Cook well, eat well, live well
COOKING: A FUN-FILLED ACTIVITY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Chef Coco Reinarhz shares his tricks to balancing work and life.
Many aspects of our modern lives are more demanding and time-consuming than ever before. Clover’s Little Big Cook Off reality television show encourages balancing the demanding work lifestyle with family time by cooking together.
Celebrity chef and Clover’s Little Big Cook Off judge, Chef Coco Reinarhz balances family time while maintaining a successful work life. Reinarhz manages a workload that includes being a judge on the show and owning three trendy restaurants while maintaining relationships with three daughters and being a loving husband to his wife.
“I believe that the secret to a happy life is balance and, when you can’t find balance, you go to the golf course and name the ball whatever is bothering you!” says Chef Reinarhz. “Cooking is the best way to have a family bond, whatever you do or create together. I always cook with my daughters Timorie, 25, Noémie, 23, and now I find that Annayah, 11, is becoming increasingly interested in cooking, especially baking and pastry. We use the kitchen as a space in which to spend time together, share stories and create amazing meals.”
Food is such an essential part of life and families can use it as an opportunity to grow closer
and learn new skills. Allowing children the freedom to explore the kitchen and learn how to cook not only imbues them with life skills they will always use, it also provides a space for families to stay together and balance work and life.
“Bringing the whole family into the kitchen definitely helps to build stronger relationships in the family and balancing work and life. The Clover Little Big Cook Off encourages families to work together to complete tasks and create culinary masterpieces. It was a real privilege to watch how season one’s teams bonded and learned from one another, there is something magical about food and how it brings people together,” says Reinarhz.
Reinarhz’s passion for cooking was inspired by his mother and he has carried this tradition on in his three restaurants Sel et Poivre, Le Petit Sel and Le Sel at The Cradle.
“I always say my passion for cooking started before I was born,” he says. “It is a genetic condition! I was almost born in my mother’s kitchen as she was also a chef.”
Anyone who fancies spending time with Reinarhz and learning some skills can catch the Clover Little Big Cook Off season two soon on SA TV. – Citizen reporter
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