Cook | FIV | Magazine https://fivmagazine.com Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:20:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Philippsteuer interview: Vegetables are the new meat https://fivmagazine.com/philipp-in-an-interview-vegetables-are-the-new-meat/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:00:05 +0000 https://fivmagazine.de/?p=169557 Philippsteuer interview – Philipp is a food content creator and Spiegel bestselling author who provides his 220,000+ followers on YouTube and Instagram with vegan recipes and vegan food tests. In addition to social media, he runs a food blog and has written a book, “I Never Wanted to Be Vegan,” in which he shares tips and experiences of giving up meat. He has one goal: to inspire people to eat less meat or to give up meat altogether in order to avoid animal suffering and protect the environment.

Philipp’s passion: Vegan cooking

In this interview, Philipp talks to us about his passion for cooking and everything that goes with it. From a full fridge to an untidy kitchen. He tells us about his way to become a vegan. Through a harmless animal documentary he became aware that animals should not suffer for his food. Accordingly, he changed his way of life and documented this in his own book. If you also want to live vegan and don’t know how, check out his book! Learn more about Philipp here.

Full refrigerator and clean kitchen?

FIV: Hello dear Philipp, I’m glad that it worked out with the interview today. You are a successful food content creator and share tips with your community to become vegan step by step. Therefore, we would start directly with a question about your passion and that is that there are all kinds of different behaviors in people when it comes to cooking, baking and shopping. How does it look like for you? As a food content creator, is your fridge always full or empty?

Philipp: In fact, always very full, because I love shopping, take a lot of time, like to try things out and of course also have to make sure that everything is available for recipe shoots and the like.

Many zucchinis through spontaneous shopping

FIV: Since you have to have everything at home for recipe shoots and have to plan this somewhere, we are interested in whether you buy spontaneously or do you prefer to store?

Philipp: I like to go shopping spontaneously, which at the same time leads to the fact that the stock grows. My wife reminds me from time to time that “there are enough zucchinis” and then there are lots of dishes with zucchini over the next few days. We have built up a reassuring buffer of perishable foods such as flour, sugar and the like in the pantry.

FIV: Of course, you are in your kitchen for the most part for your content. Do people find your kitchen chaotic or clean and tidy?

Philipp: In the video, of course, always tidy, outside the filmable area mostly chaotically combined with camera & technical equipment. But every morning I clean up again, after all. Mostly.

Photo: Jana Stening

“Everything nicely mashed together”

FIV: Now we would be interested to know if your dishes always look so perfect or does something go wrong sometimes?

Philipp: I definitely put more effort into styling when filming. In private, everything is thrown onto a plate and the best thing is to mix it all up. It looks nothing like Instagram, but it tastes good!

Signature food: yeast flakes

FIV: You know, everyone has their quirks or crazy things they do in the kitchen. Do you have any quirks that are particularly evident in cooking or baking?

Philipp: Due to ADHD, I sometimes forget essential things, such as putting quinoa in the quinoa pan. Otherwise, I have to put yeast flakes in everything, that’s my signature food, because they make everything cheesier.

Philipp’s way into veganism

FIV: On your social media channels you also run a vegan food blog, so we would like to know from you how long you have been living vegan, where it comes from and how long you have been interested in cooking, maybe it was already a topic in your childhood?

Philipp: My main platforms are definitely Instagram and YouTube, where you can find all my recipes and food tests. I became vegan a good 5 years ago and before that I was vegetarian for a while. An actually totally harmless TV documentary gave the impetus because it mentioned that pigs feel fear on the last way to the butcher. The sentence stuck and since then I didn’t want another living being to feel fear because of my food. Regarding cooking: I moved to Cologne right after graduating high school at 17 and was then on my own. I then realized that it gives me great pleasure to recreate my mother’s recipes or to experiment on my own. And so I became my own cook, and I still am within my family.

Knowledge sharing blog: Vegan is easy

FIV: Besides social media, what motivated you to start a blog as well?

Philipp: I love to share my knowledge and at that time I had no idea at all what works how vegan. Spoiler: It’s much easier than I thought. You just have to know how. And it’s exactly this “how” that I try to answer every day with my content.

FIV: Blogs are for the most part very personal, but they are also public and accessible to everyone. How private is your blog?

