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Hey meat lover – here’s your need to know on nose to tail
“It always just seemed sort of common sense to me to use the whole beast. Once you’ve knocked it on the head it’s only common courtesy to eat it all.” So says ‘nose to tail’ pioneer Fergus Henderson. Henderson owns... Continue reading
Decoding meat and choosing which ones to eat
Every day we make choices about what food to buy and eat, how to cook it and where to get it from. We are bombarded with messages and marketing surrounding those choices, and sometimes it can be a confusing array... Continue reading
Yuppiechef now offering Chopper Delivery
April 1, 2016 For us here at Yuppiechef, innovation is pretty important. As a still relatively young, tech start-up company, we not only enjoy pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in terms of deliverables but also in terms of exciting,... Continue reading
All about fermented foods and why they’re so fantastic!
These days most curious, in-the-know foodies will have some variety of vegetable fermenting in a jar at home. When it comes to vogue ferments, Korean kimchi and German sauerkraut top the list. Sauerkraut, a sour fermented cabbage, has been a... Continue reading
Reap the rewards of fermentation with this easy sauerkraut recipe
It’s crunchy, fragrant and delightfully sour – perfect packed into a gourmet hotdog, served with your Sunday roast or eaten alone as a healthy snack. The flavour and benefit of fermented food is not a fad. The food we eat... Continue reading
What is clean eating and the quickest way it can benefit your life
Heard of clean eating? It’s not about washing the lettuce before you make a salad (although we do recommend that practice too). No, clean eating is a way of life and it’s gaining massive traction as perhaps everything else in... Continue reading
What is a Buddha bowl and how to truly appreciate your food
If you’re a food trend follower you’ve probably come across something called a “Buddha bowl”. Modern food culture has interpreted this as a nourishing, all-in-one meal in a bowl; fast food for the health-conscious. But there’s far more to this trend and... Continue reading
Why you might want to consider being a weekday vegetarian
If you had asked me to describe my diet 8 years ago, I would have said, “Meat and three veg, hold the veg”. I was a full-blown carnivore that would eat bacon for breakfast, never miss a steak, and would... Continue reading
Our 3 most loved cake recipes for the year
Unless you’re a die-hard baker, committing to buying all the ingredients, baking the cake and then praying it’s not a flop can all be a bit intimidating. Much rather just go buy a cake from the local deli, hey? Or,... Continue reading
The real bread movement isn’t dead: we have a good, slow chat with Jason Lilley of Jason Bakery
Jason Lilley is as crucial to the real bread scene in Cape Town as yeast is to making the dough rise. His knowledge and passion for pure bread is contagious and his cavalier honesty about the hidden health in eating... Continue reading