{"id":30218,"date":"2023-11-24T14:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=30218"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:14:25","slug":"tips-from-the-happy-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2023\/11\/24\/tips-from-the-happy-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips from the happy chef!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chef Mel Alafaci<\/strong>, also known as <strong>the Happy Chef<\/strong> because she just wants to spread happiness in the kitchen, cooked up a storm at the Hirsch\u2019s showroom in Umhlanga. She shared some great tips and advice on how to make delicious meals in no time at all. She also launched her new book <strong>Eat Yourself Sexy Quickies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30218 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2023\/11\/24\/tips-from-the-happy-chef\/katherine-moloney-luci-hirsch-polly-moloney-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Katherine-Moloney-Luci-Hirsch-Polly-Moloney-1-400x304.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Katherine-Moloney-Luci-Hirsch-Polly-Moloney-1-400x304.jpg 400w, 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class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-30219'>\n\t\t\t\tAllan Hirsch, Chef Mel and Margaret Hirsch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2023\/11\/24\/tips-from-the-happy-chef\/terrilyn-goldman-hemila-ramlutchman-lynne-macrae-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Terrilyn-Goldman-Hemila-Ramlutchman-Lynne-Macrae-1-365x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-30223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/Terrilyn-Goldman-Hemila-Ramlutchman-Lynne-Macrae-1-365x400.jpg 365w, 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