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 ### Needs an API Key
 * To get an API key visit https://tastedive.com/account/api_access
 * After getting the API key run the following command: export TASTE_API_KEY="yourAPIKeyGoesHere"
+* If issues occur first try setting the API key without quotations marks
 
 
 ## API's Used