WIN: ‘Bitten’ by Sarah Graham
Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
“This book is for people who love life, love food, love their friends and love to squeeze the last drop from their time and money. In its pages you’ll find a no-mess no-fuss pretentious-free tribute to wholesome and simple comfort food. I think of it as a quirky cross between a food memoir and a [...]
A candle-blowing T.Rex, pavlova & good looking sarmies
Posted on 07. Mar, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
We like to shout about the hello’s, photos and bits and pieces we receive from the Yuppiechef community, and so, here are the latest community snippets. Enjoy, folks. Jo and Dave Sobey, who took part in our Enkosi Cookathon last year, have been cooking up a storm and enjoying their Silpat. Jo sent us this [...]
All the best, Ali cat
Posted on 02. Mar, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
Ali Dommisse joined Yuppiechef last year to be part of our busy and bustling marketing team. She is an expert in crafting beautiful emails, plant-tending, baking tasty cakes and something of a legend in our waters for letting us squeeze juice all over her face in our Juice it video. So the news, Ali is [...]
The great cheesecake debate
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
We are having a debate. Well, we were, until this morning when a strictly monitored tasting, staff vote and conclusive results settled the great cheesecake debate: fridge or baked? Charise (married to one of the Yuppiechef directors) and Sean (our photographer and videographer) have discussed this – with varying levels of foodie passion and intensity – at [...]
HQ: taking stock
Posted on 27. Feb, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
This weekend was our stock take. There were nifty handheld scanners, busy people, tiny helping people and fish and chips. To the hard workers who gave up weekend time to count kitchen tools and get us gold stars from the friendly auditors, high five.
The best pancakes in the world?
Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
In belated celebration of pancake day, a feast was had at Yuppiechef HQ this morning. Noel, who was previously famous for attempting to make Zoku pops out of 100% cream and without their sticks, is now famous for making the best pancakes in the world. Impressed? We were. He was using possibly the best pan [...]
Valentines foodie snaps
Posted on 17. Feb, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
Food is often a part of our happy moments, sneaking its way into traditions and rituals (think wedding cake), embodying childhood nostaligia and leaving its tasty mark on our lives. We asked you to share pics of your Valentines food experiences with us and had great fun pouring over the bright, cheerful and love-filled photos [...]
The Oyster King at Yuppiechef HQ
Posted on 16. Feb, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
Just like the Pied Piper, who has music wherever he goes, this Kingly man is constantly surround by Tabasco, lemon, black pepper and a basket of fresh oysters on ice. Delightful. As part of our focus on oysters for Valentines day we invited one of the oceanic men of mystery from Oyster King to pop [...]
Snap your foodie Valentine & win
Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
Ever wondered what happens on the other side of the internet? Well, we all live in a giant pink cookie cutter and spend our time holding and staring at beautiful kitchen tools (like this). We like receiving information from the outside world, and so, this Valentines day, we’re asking you to share a pic of [...]
Fun and games at Silwood kitchen
Posted on 10. Feb, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
You’d think that spending our days surrounded by kitchen tools would mean we’d use our evenings for things like Nintendo, walking small animals and learning how to play beach bats. But, truth be told, if there’s a chance to spend even more time doing things with food – the Yuppiechef HQ team leap towards it. [...]