Philipp: My content all has a private personal touch, on Instagram you can also see how I live and a bit of everyday life with my wife, who is also a content creator.

Book: “I never wanted to be vegan”.

FIV: Besides everything you do, you’ve also written and published a book. For those who don’t know your book yet, what is it about?

Philipp: My book is called “I never wanted to be vegan” and I write about why vegetables became my meat anyway. I’m very proud of it, because it was mega accepted and also became a Spiegel bestseller directly in the first month. Basically it is a simple guide for all people who want to eat less or no more animals, based on the experiences of me, who consumed very, very much and very gladly meat and Co. Peppered with a lot of humor and without a raised forefinger.

FIV: How did it come about that you wanted to write a book? Was there or is there a particular goal that you wanted to achieve with your book?

Philipp: I studied journalism and love writing very much. After all these years, I noticed that there are numerous questions from the community that are very similar. In addition, I noticed that there is not yet such a kind of book with humor and my own experience report and exactly that would have helped me a lot at the time to get started myself. In my “5 Phases of Veganization” model, I also show how the veganization process normally goes, including challenges and solutions. My goal is very clear: I want to encourage more people to eat less and / or no animals, because it is no longer necessary in 2022 and not only saves a lot of suffering, but can also have a positive impact on the climate and the environment.

Photo: Jana Stening

Philipp behind the camera

FIV: You and your wife show a part of your life on social media. Are there limits to what belongs on the Internet and what doesn’t?

Philipp: I belong on the Internet with what I do for myself and fabricate, that gives me joy. We keep our child out of the Internet 99.9% of the time, as well as neighbors, immediate surroundings and all people who don’t want to be seen.

FIV: Last but not least, we’d be interested to know, if you could rewind time, what would you change about your life (and maybe your channel)?

Philipp: It may sound stupid, but I’m here today precisely because I’ve had this experience in the past. And looking backwards too much leads to neck pain, so: Full speed ahead!

FIV: We thank you for your time and the great interview and wish you all the best on your way!

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Marie provides her 360,000 followers on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube with workouts, recipes, coaching and motivation every day. On Youtube, she takes you through her everyday life in vlogs, shows you how she prepares for her vacation and much more. She is a real sports fan and loves challenges. In this interview, Marie takes us into her everyday sports life. She talked to us about her big dreams, her sporty life and how she deals with pressure. She also shares with us tips for motivation and lack of drive to give your best in sports with full energy. Marie has been a sporty person since a young age. From sports acrobatics to hip-hop, working out at the gym to lawn sports, she’s played almost every sport. But she also occasionally watches from the sidelines and cheers on her boyfriend at soccer games. How she manages to keep it all under one hat, she reveals to us here in this interview.

Photo: Marvin Schönfelder

Denniskoenigg in an interview: His life as a content creator, fascination with horror and his private side

Already active on TikTok and having gained a good reach, Dennis, the content creator in the Corona pandemic, also started his YouTube career with his horror content. Not shy about getting in touch with his community, it also became one of his sources of inspiration. All horror fans, whether in the form of movies or video games, are in great hands with him. In the interview with our magazine, he talks about his childhood “crimes,” how he came to this particular fascination with horror, his inspiration and motivation with the great aspect of community, as well as his interests that extend beyond horror and his social media presence. Behind the creepy lover is a world explorer.

Photo: instagram.com/denniskoenigg/

Lindermusic in interview: The Voice of Germany, TikTok and own songs

Lukas became famous through the 9th season of “The Voice of Germany” and around 630,000 people also follow him and his music on TikTok. It all began in childhood in a church with small bongos. From that point on, Lukas discovered music for himself and in the course of his life he found his calling in releasing his own songs. In the interview Lukas talked to us about his way into music and the importance of social media as an independent artist. He also gave us a little insight into what his private life is like. You can follow everything on his social media channels. He found his way to music through boredom in the church band. But actually, that wasn’t always his plan, because he is also a trained insurance salesman. Find out more about Lukas here!

