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4 Fun Ways to Get Your Team Together for Christmas in July

Christmas in July themed team building exercises It’s the mid-year event that gives Aussies a chance to experience a wintery Christmas, and no workplace should leave their employees out of the fun! Christmas in July (or Yulefest) is our chance to relish in the warm, hearty goodness of a Christmas spent indoors with hot beverages, […]

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What is Traditional Australian Cuisine?

The Ultimate Guide to Australian Cooking & Traditional Australian Food Trying to define Australian cuisine isn’t always easy. Sure, we have meat pies, lamingtons, and pavlova, but there’s so much more to our cooking than that. While we don’t have a traditional dish or native ingredients that define our food, in recent years we have […]

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8 Aphrodisiac Foods to Get You in the Mood

You are what you eat, and sometimes what you eat can get you in the mood. The bedroom mood. If you fancy a bit of fuel between the sheets, get things going this Valentine’s Day with the help of these aphrodisiac foods. Plenty of these foods have been prized for centuries, eaten and revered since […]

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Summer BBQ Series: How to Grill the Perfect Steak

It’s summer barbecue season and we couldn’t be more excited. What better way to while away the warm days than with good company, cold drinks, and sizzling food straight off the barbie? If you’re playing host to a few barbecues this summer, we’ve created this Summer BBQ Series to help you take things up a […]

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Your Food Safety Guide for Event Catering

The last thing anyone wants happening at their event is guests falling ill from unsafe food practices. If you’re organising for corporate catering or a private chef at your next event, we’ve created this guide to help you make sure they’re following safe food practices. Top seven food safety questions for party catering: Who is […]

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6 Romantic Dinner Ideas which are unique, memorable, and exciting

Ah, the old romantic dinner date! Candles, fine dining, and long awkward silences… It can be tricky pulling off a romantic dinner without being cliche. It feels like the classic romantic date scenario has been overdone and isn’t as special as it used to be – isn’t that why so many of us are just […]

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Who to Call When You Need a Last Minute Venue

Struggling with the last minute venue? call us on +61 477 666 351 Are you planning an event at the last minute and can’t find a venue? Event spaces are fast to be taken up and booked out, and some can be reserved months in advance! So what do you do if you can’t find […]

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CHEFIN makes the finals for Catering Awards of Excellence

Feeling impatient? Read through this article to the end and you’ll find something special for you from the CHEFIN team 🙂 CHEFIN has been announced as a finalist in the 2018 Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence. The nationally recognised awards are independently judged and reward ‘exceptional service and culinary talent across […]

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Who to Call When You Need a Last Minute Chef

Last minute Chef – Your Lifebuoy! It’s the ultimate party nightmare. You’ve got a chef booked in for an important event and they’ve just had to cancel on you last minute.  The event is fast approaching, and people will be hungry! You desperately need to bring in another chef – but where will you find […]

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Get the Hen Party Started With This Checklist!

Planning a hens, hun? It might sound like it’s all fun and games (and it kind of is), but there’s a lot of organisation that needs to be done to pull off an unforgettable hens night. This Hen Party checklist will help make sure you get the hen party started the right way, to pull […]

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Eat local – why it’s important

Eat Local: How to source eco-friendly, fresh ingredients & why it’s important You’ve heard it everywhere – ‘eat local’, ‘paddock to plate’, ‘seasonal ingredients’. But what’s eating local all about? We’re passionate about sourcing local, fresh ingredients here at CHEFIN. Our chefs gather their seasonal produce from farmers markets to create a meal that’s eco-friendly, […]

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7 Ideas for a Unique and Unforgettable Hens Party

Hens party – nobody said planning a hens night was easy, while we can all agree that it’s a lot of fun! When one of your closest girlfriends is marrying the love of her life, you’d best be sending her off with a big bash. Usually, hens party ideas will go one of two ways. […]