Hi!  I am Courtney, a twenty-something Canadian living in beautiful Victoria, BC.  I spend my days as a digital marketer tweeting & blogging for a local restaurant.  While my job is fulfilling it leaves me hungry for more – literally.  I started Yes Dear / Chef as a way to practice my three passions – cooking, photography & web design.

Why call it Yes Dear / Chef ?  Because that’s my life.  I live with my boyfriend/chef and am constantly balancing the two (anyone who has ever dated a chef knows exactly what I mean).  Think life with a chef is full of elaborate, gourmet meals?  Guess again – in reality chefs work 80+ hours/week and on the rare day off they are less than keen to jump back in the kitchen.  So what’s a girl to do?

I have made it my personal goal to learn the tricks of the trade to keep me & my chef fed.  What makes me an expert?  Absolutely nothing, which is the best part.  I am just a regular burn-half-of-what-I-make kind of cook.  Luckily my chef is constantly giving tips to improve recipes (even when I don’t ask for them) that I’ll be sharing with you.

Have any feedback or questions?  Feel free to email me at courtney@yesdearchef.com.

All images are © Courtney Gringras and cannot be used without permission.