Coffee with a conscience
Posted on 22. Jul, 2011 by Lisa in People & Places
Sean Tucker is the new video and photo guy at Yuppiechef HQ. He’s been here just a few weeks and has already made some awesome videos including I am Phil. He also loves coffee, which suits us just fine. Here he reports on a new single origin roast coffee from Burundi. Last night we were [...]
Scruples with a Screwpull
Posted on 13. Sep, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Our friend and sporadic product reviewer Bridget McNulty has been up to more tricks, this time with a corkscrew bottle opener. “I like to think of myself as a fairly intelligent person. I can keep my own in most conversations, I know lots of very long words, and I hardly ever read instruction manuals. Which is [...]
A Rather Marvellous Mixer
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
We’ve made friends with Christopher Reid, a copywriter and lover of all things food up in Durban. His two passions meet and make magic on his lifestyle blog Still life with a wooden spoon. Chris recently became the proud owner of an empire red KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer and sent us his thoughts. “I am [...]
Krups ice cream maker – a review
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
“I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted, stay up all night or eat ice cream straight out of the container” – Bill Bryson. If you’re a lover of ice cream and have investigated making it yourself, you’ll know there are various machines out there – from fully [...]
Pods for perfectly poached eggs
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Bridget McNulty - a passionate foodie, heart-shaped egg maker and excellent writer – sent us a review of her Fusionbrands poachpods: “I have a confession to make: although I consider myself a burgeoning foodie, I have never made a poached egg. Not ever. Not even once. I’ve made soufflés and crème brulees, marmalade and homemade bread (and [...]
Saving avo’s, one half at a time.
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Do you eat avocados? If you don’t, maybe you should. A little bit of trivia. Avocados only grow in subtropical or tropical climates. They have a higher fat content that most other fruit, contain more potassium than bananas and are rich in vitamin B and E. In Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam they are often used for [...]
Fridges can have Monkeys too…
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
The Mode Fridge Monkey is one of the bestsellers on our site. People love these things. In fact we sometimes wonder if a group of people are hoarding them all, and joining forces to build a Leaning Tower of Fridge Monkey somewhere… Candice Winterboer sent us a review: “We all have issues with storing bottles in our fridge, [...]
Making tea with Bodum
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Candice Winterboer is a Yuppiechef. She also won our Hartenberg Wine Pairing competition, lucky thing. Candice is a serious tea drinker, and sent us a review of the Bodum Kenya Tea Press. Here are her thoughts on making tea with Bodum: “I’m the type of person who can’t have coffee after lunch time, unless I actually plan [...]
La Mouette
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Marina in People & Places
Looking for an interesting and cosy spot for dinner in Cape Town? Consider heading over to La Mouette* in Seapoint. As someone who has lived in Cape Town all my life – I can’t believe I haven’t noticed the huge old building it’s situated in before, which was the official residence of the Mayor of [...]
Like to be heard? Write a review for Yuppiechef
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Marina in News & Trends, Yuppiechef Diary
We love it when people give us feedback on our products. Genuine, uncoerced feedback and product reviews are like diamonds to us. They let us know which tools people love and what is their experience of using them. Sometimes, we post reviews we receive on our site, so that people browsing our site can benefit [...]
