Welcome Note
EDITOR’S NOTE
Look to the dreamers Have you ever played that game on Google Chrome when there’s no internet? The dinosaur jumping game, avoiding trees and birds while you avoid the boredom of not being online? As I write this, the internet at the office just went out a few minutes ago and I found myself playing this game for a few seconds. The brilliance of such a simple idea baffles me… which genius (not sarcastic) came up with that idea? And how? I always feel like sometimes we’re so focused on the BIG ideas that overwhelm and consume us that we forget the small things that can make a world of difference. As my husband and I were watching an MKBHD video (Okay he was watching and I was pretending not to), we watched him fangirl over a simple battery charging animation that made him happy. This is a dude who reviews awesome high tech gadgets all the time and this small thing made sanaajabeen
him happy. I absolutely love it! Don’t worry, this train of thought is leading somewhere. To the dreamers who aren’t making the news every second or taking up more space than they should, this issue is for you. This mag is for the people who are doing great things and deserve to be awarded for seeing their project through. The first person who comes to mind is the person who invented Brunch (Whoever you are, well done!). Seriously, breakfast and lunch combined to create a meal where you can drink, have pancakes and wings? That’s a winning idea that we all deserve to benefit from. Even better, the people from EatOut who created The Big Brunch- A big party of food, games and drinks that made brunch even better! These are the things people in the food industry live for and we love to talk about it. Other honourable mentions of people doing amazing things are people like Deepika and her family from Level 24, a new gym/cafe in Westlands that stepped away from the norm to try something new. Another person is Anup from the new restaurant ATE- a geneticist who has a scientific approach to cocktails and even Alex from Pepper Tree who took a long time to work on perfecting his idea of a restaurant he wanted to own. Yummy Magazine is filled with people and contributors who work on what they love and I admire each and every one of them, from our photographers to writers, each of them makes the world better in their own way and that leads to the content we all know and love. In this issue, we focus on Brunch and how it brings families and friends together, whether it’s the trend of brunch, where to brunch and even tips on how to do brunch right at home. We’ve also got the perfect Brunch recipes as well as cocktails. And let’s not forget about Easter! To celebrate the Easter weekend, we’ve got some comfort food with Juliet Kennedy’s pie as well as dessert recipes in our column ‘Sweet Spot’. Enough talk. Go forth and read up! We love to hear what you think so feel free to drop me a line at sanaa@yummy.co.ke
Sanaa Mughal Managing Editor
MANAGING DIRECTOR: Mikul Shah GM YUMMY MEDIA: Joy Wairimu MANAGING EDITOR: Sanaa Mughal STAFF WRITER: Lucy Munene CONTRIBUTORS: Soraya Mwangi, Philna Otieno, Kook Food, Juliet Kennedy, PHOTOGRAPHY: Brian Siambi, Kenyan Library, Patrick
Gitau, Heenie Photography, Sertified DESIGN: John Njoroge, Brian Siambi DIGITAL TEAM: Fred Mwithiga, Anthony Mbugua,
ON THE COVERONE FOR THE AGES Shot by Brian Siambi Cover shot from Ikigai
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