in its fourthyear, the Create Cooking Challenge had nearly 110 video submissions from across the country, with viewers participating from more than 60 local public television markets.
  • About Create: Now in its 17th year, Create is the premier lifestyle channel featuring public television's most popular how-to series, focused on food, travel, home & garden, arts & crafts, fitness, and lifestyle.

DEA Plans Release and NFT Presale for Its Fourth PlayMining Game Titled "Cookin' Burger" in May

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Ltd. (DEA) today announced the launch of its newest blockchain game Cookin' Burger - the fourth title and the first third-party game to be released within its PlayMining ecosystem.

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  • Ltd. (DEA) today announced the launch of its newest blockchain game Cookin' Burger - the fourth title and the first third-party game to be released within its PlayMining ecosystem.
  • By design, Cookin' Burger is a multi-tasking cooking game where users play the role of a burger shop staff member.
  • To celebrate the game's launch, DEA has announced a presale of the game's Shop NFT beginning March 18 at 11:00 (UTC+8).
  • It is developing JobTribes, a play-to-earn game, and PlayMining NFT, an NFT marketplace.

The Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe Open for Video Auditions Today

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Home or professional chefs submit auditions today at CreateTV.com/challenge to win a digital series!

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  • Home or professional chefs submit auditions today at CreateTV.com/challenge to win a digital series!
  • Sponsored by American Public Television (APT), the Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe, runs from March 8 through April 5, 2022.
  • Entrants must submit online a short (two minutes or less), original video featuring their recipe, a brief narrative about their recipe and cooking interests, a photo of the finished dish, and the recipe.
  • Create's companion website CreateTV.com features extensive video, the Create TV schedule, program and host information.