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Top Kitchen Tools of 2010
We like to keep track of which kitchen tools sell like hotcakes and outstrip their culinary and categorical peers. We made a list of the best-sellers in 2009 and decided to do the same again for the year gone by.... Continue reading
Retro Kitchenware from Sagaform
Sagaform is a Scandinavian designer kitchen brand, and we bring their beautiful fare across the seas for snapping up into stylish South African homes. Particularly eye-catching, is their range of retro kitchen pieces, designed by Lotta Odelius. Lotta spent ten... Continue reading
Staff Picks for Christmas 2010
We are constantly surrounded by beautiful tools at Yuppiechef HQ. Naturally, one develops favourites, which are kissed and held for a little longer before they’re sent out into the world. We each thought long and hard, and then picked some tools that... Continue reading
Meet the Mug of Destiny
Ever wondered how we pick winners for little competitions? Meet the Mug of Destiny. Mug likes mojitos, taking long soaks in the sink and being paired with fine quality chinas. She also likes to be held as often as possible... Continue reading
KitchenAid Colours for Summer
Oh yes they did – the KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer is now available in four brand new colours for summer – cranberry, grape, yellow pepper and cocoa silver. There is not a lot that can be said about this, except that... Continue reading
Does your office recycle?
We work with a recycling company called Oasis. Every week, they come to our offices and collect paper and cardboard destined for recycling. Neat right? Oasis currently provides a free collection service for over 200 businesses around Cape Town. The program... Continue reading
Yuppiechef’s Online Gift Registry
“SA has few decent gift registry services. I had a look at the Yuppiechef registry service and think it might be the best“. This was a compliment thrown our way on Twitter last week. We were stoked to hear it,... Continue reading
How’s your kitchen?
It’s almost July. That will either thrill or scare you, depending on various things. At this midyear point, we thought it fitting to take a look at some of the trends we’ve seen unfolding in kitchenware thus far in 2010.... Continue reading
Mediterranean eating
Who would have thought that a diet high in fats and carbs and prescribing wine would be a good idea. Sound like a fib? Not so, according to one of our blog readers. Eva Alexander writes on the wonders of... Continue reading
Pantone colour of the year: 15-5519.
Did you know that Pantone® select a colour of the year, every year? We didn’t, but we found out that they do. For 2010 it’s turquoise – specifically 15-5519. You can read the full press release if you like. So... Continue reading
