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
SHEFFIELD'S SWEET ENOUGH INTERVIEW - 23 May 2024
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
BBC Radio Nottingham - Brief interview about cooking with children
BBC Radio Sheffield - Kat's Kitchen
Bread making demo at Dore Primary School - 5th January 2023
Testimonials
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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
January 31, 2022Myself and my partner, Ryan, enjoyed a wonderful masterclass this morning with Viki, and I can’t recommend her and her classes highly enough. Viki showed us not only how easy it is to make your own fresh pasta, but also how fun it can be. She spoke to us beforehand to learn about our dietary requirements and ensured she had plenty of ingredients for us to choose from so that we could colour and flavour our dough. We thoroughly enjoyed learning how to make the pasta and shape it in a variety of ways, along with delicious fresh sauce too. We finished the workshop with lots of different pasta to try, we were really proud of what we’d done and it was delicious! Thank you so much, Viki, we can’t wait to use our newly-learned skills again soon and make even more wonderful pasta 😃 Sign up for one of Viki’s workshops, or book a party with her, as soon as you can - you will love it!
Rochelle Malise
January 31, 2021Thank you so much Viktoria! My daughter really loved her lesson with you. She had loads of fun! The pasta was delicious and she can’t wait to make it at home!
Andy Campbell
January 31, 2022 -
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
May 1, 2022My 12 year old son and I attended Vikki's pasta session today and it was amazing. It was such a lovely way to spend time in a relaxed and friendly environment. Archie was the youngest there and got stuck in making Hungarian paprika pasta and then cocoa pasta in a variety of shapes. Definitely given him the confidence to replicate at home. Worth every penny xxxx
Sarah Eccles
January 31, 2022Viki came to our Beaver group to deliver a pasta making workshop. Using natural colourings, the Beavers got to make different pastas to take home and cook. Viki is very professional from start to finish, a great communicator and having children of her own, had great rapport with the children. Her workshops are a must for any group, adult and children alike.
Michele Hatton
January 31, 2021