Photo: Christina Pörsch

Pilotpatrick in interview: About travel, dreams and his own book

In the interview with Patrick we talk about his life and his profession, or rather his vocation. Where he is, is also his community. He takes them with him around the world, whenever he works or goes on vacation. But not only on his social media channels or in his blog you can find out everything, on the side he even wrote a book. It shows that you can do anything as long as you believe in yourself and have fun doing what you do. That’s exactly what he wants to give you, among other things, here on the way.

Photo: instagram.com/pilotpatrick

Nadinezofia in interview: About Nadine’s passion for fashion & making the catwalk unsafe for once

Fashion is Nadine’s great passion. She already discovered it in her childhood, when she saw her mom’s closet and her high heels. She is now a fashion content creator and shares her outfits and inspirations with her community on a daily basis. Her channels feature fashion hauls, travel and comedy. It never gets boring with her! In the interview with Nadine we talk about fashion sins and trends. Due to her enthusiasm for fashion she owns a lot of clothes, so it’s hard for her to sort out her closet. She tells us about her favorite clothes, which parts should not be missing in the closet and where she buys them. She also tells us where she gets her inspiration for her outfits and how she learned not to listen to the opinion of others and to do her own thing.

Photo: instagram.de/majafelina

Dielafira interview: About streaming on Twitch, gaming with the community and tips for beginners

In an interview with Lafi, she talks to us about her passion for gaming and streaming. She tells us about her first game, her first game console and her favorite games. These include Valorant for the PC and Cash Of Clans. It all started with her brothers, who got her into gaming. So the passion developed and when she started Musical.ly (now TikTok) in 2018 and her community kept growing, she became a streamer on Twitch. To that end, she tells us how she prepares for a stream and shares streaming tips for gals who would like to get started.

Photo: instagram.com/dielafira

]]> Germany’s TOP YouTube Chefs: Recipes, Instructions & Tips https://fivmagazine.com/germanys-top-youtube-chefs-recipes-instructions-tips/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:18:30 +0000 https://fivmagazine.com/germanys-top-youtube-chefs-recipes-instructions-tips/ Cooking: Want to reimagine yourself in the kitchen, looking for new recipes, and just need the right instructions? No problem! We’ve done the research for you and gone in search of the top YouTube chefs. No matter if easy, hard, Italian, Spanish, vegetarian or vegan. Here you will find various channels with many cooking videos and matching tips & tricks. So feel free to browse through the list and start with a new recipe. Have fun cooking!

Yummypilgrim

Yummypilgrim’s channel, while “only” about food videos, is a colorful place with many different video formats and creative headlines. Whether she’s doing food hauls, Taste Testings, or Best of’s, there’s probably something for everyone. Whether hungry, or not. What’s also special about her channel is that everything is cooked and baked vegan.

BaKo baking

Boring cooking instructions? Not with Ebru, the 29-year-old created her YouTube channel because she loves to cook. Today, she has a large community of viewers with nearly 150 thousand subscriptions. Formats like Waffle Week, in which she presents a different waffle every day for a week, make her channel exciting. Among other things, she also shows seasonal delicacies and occasionally Turkish recipes.

Mealclub

With weekly videos and unusual recipes, Mealclub are probably a real favorite in the cooking scene on YouTube. With already known dishes, but especially with new compositions and crazy flavors, Mealclub let their subscribers become curious. A great mix of healthy and snacks offer variety.

American-cooking.com

If you’re a huge fan of American baking culture, this channel is a piece of heaven on earth for you. From classic pies to cupcakes and peppermint hot chocolate, you’ll find everything you need to make at home. Savoury dishes also have a place on this channel, so there’s something for every taste and curious new recipes.

Sally’s World

Sally’s World really does take you to another world at first sight, full of sweet cakes, chocolates and cupcakes. But there are plenty of savoury alternatives too, perfect for occasions like a dinner out, or an afternoon barbecue with friends. Even with delicious drinks Sally can inspire her readers and viewers, because her always new ideas, encourage her fans to try new things and expand the culinary horizons.

Small but tasty

For those who are bored with a simple recipe and prefer to have a bright, motivated person who explains every step and makes everything a bit more interesting with her humor, Klein aber Lecker is the perfect channel on YouTube. Here you will not only find crazy new ideas for your dining table like the Nutella Burger or Baking with Charcoal, but also many recipes that help you to use leftovers. For those who like it colorful and fun and inviting, this channel is the perfect place.

