Smart oven Tovala gets the Oprah bump heading into the holidays

Chicago startup Tovala is heading into the holiday shopping season with a big celebrity endorsement behind it. Tovala was included in this year's Oprah's Favorite Things list, a collection of food, gifts, gadgets and other goodies approved by the media mogul herself. Tovala, maker of a smart oven and meal delivery service that uses a barcode scanner to correctly cook your meal in 20 minutes or less, appears in the Kitchen Gifts section of Oprah's list alongside brands like the Yedi bread maker,…