Sneaky Silhouette competition
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
Welcome to our first Sneaky Silhouette competition, yet another exciting Yuppiechef quest. This is the cousin of the Crafty Close-Up Competition – we hope you enjoy it. Correctly identify the silhouetted product above by searching on our site and you’ll stand a chance to win a R250 voucher. Browse through our site, and when you’ve [...]
Jamie who on Epicurean
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Remember Jamie Who? He reviewed the Joseph Joseph Elevate utensils for us a while back. Here he is again, with a review on the Epicurean Gourmet Series Slate Core cutting board. “So I’m back for the second time on these (gorgeous) Yuppiechef pages. I can already feel the bond between you and I has grown. [...]
10 Dad-Perfect Kitchen Tools for Father’s Day
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Dads are cool. You should consider buying yours something on the 20th June, the day set aside to celebrate paternal awesomeness. We deliver for free by courier throughout South Africa, so don’t let distance from your Dad dissuade you… Need some suggestions? Here’s a list of ten gift ideas that are great for Dad’s. All [...]
Real mccoy macarons
Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Food & Drink
Have you stumbled upon these delightful creatures? Today’s trivia post is on the French macaron. These rainbow fellows are popping up all over – and you might have caught yourself wondering why some people try to rip you off for them, while others keep their prices down…. The reason? Not all macarons are created equal. [...]
Yvonne got her mother online
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
Yvonne Emery grew up in South Africa and has been living in West London with her executive chef husband for the past nine years. Her family live back here in South Africa. Why are we telling you this? Yvonne’s the winner of our Mother’s Day competition. In the competition which ran last month, we challenged [...]
Radio vuvu
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
We recorded our first radio advert today, and much like a small child who has just glued the last piece of wood onto a model ship or put the final block onto a massive Lego tower – we are stoked. We headed to Primedia in Greenpoint this morning, where we met up with Luke and [...]
Seasonal eating
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Food & Drink
Do you like to do your bit to look after and love the earth? Good for you. But, do you eat grapes all year round? Today’s tremendous trivia post is on seasonal produce. Gone are the days of walking into a supermarket and getting excited to see strawberries on the shelves again – it’s now [...]
Carrot cake and diamonds…
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
Someone at Yuppiechef HQ got engaged over the weekend! Of all the things in life that we get excited about, this is up there. To celebrate, we ate a borderline-inappropriate amount of carrot cake and drank a lot of tea. Congratulations Dale and Phil!* * The use of two exclamation marks in this post (as [...]
They’ve arrived
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
A host of boxes just arrived at Yuppiechef HQ and are waiting to be unpacked. Exciting times. Remember the Joseph Joseph Quicksnap Ice-trays? They’re here, along with the rest of the Joseph Joseph Spring collection. We love this part, the unwrapping. It’s kind of like Christmas.
“It’s like working with a piece of art”
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Are you a knife person? If you are you’ll be excited to hear we are officially South Africa’s exclusive supplier of I.O.Shen knives. Yes sirree. We couldn’t be more pleased. We’ve just added them to our knives section, so go and have a look. They are on their way from Europe, and will be available [...]
