Typhoon Large Reversable Grill Plate
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Shane in Kitchen Gear
Last night I used my newest addition to my kitchen cookware – the Typhoon Large Reversable Grill Plate – for the very first time! As a cooking fanatic and food lover – I have been on a personal mission lately to master the perfect steak – and it seems that I just may have found [...]
Joseph Joseph Cut & Collect
Posted on 23. Mar, 2009 by Shane in Kitchen Gear
We’ve had this on our site for a while now, but it hadn’t arrived in the country until a few days ago. Check it out – the Joseph Joseph Cut & Collect. It makes so much sense – don’t you wish you thought of this!? In my case, instead of just throwing away all the [...]
The culture of tea comes to South Africa
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by Shane in People & Places
Last night Sarah and I made our way to the launch of Origin Coffee’s new tea house – Nigiro. Nigiro is simply ‘Origin’ spelt backwards and is a great representation of the synergy that the well established ‘coffee guys’ are hoping to achieve by having the two ‘opposites’ under one roof. Yin and yang, Origin [...]
Lap dance…I mean Lap Counter!
Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by Shane in Kitchen Gear
Here’s something that could make your food prep a little more social and comfortable. It’s called the Lap Counter and it’s designed to ergonomically fit your lap and double up as a prep surface and bowl. It beats having to stand behind the counter for ages just to peel and dice your veggies, and it [...]
Typhoon Pantone Storage Jars
Posted on 12. Mar, 2009 by Shane in Kitchen Gear
Typhoon’s Pantone Storage Jars caught our eye, particularly the one in Yuppiechef pink. We like! We’re busy trying to track these Jars down – we’ll keep you updated. Never heard of Pantone – read here.
Joseph Joseph Smasher
Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by Shane in Kitchen Gear
Designed by the non-flying Wright brothers for Joseph Joseph, the spring loaded Smasher turns any mundane mashing chore into a World Pogo Stick championship.The ‘Smasher’ has been specifically engineered to speed up mashing.Its efficient mechanism cups and traps the potato firmly in place, while the unique pump action plate mashes the potato. Also ideal for [...]
Recipease: Jamie takes food loving to the next level
Posted on 07. Mar, 2009 by Paul in News & Trends
The latest addition to Jamie Oliver’s food-lifestyle-empire is the first of his Recipease stores which opened in Clapham Junction, London, last week. At Yuppiechef we’re great Jamie Oliver fans so there was no way I was missing the opening day. Described as ‘Jamie’s new food and kitchen shop where anyone can learn to cook and [...]
Bodum is here…
Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by Shane in Kitchen Gear, Yuppiechef Diary
Bodum has been available in South Africa for years now, admittedly with a very limited range of products (the standard french press/coffee plunger comes to mind). A whole new range of exciting Bodum products will be arriving this week and will effectively be ‘relaunched’ in SA. The brand is extensive and we look forward to [...]
The Great British Food Fight
Posted on 02. Mar, 2009 by Shane in News & Trends
The UK’s Channel Four is running a season of programmes exploring the issues around the food that the British eat. Heston Blumenthal, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay will be celebrating the best of British food and exploring issues around animal welfare in a number of hard-hitting films. I absolutely loved the trailer for [...]
