A really huge Merry Christmas from Staff RecipeTin!!
We actually did strive for a good picture. Suppose – iPhone arrange precariously on a DIY tripod involving a ladder, upturned bucket and jam jar to carry it upright. She units the timer, yells “SMILE EVERYONE!”, dashes into the shot.
A number of takes later, with suggestions equivalent to “STEPHEN WHY DO YOU LOOK STRESSED” and “HERRON, STOP HIDING!!!”, this was the perfect of the bunch:
Which, in truth, seems completely awkward and isn’t us in any respect.
THIS is us:
One take was all it took!
The RecipeTin Crew
So there I’m with my motley crew on the final day of labor at our new RecipeTin Meals meals financial institution kitchen. Ranging from the entrance left:
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RecipeTin’s head Chef JB who has grow to be very a lot part of the face of RecipeTin over the previous 12 months, touring Australia with me for meals demo occasions and dealing alongside me each single day to create, check, {photograph} and movie the recipes on our web site and different publications;
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Mama RecipeTin aka the Queen, the voice, prepare dinner and photographer behind RecipeTin Japan and the one one who will inform me off with out hesitation, in entrance of anybody, at any time;
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Me!
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Dan-the-Man, our Kitchenhand at RecipeTin Meals!
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Herron my video editor, hiding on the very left, our shy, harmless one – till she unleashes her depraved sense of humour….
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Elke, the newest addition to our group, my new assistant. Solely with us for two months, nevertheless it seems like 2 years!
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Chef Hannah, a part of our RTM group, attempting to cover. Don’t let her measurement idiot you, she is a pocket rocket within the kitchen!
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My brother Goh, IT guru and a strolling meals encyclopaedia. His information about meals and cooking from all around the globe is mind-blowing.
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Inggrid our human calculator who makes positive our books are squeaky clear and that I’ll by no means go to jail for tax fraud; and
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Stephen, hiding on the very again, our boss Chef at RTM. One of many funniest individuals I’ve ever met in my life – and in addition the person on the helm of the RecipeTin Meals kitchen the place we have now by no means, ever missed a meal supply to these in want since we began.
I name us a “motley crew” as a result of any outsider us would see a mish-mash of individuals from all walks of life, representing 8 completely different international locations, but all Australian at coronary heart. Collectively, with Mr Dozer, we make up Staff RecipeTin, and we wish to want you all a really, very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Ah, sure, talking of Dozer! He wasn’t within the group picture as a result of it was at RTM which is a correct business kitchen topic to well being and security rules. Which incorporates – no canine. Which we don’t complain about as a result of these guidelines are in place for a cause.
However, as you’ll know, Christmas associated photographs of Dozer are on no account missing. In truth, my digicam roll is stuffed with them:
Ahh look, right here he’s, claiming possession of a gift that isn’t his (nevertheless it does comprise meals – so we should all commend him for his superior sense of scent):
Then there he’s a mere 5 minutes later – given up. Dozer! I’m shocked, you recognize perseverance is rewarded!
Merry Christmas!
Thanks for cooking together with us, your form messages of assist as we’ve moved by means of (one other!) 12 months of many firsts, from looking for and discovering a brand new kitchen for RecipeTin Meals, touring Australian with the Good Meals and Wine Present, TV slots, journal shoots, internet hosting reader dinners, promoting my without end dwelling, dwelling within the RT workplace (sure I’m nonetheless dwelling at work!!😭). We visited Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, MUDGEE, Newcastle, Hunter Valley and subsequent 12 months we’ve obtained Adelaide & Tasmania in our sights!!
Via all of it there’s been a lot laughter, and SO MUCH GOOD FOOD. And also you, our readers, you’re the cause we’re right here doing what we do and the explanation we love what we do. The suggestions you give us, the emails you ship, the messages you allow on recipes, the interactions on social media – you might be our group, our world, the explanation we get a lot pleasure in what we do.
So THANK YOU!! Sending you all a large digital hug!
I’ll be offline for a number of days from right now till the twenty eighth of December. I’ve been answering some emergency cries for assistance on top-hitting Christmas recipes right here on my web site and little question if I occur to identify some throughout my “break”, I gained’t give you the chance to withstand. So depart your questions on the recipe!
Merry Christmas everybody! – Nagi & Dozer x ❤️
