The Sweet Taste Of Success!

Hi there Yes Chef! fans,

As previously stated, if you are following us on social media networks, we have been very busy the past couple of weeks. Most notable at Taste Of Dubai. For those of you who do not know what that is, it is a large food festival held hear in Dubai so that people from all over the UAE can come and try the different foods available to them from very different styles and cultures. W had our own stand there and spent the entire weekend handing out some absolutely amazing food to passers by.

This was a great event for us as not only was the food on offer free, but it gave us the opportunity to reach out to those who had previously not heard of us (if that is at ALL possible!) and to see familiar faces once again. The concept of what we do is often met with surprise by those not in the know and interest is always sparked by the image of food being brought to your home, cooked and served for you and then tidied away afterwards, yet those who have used us are always exceptionally happy with the service provided. It is the simple ideas that are always the best and there is none more simple than providing great food and great service.
We also ran a competition to celebrate the festival where people could win the chance to have Yes Chef! come to their house and provide a fine dining experience for four, completely free of charge. Naturally the level of involvement was enormous and people were desperate to make sure they were in with a chance to win. Who wants to turn down the chance to have free food?! This was great for us as it made a huge number of people aware of the kind of catering service we provide in Dubai. However there can be only one winner, which was announced last week, and we are sure they will be delighted with the prize.
For those that didn't win we made sure there was a sweet treat for them too. Everyone who entered there details into our competition were offered a discount on their next booking with Yes Chef! catering. Thus proving even if you don't win, your still a winner in our eyes!
One thing that really took people by surprise though was that we are in fact a catering company. Many people asked us where our restaurant was or if we had cafés around Dubai and when we told them that as of yet we didn't they were shocked. We were delighted that many of them said the food they tried was up to the highest quality they have tasted in top quality restaurants. We know this to be true, but it never hurts to hear someone else say it!
Following Taste Of Dubai was Art Week. This happened across a number of galleries all across Dubai but we catered for one in particular, if you can call someones house full of art a gallery! 

Catering in Dubai can be a tough business sometimes, especially when the party doesn't stop until 3am! However it was another great outlet to show people that even with double the original numbers, we can still provide a quality service and show the preparedness to ensure that there was food enough for all. Catering at these kind of events not only is our bread and butter (excuse the pun) as a service provider but demonstrates to all types of prospective clients our versatility and range in both food and service. 
It seems like it never rains but it pours as we continue to be exceptionally busy making sure that your events are catered for properly. We don't mind all the hard work though, in the words of Ernest Hemingway, "Through hard work do we burn the fat from our souls." We keep busy and keep providing you with the best catering service in Dubai so you can keep throwing the best parties in Dubai!

Thanks for reading and don't forget to follow us on all our social media networks!




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When the fridge is empty.

Hello Yes Chef fans!
                              Ever opened the fridge to find that you have next to nothing in it? Not that it happens in our kitchen but sometimes at home we find that there is nothing inside. One of the perks of being in the catering industry is that you often eat at work. One of the downsides is that you never have any food in the house!
We posted a picture today of a returning favourite among clients today of a blue cheese, walnut and honey mustard dressing salad. This recipe is a prime example of how to solve the problem of having nothing in the fridge at home. Not that this recipe was born out of necessity, but it illustrates how items that you often wouldn't imagine going together can and often do work in perfect harmony with one another.

This situation actually arose for this particular blogger not too long ago. Lunch time came around, the belly began to rumble and the though of food filled the brain. Upon inspection of the food stocks within the house it became very apparent that there were limited options! Mostly vegetables and sauces. A little bit more rummaging around led me to the conclusion that Asian cuisine was the most likely of routes to take for this meal.
Red peppers, broccoli, carrot, green beans, mushrooms, ginger, garlic and some onions all found their way onto the chopping board and into the pan. Luckily, there appears to be an abundance of Asian style sauces in the house which made for a very simple but authentic tasting sauce in which to cook it all. Fish sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, coriander powder mixed together is a basic but tasty mixture. Flushed with initial success at having created a palatable dish from next to nothing the horror dawn as I realised there was nothing to go with it. One final scramble through the cupboards proved fruitful and a packed of noodles was found at the very back.
Two minutes in boiling water then added to the wok to soak up some flavour and they were good to go. Very tasty it was too.
Have any of you ever thrown something together when it seemed like the fridge was bare? Let us know and share your story and photos.

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Diet gone out the window already?

