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    The Uber-ization of Grocery Delivery

    Walker Dieckmann is one of LA's city managers at InstaCart , an online grocery service that allows consumers to grocery shop online at their favorite stores, and then crowd sources personal shoppers to pick it up and bring it straight to your front door.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 16, 2015 • 1 min read

    Walker Dieckmann is one of LA's city managers at InstaCart, an online grocery service that allows consumers to grocery shop online at their favorite stores, and then crowd sources personal shoppers to pick it up and bring it straight to your front door.

    The full episode

    3 of 8
    Food and Tech: Reservations Apps, Online Grocery and Digital Cooking Schools
    1. 0:00How Much Would You Pay for a Hard-to-Get Dinner Reservation?
    2. 10:38Food + Tech + Connect
    3. 17:43The Uber-ization of Grocery DeliveryYou’re reading this
    4. 24:29Digital Cooking School: Apps Bring Culinary Know-How to Your Phone
    5. 32:06Venture Capital's Flirtation with Food
    6. 38:27Instagram: The Most "Disruptive" App in Food
    7. 46:52Jonathan Gold Reviews Pistola
    8. 53:06Market Report
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    3 of 8
    Food and Tech: Reservations Apps, Online Grocery and Digital Cooking Schools
    1. 0:00How Much Would You Pay for a Hard-to-Get Dinner Reservation?
    2. 10:38Food + Tech + Connect
    3. 17:43The Uber-ization of Grocery DeliveryYou’re reading this
    4. 24:29Digital Cooking School: Apps Bring Culinary Know-How to Your Phone
    5. 32:06Venture Capital's Flirtation with Food
    6. 38:27Instagram: The Most "Disruptive" App in Food
    7. 46:52Jonathan Gold Reviews Pistola
    8. 53:06Market Report
    Back to Good Food