
The only things you’re assumed to have in your pantry are salt, pepper, oil and possibly butter. Sites such as HelloFresh, Plated and Blue Apron deliver weekly boxes of raw ingredients - even including spices and, at least in the case of HelloFresh, water. But if you’d rather give your loved ones the personal touch, new DIY services will provide carefully measured ingredients and detailed recipes for even the clumsiest of cooks. And if you want to venture outside, OpenTable and smaller competitors such as Reserve help you quickly book a table with their smartphone apps. Opoli doesn’t take a commission on a fare its drivers pay a subscription fee to use the service.įood-ordering apps such as Seamless have made it easy to order in. Unlike many other app-based car services, Opoli also allows its drivers to work for competitors. You can pick your vehicle too, and make a reservation. In Los Angeles, there’s also Opoli, which lets drivers bid for your ride so you can decide which one to go with. The service differentiates itself by letting passengers input their destinations when they book rides and sort drivers based on price, shortest ETA and favorites. In 10 cities in the U.S., including San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and Los Angeles, you can order up a Sidecar. But more companies are queuing up to squire you around town. Many people also are familiar with Uber’s smaller rival Lyft, which burnishes its kinder, gentler image by slapping huge pink mustaches on the front of its cars.

If you haven’t heard of Uber, you must never leave your house or watch the news.