Hello Yes Chef fans!
                               We hope that you have been working hard so far in the New Year and that things are going well for you all. Things have been all go since Christmas and have not shown any sign of stopping. We are of course very thankful for this as it shows that all or hard work is paying off and that the service we provide, if we don't say so ourselves, is the best cartering in Dubai!
We have a great deal of new projects happening that are keeping us very busy also so we would like very much to progress with those over the course of the year. We, like many other, feel that 2013 is going to be a very progressive and very prosperous year. This now brings us on to our new topic. Diets. Of late and in recent years there has always been a new, 'fad diet,' that people dive into and quite shortly after as they either can't stand the food or are actually depriving themselves of the things in life that they want and or need in their diets. If you are a fan of our Facebook page (which we highly reccomend you become!) you wuld be aware of our superfoods suppliments list that we have been publishing. We are doing a top ten but we see no reason why we can't carry on with this after tha to provide you with top tips and information on not just superfoods but general healthy eating habits and meals. We always believe in starting as you mean to carry on so adding a healthy aspect to your diet is a great thing to continue.
The thing we find most about diets is that they are very restrictive. The word implies to us that you will be embarking on a very unhappy, tasteless and boring food regimine. You have a diet already, it's what you eat every day so to put yourself on a diet seems like a bit of a silly thing to do! We always reccomend that you shouldn't go on a diet, but to change your diet and your eating habits. Instead of cake for desert, fruit can suffice but if you MUST have cake, don't have an extra large piece. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to achieve good results with your weightloss, not with the flavours of your food.
We try to post as many great recipes that relate to eveything that we do as much as we can. Again you don't need to have super kitchen skills (which if you are reading and paying attention to our knife skills section on our Facebook page you will) to create great food. There is already too much stress in our daily lives to allow it to filter through to the things we eat. Food should be about being relaxed, enjoying it and it making you feel better. Not like you have a vendetta against your taste buds and waistline!
We are always available to answer any questions that you have about food or dietry requirements so make sure you get involved with us on all our social media outlets or speak with Scott directly.
We look forward to working with you over the next year and helping to make you happy and healthy.

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Season's Greetings!

Hello Yes Chef! Fans,
It's very nearly Christmas and we have been so very busy, we are sure you are aware! Lots of parties and even more preperation in the kitchen for the upcoming events. It has been all hands to the pumps and deck and more, with many of us spending way more hours in a kitchen than is good for us! The result though, for those of you who have had us cater your events, will know that it is hard work well worth it. The closest thing we have ever had to a complaint is that one person prefers a certain canapé over another. This, to us at least, reflects how well we do our job and that all the effort is paying off.
As the last few days before Christmas drift by we would like to take this time to extend our thanks and gratitude to all of those who have supported us and chosen us to make their event that extra bit special over the course of the year. We really couldn't have done it without you! We feel that many strong relationships, both business and personal have been forged and we look forward to next year and creating many more. It is always nice to go back to previous clients' houses and share their happiness. Everybody likes to do business with friends and the strengthening of our reputation goes hand in hand with people who return to us. So to all our repeat customers we would like to say a very big thank you!
For those of you who are reading this and have not had the pleasure to brighten your party with our services, we encourage you to browse through our various social platforms, read our blog, peruse our photos and see what other people have said about us. The proof, so they tell us, is in the pudding...
We also look forward next year not only to seeing our many familiar friends, but to the many new that we will make. There are plenty of big plans ahead for the Yes Chef! team. We can't say too much about it just yet, but when the time comes, you will be ther first to know. It is a very exciting time in Dubai right now considering the financial downturn the world has experienced and we hope now that we have all turned a corner on to bigger and better things.
We at Yes Chef! would like to extend our warmest seasonal greetings to you all and hope that you all have a very merry Christmas and a happay and prosperous new year!

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Christmas time. Ba Humbug!

Hello Yes Chef fans,
We know that it has been possibly too long since the last blog post but as you can imagine, we have been snowed under with your events and preparation (Excuse the seasonal themed pun). Not surprisingly we have been doing exclusively Christmas parties with the exception of a wedding party all this month, with many more scheduled as well. However this blog is not about how many wonderful parties we have attended and made special for all our lovely customers or indeed about the fantastic food that everyone so enjoys. No. This blog is all about this particular bloggers dislike for all things traditional and Christmassy. Please note that these are my own personal views and not that of Yes Chef Catering Operations. Yes Chef loves Christmas and all the trimmings that go along with it. (Expect plenty more puns in this blog).
Now don't get me wrong. I personally like Christmas. I like the time that we get to spend with our loved ones and the chance to reflect on the things that matter the most to us all. Not to mention the chance to eat and drink huge amounts and not have to worry about it as it is after all Christmas, nor least the giving and receiving of gifts!
What I don't like about Christmas though is the over zelousness that some, if not most portray for their love of the festive season. Terrible jumpers, garish decorations left right and center and god awful Christmas songs being blared out throughout the house. Christmas songs would be so bad if they came up with new ones every year, but for some reason the fashion of making seasonal songs has gone out the window, so we are stuck with the old ones. Which most people will tell you are, "Classic." Thus rendering any new songs, "Rubbish." The problem with this is, is that the old ones were terrible but because when they came out those who like them were young are therefore automatically cool, so were the songs. People have since convinced themselves that they are good and the only thing worth hearing around this time of year. I know one song by Slade and it's terrible. Heaven forbid that any other music be played at a Christmas party. I can see the headlines now;

"Ugly scenes at local Christmas party after traditional Christmas music was not played. 12 dead, several others admitted to hospital with 1st degree burns and two drowned in the pool."

