Hi, I’m Yukari! My husband, Aric, a talented chef, and I are on a mission to bring people together through the magic of cooking. We want to build a virtual cooking community where we share budget-friendly meal prep tips, host fun challenges, and teach classes beyond recipes—we tell stories of love, life, and even the lessons we learn from our fur babies. Yes, our Bernese Mountain Dog, Senna, the Dish Pit Pup, and our Ginger cat, Ka-En, the Sous Chef Kitten, are part of the journey too! We believe food is more than just fuel—it’s about connection, culture, and creativity. If you enjoy heartwarming stories, engaging Q&As, and cooking made simple, we’d love to have you in our community.🔪🍲 Join us to cook, laugh, and share the love—one meal at a time.
🍽️ The Kitchen Table is set! Help us choose what's next.
You Helped Name it… Now Help Us Shape It! 🍳Hello Reader,It's Yukari! We're officially setting the table, and YOU get first dibs. Since pausing the blog, things have heated up behind the scenes (and not just because Ka-En, our fiery kitten sous-chef, nearly tripped us weaving figure-8s between our feet! (True story! 🤣). The Kitchen Table with Aric & Yukari is officially here!It's all about easy, smart, simple cooking, cultural flavors with stories, and a community at the heart. And here's the best part: You're co-creating it with us. Introducing Our Brand-New Instagram!We've launched a fresh Instagram space specifically for The Kitchen Table community:
Drop a comment to say hi! We'd love to feature your kitchen questions and clever hacks! 🥳 You Voted. Here's What's Coming:These three topics topped our recent poll, and we're already prepping them for you:
Expect practical guides, our favorite tools, and easy one-pan recipes soon. But first, we need your input again…
The Table Is Growing, and You're at the CenterMore friends will join soon, but YOU are a founding member. We genuinely mean that. 💛 As always, hit reply to say hi or share your latest cooking win. (or loss) We love hearing from you and may feature your tips or questions in upcoming emails and Instagram posts! 🎄P.S. Holiday Bookings for Private Dinner Parties and In-Home Cooking Classes private dinners and in-home cooking classes are filling up quickly! (Colorado folks, we see you!) If you want to reserve your spot, now’s a great time to lock in your date! (Currently, our weekly meal prep service has a waitlist.)
Psst... one more thing! Thanks for being part of our Kitchen Table, and Happy Cooking! |
Yukari Bianchi
Hi, I’m Yukari! My husband, Aric, a talented chef, and I are on a mission to bring people together through the magic of cooking. We want to build a virtual cooking community where we share budget-friendly meal prep tips, host fun challenges, and teach classes beyond recipes—we tell stories of love, life, and even the lessons we learn from our fur babies. Yes, our Bernese Mountain Dog, Senna, the Dish Pit Pup, and our Ginger cat, Ka-En, the Sous Chef Kitten, are part of the journey too! We believe food is more than just fuel—it’s about connection, culture, and creativity. If you enjoy heartwarming stories, engaging Q&As, and cooking made simple, we’d love to have you in our community.🔪🍲 Join us to cook, laugh, and share the love—one meal at a time.
Too Hot to Cook? Try This Cool Dinner Prep Trick! Hello Reader, It's Yukari! We’re deep into grilling season here, and when it’s hot? We skip full meal prep and go for easy food prep instead. ☀️🍴But before we dig in... a quick (re)introduction! 👋 Quick Re-Intro (In Case You’re New Here!) Hi, I'm Yukari!A self-taught, forever student and home cook living with a professionally trained chef (my husband, Aric!). Before we started U & I Personal Chef Services here in Colorado, I spent over nine...
A new space for smarter, simpler, more joyful cooking, with YOU at the center. Hello Reader,It's Yukari! The blog is taking a pause… but YOU just helped start something even better! We're pressing pause on the blog for a little while. But not because we're stepping away. In fact, it's the opposite. Something new is simmering… and YOU helped name it! In our last email, I asked what we should name this newsletter, and you voted! 🎉 (Thank YOU!🙏) So here it is, officially...(drum roll please!)...
What Our Sous Chef Kitten, Ka-En the Firecracker, Taught me on his "Gotcha Day." Hello Reader,It's Yukari! Oh, how I wish I could have sent this email sooner. I feel like I haven't connected with you for a long time, but I sprained my ankle in a fluke accident, and everything had to have a little setback. Aghh! Now I'm back to somewhat normal (still limping a bit, but I can move! Yay!), so let me pick up where it left off! We celebrated a special milestone a few weeks ago—our sweet Sous Chef...