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PHOTOGRAPHY BY SIGNE BIRCK INSTA- DINNER PARTY HOME-DELIVERED DINNERS ARRIVE AT BOSTON'S DOORSTEP. BY OLIVIA PIERCE You. You're busy—you don't even have time to grocery shop! No worries, power player: the newest wave in food is ingredient delivery, which ships to your door everything you need to whip up a deli- cious (and healthy) meal. Three of the best compa- nies are based right here in Boston, meaning dinner's just a click away. Pantry: With recipe cards, instruction videos, and sommelier-picked wine pairings, weeknights are looking easier—and more elegant. "We want to elevate people's everyday dinner," says owner Dennis Lasko. Cue the turkey roulade and miso hake. pantrystores.com Purple Carrot: This plant-based food service counts former New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman as a cofounder, and delivers the necessaries for deli- cious dinners like chickpea-and-squash tagine. thepurplecarrot.com Just Add Cooking: Expect a bright orange box filled with locally sourced mushrooms for veggie tacos and asparagus for a spring risotto. justaddcooking.com . Boston-based ingredient delivery services like Purple Carrot, whose offerings include mushroom pho with fresh tofu skins ( PICTURED), are moving some of the city's most exciting food into the home. 46 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM SCENE FOOD