 Most of the time when people have parties, they use the opportunity to relax around their friends or to celebrate a specific anniversary. Not at Christmas time. This period of the year it seems is used exclusively to show off to their friends, family or work colleagues just how full of Christmas stuffing they really are. It represents everything that is wrong with what people associate Christmas. I often feel as though many see it as a time of inadiquacy and hardship rather than a time of generosity and enjoyment.
The last thing that this blogger will rant about Christmas for is the decorations. We live in a hot country. Many people I have spoken to and work with have NEVER seen snow. So why create scenes in the mall or elsewhere that represents a chilly, fun filled snow-fest complete with elves and reindeer. The poor animals would no doubt suffer heat stroke and die before they had any chance of pulling the fat man around on his yearly jaunt. How about a nicely decorated palm tree or a skinny Santa wearing shorts and Ray-Bans riding a camel powered jetski? Tha sounds much more like my kind of Christmas!

Please don't feel like I'm spoiling your style of Christmas though. Celebrate however you want, just keep it away  from me!
Happy Christmas Yes Chef! Fans...


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A recent thank you from a client.

So it's been a while since we have had a chance to sit down and actually write a blog. It's becoming a bit of a theme these days! We are just so busy that there is barely enough time in the day to do everything else we have to do, let alone keep you all updated with our comings and goings. Still, as Ernest Hemmingway wrote, "Through hard work do we burn the fat off our souls." Our souls are looking particularly lean these days...
For those of you haven't seen out photos of the past events check them out on our facebook page. (The link can be found at the bottom of this blog).
We thought that since it has been a while we would recant the story of our latest escapade within the world of home catering and also just to prove it, give you a copy of the lovely letter we received from them saying thank you.

As you can see above, here is a picture of the level of skill that goes into making your food at the venue and also the level of dedication that Scott has for making the best food in the catering business here in Dubai.. This actually was taken at the last event we did, which was a birthday party with 100 guests present. It was a totally flat out service and the whole team did amazingly well. At the height of the event the food was going out and being emptied off the platteres faster than it could be cooked! We took 1500 canapés and left with around 100 unused. You can only imagine the speed at which everyone had to work and the coordination from both the front of house and kitchen staff required to make sure that the flow of food and drinks was consistent.
The clients that evening had decided they were to have a selection of canapés and no sit down meal, which was indeed lucky for us as a sit down meal of 100 guests is no mean feat, even by our standards! As such 13 seperate hot and cold items were on offer, all of which went down an absolute treat with non stop compliments being paid to both the food and the service. It was truly an honour to achieve what the team did and also to recieve such high praise. The event was a much tricker proposition than we made it look!
By the end of the night the guests had had their fill and said their goodbyes. Not a single person left without complimenting either Scott himself or passing on their thanks via the client. A night that will live long in the memory of both us and them for it's level of effectiveness, quality and satisfaction on completion of a potential difficult event.
Here is the email we recieved from the client the day after for you all to read which we hope will inspire you to choose us for your next get together. Don't forget Christmas is coming up and we can provide you with a truly special occasion that will make your day that much more special.


Dear Scott
Thank you to you and your team for Friday night's party. We thought the food was great and your staff performed excellently. We have received many compliments on that front and have passed on your details. And if you do open a restaurant (which we heard may be the case), do let us know. All the best and thanks again.
Kind regards
C.A.

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Thanksgiving.

Well many of us may not know that a very special holiday is arriving for our fellow American ex pats. You may have heard rumblings amongst your American colleagues that something is happening in their households that is a source of much anticipation. This holiday, of course, is Thanksgiving.
It all started, traditionally, in 1621between the natives and the pilgrims at Plymouth colony, but that's enough of the history lesson. What we're interested in is FOOD! American's all over the world and indeed back in their homeland have much reason to be excited for this festival. It is akin to a Christmas before Christmas in terms of family get togethers and the amount of food that is laid out and consumed.
So what is on the spread for Thanksgiving? Most people will know that the mainstay dish, much like christmas, is turkey. The accompanyment to this is of course, cranberry sauce, stuffing and a gravy of sorts.A plethora of mashed root vegetables, including sweet potatoes, normal potatoes, carrots and sometimes a swede goes along side this.
This meal traditionally is actually a very lively offering. Coming in November, nature provides a bounty of fruits and vegetables which were used in the first Thanksgiving. It may not be quite so similar today but waterfowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, and squash were all part of it. Some Southern states carry the seafood theme on through the use of oysters but by and large sea food is not a part of the Thanksgiving meal anymore.





No Thanksgiving meal would be complete without the pumpkin pie. We personally know many American's who panic over this final aspect of the dinner. Often they make many variations of it in order to show off their prowess leaving a great deal of pie to be consumed over the following weeks!
So this has been a very brief rundown of what to expect around the tables all over American households in the next few weeks. It, much like Christmas, is a time for reflection and recognising what in life you are truly thankful for. If you are lucky enough to be involved in such a huge feast make sure you let everyone know in your life how thankful you are for everything they do.

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