Cooking Cinema

Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced in the kitchen, Cooking Cinema is the perfect channel to get your first taste of cooking with basic recipes like cheesecake or tomato soup. However, it also offers a wide range of recipes that require a little practice, such as candied rose petals. A change to normal everyday recipes offers the cooking cinema all the time.

Pour le Plaisir – Thomas cooks

Everyone who is open to try something new should have a look at the channel of Pour le plaisir – Thomas kocht. Culinary diversity is an understatement and everyone should see for themselves. Dishes from Moroccan chicken to Turkish pide to simple lentil soup. A visit is worth the channel all the time and there is certainly something for everyone.

The organic cook

Micheal, known as “The Organic Chef”, tries to cook healthy, fresh and delicious, but still simple. He shows this on his YouTube channel, and tries to stay organic, sustainable, vegetarian, vegan and fair. With this attitude, Michael soon inspires 50,000 people and his viewers are growing.

Simple cooking

With weekly videos, the Simply Cooking channel is arguably a sure-fire inspiration for the week’s shopping. With super food recipes and dinner templates but also baking tutorials, the channel is well interspersed. For all vegans, there is also a positive news, because all recipes on the channel are purely plant-based.

Bea’s recipes and ideas

Bea’s YouTube channel is run with so much love that if you’re a food fan, you won’t miss it. Whether appetizers, main course or desserts, a perfect variety is offered. Whether homemade cookies or a whole menu, it is guaranteed to be delicious!

CALLEkocht – Grandma’s recipes

With very classic, German recipes, the channel brings a bit of tradition with it. The name ‘Omas Rezepte’ gives the viewer a certain image. Fried potatoes, meatballs or seasonal plum cake are just some of the recipe ideas. For a deeper insight into German cuisine, the channel offers a colorful range of videos and should inspire one or the other to cook.

Yummy

A channel that offers arguably everything and with a regularity that you always discover something new when you visit the channel. Hacks, DIY’s and recipes in many different versions and with many different flavors.

Lets Cook

Are you a fan of exotic food or have you always wanted to expand your culinary horizons? At Let’s Cook you’ll find many tutorials and no nationality ties.

 

]]> WW Treffen (formerly WeightWatchers): Celebrity chef & dance queen Motsi Mabuse – My experiences https://fivmagazine.com/ww-treffen-formerly-weightwatchers-celebrity-chef-dance-queen-motsi-mabuse-my-experiences/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:58:13 +0000 https://fivmagazine.com/ww-treffen-formerly-weightwatchers-celebrity-chef-dance-queen-motsi-mabuse-my-experiences/ Wellness that works a statement with promise – Again this year WW is hosting an event for influencers who want to reach their goal weight through their WW. I was there to take you on this journey to WW Winter Wonderland. Ever wanted to know if it’s worth it for you to get started and how does the journey with WW actually begin? In this article I give you information about WW with all the details you need to know and then take you with me to the annual event.

What is WeightWatchers?

Over millions of women and men have already lost weight with WeightWatchers. But WW is not defined by how many kilos their customers leave behind, but by the fact that losing weight is fun for the customers. The acceptance to have sometimes more success and sometimes less, because in the end the target weight is a long way.

Recipes for classic menus and trend food

Weight Watchers doesn’t want you to miss out on your favorite snacks, meals, or ingredients. Through a quiz, they will create a diet plan tailored to you to get the best results for you. Changing your diet may seem like a quick thing to say, but the real challenge is in everyday life and successfuly integrating your diet plan there. Weight Watchers offers behavioral strategies to help clients best integrate their diet into their daily lives.

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How does the points system work? Calculate & Co.

The points system is a program developed by Weight Watchers in which each participant has a Smartpoints budget. This must be adhered to in order to achieve success. Different meals and foods have different numbers of Smartpoints and this makes the whole program very clear which foods should be included or reduced in the daily diet. The budget is calculated from age, height, weight and gender.

What can the WW app do?

The WW app puts all your data in one place. It’s the place where you can track your weight, search for recipes and collect rewards for healthy habits. A mobile recipe book with advice, an online community and all in one a place of motivation to pursue your goals.

