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Learning to cook: two community stories to inspire you
As chef Franck Dangereux says: ‘You can really make a difference to your life by eating good food’. We couldn’t agree more and are so chuffed that our Online Cooking Courses are helping people to do this. In our first Learning to Cook... Continue reading
Top 10 brands couples are adding to their wedding registries
Setting up a registry during the wedding planning process is a great way to make the gift giving and receiving part of the celebration easy and stress free for you and your guests. Then comes the fun part — picking the brands... Continue reading
Our 8 best recipes of 2015
It’s the start of a new year and we like to take a look back at some of our most popular recipes from 2015. We thought we’d have a look at what you, our community, really loved this past year... Continue reading
Why I’m doing Christmas differently this year
This is it. That moment when you know you’re about to sit down to write something you’ve been ruminating over for weeks, conceptualising over quiet lunches. I make myself a cup of coffee in preparation. But this time, I add... Continue reading
Learning to cook: one man’s journey from fed-up to au fait
We began the Online Cooking School with the hope of inspiring home cooks to delve into the art and enjoyment of cooking for family and friends. Food is after all one of the simplest ways to connect. Along the way we’ve heard some incredible... Continue reading
6 thoughts to inspire change from Pete Evans the Paleo Chef
When you think about it, you really are (quite literally) what you eat, and for whatever that means for you, I’m happy as long as you’re happy. But as I got older, I struggled more and more with a lack of energy,... 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
Raats Family Wines: taking underdog grapes to centre stage
It’s not often that you get to sit and listen to someone speak about their favoured topic with such an abundance of knowledge and clear passion. However, we here at the Yuppiechef Wine Club were treated to just that when we were visitied... Continue reading
5 artists find inspiration in the desert and you get a chance to win with gin
They say that you should write drunk and edit sober, and throughout the ages many artists have been inspired by the inhibition-reducing effects of alcohol (admittedly, the edit sober part is key here). In a bid to get some serious... Continue reading