Q&A With Carissa & Tayla - The brains (and chaos) behind Set The Table.

We cozied up with our spoons and served each other the really important questions - like what’s your ultimate lazy-girl dinner, and is using baby wipes to clean your kitchen bench… innovative or concerning? (one of us says genius.)

Q: Who’s the better cook?

Carissa: I mean… I'm qualified

Tayla: Definitely Carissa - my cooking style gives people anxiety

Q: What's your go-to dinner when you can’t be bothered?

Carissa: Pasta. Always

Tayla: I could eat a greek salad any day

Q: Most-used ingredient in your kitchen?

Carissa: Garlic - in astronomic amounts

Tayla: SALT!

Q: What's the weirdest thing you’ve done while cooking?

Carissa: Accidentally cut my finger so badly, that I needed stitches - weird because you'd think I'd be good at it

Tayla: Breastfeed lmfao motherhood is interesting

Q: Favourite soup?

Carissa: Chicken and leek

Tayla: Pumpkin soup with lots and lots of sourdough bread!

Q: Kitchen tool you can’t live without?

Carissa: My chef’s knife

Tayla: Air fryer

Q: Best cooking hack you’ve discovered?

Carissa: Smash avocado through a cooling rack to make guac!

Tayla: Making homemade pasta so that you have no choice but to use leftover egg whites for a pavlova ;)

Q: Describe each other in three food items.

Carissa about Tayla: Garlic, greek salad and "summer fruits only"

Tayla about Carissa: Chocolate, corn (ew) and mortadella

Q: Who causes more chaos in the kitchen?

Carissa: Me, I'm SO clumsy, I question who let me in a kitchen allllll the time

Tayla: Me, I leave a trail of destruction

Q: Secret talent no one knows about (not food related)?

Carissa: Photography... and dancing (joking about the dancing)

Tayla: Flair cocktail making!

Q: What’s your shared food philosophy?

Both: Real food, fast.

Carissa: Restaurant quality food that tastes AMAZING

Tayla: That literally ANYONE can make.