The new meeting – I was there! My experiences

A location, over 60 influencers, a star chef + Motsi Mabouse and all that at one event? I take you with me and show you my experiences from the event. A day full of surprises, happy faces and of course delicious food.

Influencer, celebrity chef & Motsi Mabouse

Today, all WW influencers meet to celebrate common successes but also to talk about news, at WW, privately and in the community. Who has tried out which recipe? How are you getting on with the new points system? It’s the perfect time for small talk and reunions, after a long time. WW is not only proud of the many individual successes of its customers, but also rewards the stamina and cooking enthusiasm of WW Influencers once a year with a festive event. For this purpose, all influencers who report on their evening journey on Instagram are invited to eat together, exchange ideas and have a good time together.

Video & Event by One: Social Media Agency.

Blue carpet & chocolates – Feel good with WW

The FourtyFour in Düsseldorf is probably one of the most beautiful locations to celebrate this festive occasion. Upon entering the lobby, the girls could see the WW logo on a large billboard and knew that they were welcome and the day could now officially start. 4 elevators brought different groups of influencers to the top floor, where a WW blue carpet was already rolled out and a waiter handed out WW chocolates. Curious looks abounded as the 4-meter Christmas tree was spotted in the winter sun. A Polaroid camera was used to shoot a cute portrait of each influencer, with personal signature for a large photo wall. The view to the right showed a press wall, where the first interviews and photos were already shot. Straight ahead you could see a beautifuly prepared show kitchen, lovingly designed with small herb beds and seasonal vegetables and fruits served in slate bowls. Here, later on, Andi Schweiger, star chef also known from TV and cooperations with WW, will prepare dishes from his new cookbook with WeightWatchers. Through a platform with skins and cushions with a perfect view of the spectacle.

Celebrity chef Andi Schweiger – star food and delicious recipes

A very special highlight for all participants was the star chef, Andi Schweiger, everyone knows and loves him. He enchants the WW community not only on Youtube, live with show cooking and subsequent talk he is also live at the event. Andi has been working with WW for quite some time now, doing cooking classes with enthusiastic fans. The menu of the day was inspired by his cookbook, which became reality together with WW. As a starter a pumpkin soup, as a main course a lamb fillet with fresh red cabbage and black salsify potato pancakes and as dessert a poppy seed cake with plum compote. His cookbook called “Genial Saisonal!” was also available as a gift for all the girls and went down great. Everyone could have their book signed and take a photo with star chef Andi.

Talks and Magazine Cover

Next to the show kitchen was a large table set with purple flowers and gorgeous table decorations. Surrounded by glass facade, the whole ambience looked super inviting to enjoy the occasion in the perfect mood. From the tables, each influencer had a good view of the podium where the talks with Starkohc Andi Schweiger and Motsi Mabouse were held. At the other end of the room, a bit hidden but very classic, there was a press corner where plants and couches were used to create a comfortable feeling and a nice backdrop for all the interviews. Here there is a chance for influencers to talk about their experience with Weight Watchers and their personal progress, of course giving a few tips. The whole day is filled with talks from celebrity guests, the food and other small activities. Like the studio set up to give the girls a chance at a shoot, which will be their own personal WW magazine cover afterwards.

Dancing with Motsi Mabouse

As a special Motsi Mabouse, judge of Let’s Dance in Germany and UK, visited the event and talked about her own eating habits, her new child and how conscious she is about her diet since then. The event was rounded off with a dance class by Motsi and all the influencers had the chance to let their dancing legs swing in a personal coaching session. An unforgettable experience for all participants.

Video & Event by One: Social Media Agency.

What a day! Cozy living room vibes

As the program slowly came to an end, the atmosphere became very relaxed and reminded of a big living room with a cozy, family feeling. All the girls had the opportunity to sit together, take pictures and enjoy a warm mulled wine on the roof terrace while the sun was setting. On this very roof terrace, a drone was then launched and everyone was able to wave into the camera for the incredible shots. As the event drew to a close, each influencer was given a goodie bag to take home with them, full of little surprises. The new cookbook “Genial Saisonal!” by star chef Andi Schweiger, snacks from the WW Shop and a cookbook for working people. All influencers left the event with a good feeling, new stories and lots of new information for a good life.

12 Questions for Motsi Mabuse

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