Welcome

Cooking Classes and Nutrition Coaching in Sheffield & South Yorkshire

My name is Viki. I am a qualified Nutrition Coach and specialise in Culinary Medicine. I am also a mum of two young girls and a self-taught chef.

Twiddle is my “passion child”, born out desperation to deal with my daughter’s fussy eating habits. It was a side hustle for 5 years while juggling family life and my corporate job. I worked in anti-money laundering compliance for 15 years for DLA Piper, most of this spent managing a large centralised international team.

After having children my priorities changed and being diagnosed with IBS put things into a different perspective. Having developed health issues that the doctors tried to medicate me for (for the rest of my life) pushed me to find a better way to live. I re-qualified as a Culinary Medicine Coach that helped me not just to heal myself and manage my IBS but also to coach others to get better too. In 2023, I finally I left the corporate world so that I could concentrate on my family and focus on making Twiddle a full time job.

My mission is to help you tune into your body more to become healthier and happier. I believe that we all have the ability to be the best versions of ourselves and are able to make the necessary changes too. Sometimes we just need a little nudge and an expert who can assist in speeding the process up.

I am passionate about guiding you, teaching you and inspiring you to achieve this! I am here to be your companion on this journey that can be overwhelming and often scary when you first embark on it.

I can help you rebuild your relationship with your diet, your health and wellbeing and inspire you to cook new dishes while also having fun in the kitchen. I will teach you how to roll the perfect dough along with useful tips on how to make it more nutritious. You can also come along to my hands on workshops or cook with me online.

I love experimenting with different cuisines and my recipes are infused with herbs and spices I tried visiting different countries and some that are deeply rooted in my Hungarian heritage.

I also run in person cookery classes for team building activities, birthday parties and more. If you fancy joining me on an open class, please visit my booking page where you can find out the date of my next event.

With the “love of food”,

Viki

Culinary Medicine & Nutrition Coach | Menopause Coach | Mental Health FirstAider

 

 

 

 

 


IN THE PRESS AND MEDIA

The Nutrition Coach Academy

The Nutrition Coach Academy – Short video introduction of me and my business

Small Steps to Wellness Show - Peer pressure and striking 21st July 2023

Small Steps to Wellness Show - Chatting to Mari about Christmas and building healthy habits around it - 6th Dec 2023

The Sheffield Telegraph

BEYOUROWN - In the spotlight - Interview

https://beyourown.org/interview-spotlight-with-viktoria-garbett/

BBC Radio Nottingham - Brief interview about cooking with children

Bread making demo at Dore Primary School - 5th January 2023

Eventbrite Interview

– 24th August 2022

Go Solo - Pasta 101

– 15th December 2021

Business Interview -The Star

– 17th January 2020

Pasta Making - Bean Rambling Blog

– 19th November 2019

Lifestyle Interview - The Star

– 7th November 2019

Kat's Kitchen - BBC Radio Sheffield

– 13th July 2019

Testimonials


  • I had a fab experience attending Viki's pasta workshop. And the best part was eating the delicious pasta at the end of the day! Highly recommend!

    Sarah L Avatar Sarah L
    January 31, 2021

    Fantastic Pasta Party at home for my 40th birthday! Everyone had a fantastic time. Viki is a great teacher, so passionate about cooking & full of knowledge & information about the different foods. Great way to spend an evening with friends & the food was delicious too! Highly recommend this to everyone.

    Cheryl Brown Avatar Cheryl Brown
    January 31, 2022

    An excellent evening great fun and great food

    Lynn Harrison Avatar Lynn Harrison
    January 31, 2022
  • Had the most amazing time at pasta making! Learnt so many new skills and about health benefits too. The food was incredible and I can’t wait to make more pasta. If you do one new thing this year it should be this workshop. Thanks again to such a brilliant teacher xx

    Amy Bland Avatar Amy Bland
    October 31, 2022

    We booked Viki for our daughter's 8th birthday as she loves cooking and baking and we thought it sounded like a great 'party' idea. Viki totally surpassed our expectations - turning up with a beautiful freshly baked loaf of sourdough and homemade roast beetroot hummus, she set to work setting up for the party. She had even brought a personalised chef's hat for my daughter and a sourdough starter with instructions - such a lovely touch. There were colourful aprons for the kids to wear and they had an amazing time (and so did I!), we all learned so much. Using natural ingredients to create different colours of pasta dough, we ended up with an eclectic mix of shapes and colours that Viki then cooked up with a simple sauce that everyone tucked into - absolutely delicious! I found Viki a highly knowledgeable and inspiring lady, and a delight to have met. We were blown away by what a great party it was. Thank you, Viki!

    Christopher Brooke Avatar Christopher Brooke
    February 9, 2023

    We used Twiddle - Love of Food for a corporate, team building event. Viki created a fun and inclusive atmosphere ensuring that everyone was able to follow along and make the pasta shapes and styles that they wanted to. Viki also provided two type of breads and dips which were delicious and her lemon cake was dreamy! Due to COVID we moved the date of the event a couple of times - Viki was very accommodating and understanding which made the event even better.

    Krishanthi Carfrae Avatar Krishanthi Carfrae
    May 1, 2022