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THE PAGAN ORIGINS OF EASTER – AND DIFFERENT EASTER FOODS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

The Pagan Origins of Easter – and Different Easter Foods From Around the World

Everybody loves Easter – whether it’s the chocolate bunnies or egg hunts – but did you ever stop to think where these traditions came from? How did a celebration of Christ’s resurrection come to be celebrated with rabbits and chocolate eggs? Well, we have these traditions because Easter was originally a pagan festival – much […]

How to Develop a Dish Like a Private Chef

How to Develop a Dish Like a Private Chef

A private chef’s creations might look effortless, but the behind-the-scenes is a different story. It’s a whirlwind of choosing ingredients, brainstorming, harmonising, layering, structuring, and presenting. There are wrong decisions, right decisions, guesswork, and a whole lot of intuition behind developing a dish. In our opinion, watching a chef develop a dish is the same […]

Pagan Christmas: These 6 Traditions Are Pagan Customs

At the heart of Christmas celebrations worldwide is the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, a pivotal figure in Christianity. This occasion is marked with an outpouring of religious and cultural observances, reflecting on the nativity story of Jesus’ humble beginnings in a manger in Bethlehem. The essence of Christmas extends beyond its historical […]

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How to Choose the Best Corporate Event Catering Style for Your Event

Are you planning a corporate event? Don’t overlook the catering—it’s one of the most essential elements of a successful and productive corporate event. Catering companies play a crucial role in organizing food services for various events, ensuring that catering is one of the most essential elements of a successful and productive corporate event. Food helps […]

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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 barbecue? If you’re hosting a few barbecues this summer, we’ve created this Summer BBQ Series to help you take things up a notch. In […]

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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: Keeping in […]

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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 a […]

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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 […]