Yes, Joy

Yes, Joy is a food-oriented catering and dining business. We cook and explore a passionate relations Food + Fun. We cook, cater & get creative with dining.

01/01/2023

Update: I’ve been contemplating what to do with the Joy that has been Yes, Joy for a while now…

In 2016 I quit my ‘real job’ for a l***y food business dream idea. I had the appetite, schmick creative and the vision, but lacked the business (aka money making) experience to really see it through.

Yes, Joy wanted to make food, but different (my eternal inspiration will always be Laila Cooks, Dimes Times, Hetty McKinnon and Salad For President) turns out custom catering and styling is a tricky business, despite this, I got to make beautiful food & foodscapes for a bunch of awesome people and cool places including:
wandering cooks
finders keepers markets
IMA
Griffith Uni
ABC
Aesop
The Third Quarter
Forge Forward
TED
Biome
Women’s Legal Service
Shilo x Lydia
Ladies Wine Design
Stretch Yoga

There was salad club, soup club, supper club.
There was designer caps.
There was Yin & Gin.
There was dog t-shirts (because why not).

When food was too hard, I leaned back on prose - freelance writing on food and lifestyle (and all sorts to help pay the bills, tbh!) and my much loved casual job at Aesop for over 7 years. I was also lucky to return to work writing travel content for an Australia’s biggest travel company while keeping Yes, Joy the side hustle.

Then in 2021 came the biggest cooking job yet: A BABY!

And that brings us to here, my little baguette is ONE and though I’m not 💯 sure what is next for Yes, Joy… I’m feeling the call to move into the motherhood space with the inkling to return to food with a postpartum care offering down the track.

So, thank you for following along! And please hold the cheese for me, for now.

Love,
Rachel

31/03/2022

It’s been a while in between cheeses 💃🏻🧀
Got to have some styling fun for this evening ✨

11/11/2020

Pasta Grannies 🍝 is life 🙌

This is Roberto’s ‘hairy’ tagliatelle- hairy because it’s made from part wholemeal flour, which I substituted with khorasan from 👌🏻
And, although it’s not traditionally served with cheese, I had some fior di latte that was begging to be consumed!

This dish is simple and used garden greens 🌱

Check out the recipe: https://youtu.be/CTdUk1ybgIQ

Or just google ‘Roberto’s hairy tagliatelle’

Xo

06/11/2020

Last minute-ish dinner of homemade bao, with chicken marinated in chilli garlic lime hot sauce, garden greens, more - achar pickles & shallot relish. Plus, I used some achar juice to quick pickle some radish 💁🏻‍♀️

04/10/2020

Ready to Mezze 🧆

23/09/2020

Lil nasturtium nibbles table fun for .forward .u.n.g.m.u.n.n.y mixer
Thanks for the 🍹 n chats 🙋🏻‍♀️

18/09/2020

Party for 10, spring picnic fun? Whatever your grazing needs, there’s a boxed platter for the occasion - DM for your gathering needs! X

18/07/2020

B A C K
A T
I T 🧀 🎨

26/06/2020

Though I’ve been quiet here for most of 2020, I just wanted to take this moment to reassure you I’ve not been going hungry, or thirsty for that matter.

Here’s a quick ‘isolation series’ on what’s been served up at my table over the past few months.

With thanks to (to name a few) for helping us get by 🖤

@ Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

30/12/2019

Ceviche is life
🐟🥭🥑

06/12/2019

Flat Lay ~ Foodscape third.quarter for the closing show ‘Matter of Flat’

👌🏻👀

Huge thank you to the deadset angels at Third Quarter for trusting me to lay snacks out in a fashionable manner every other week. It’s my Joy.

@ The Third Quarter

04/12/2019

Up to my usual diversifying tricks... catering, caps... this time? T-shirts for dogs, naturally.

⚡️Here’s my baby king, Larry David⚡️modelling the limited edition Yes, Joy x .third.quarter ‘Big Dog Energy’ (get it) shirt.

You can get one at the TQ Bazaar this Sunday, or DM me.

All profits go to Larry’s rescue fam

29/11/2019

⚡️Figuring out how to start/run/continue a Food Business can be challenging. ⚡️

I’m so lucky to have had the support of as I dove in. I’m in awe of all the things they stand for and everything they do as they grow and support their community.

If you too have a dream to do something fun with food and need a place to explore that passion, get along to the Wandering Cooks (2nd ever) Open Day next Sat 7th December.

It’s free! You can register by following the linktree on their insta.

There will be talks from local legends .growers

AND a Pop-Up Farmers Market to boot! 🥕

If you get thirsty, there’s the ever-faithful Garden Bar🍻

What a place!

24/11/2019

A garden feast prepared for ‘Dirt’ exhibition

The exhibition was a tribute to local growers and makers, making our world a better, more delicious place. And this table is testament to that deliciousness 🥕✨

@ Open House Collective

27/09/2019

Do you even dip?
This is a giant bowl of 7-layer Mexican Dip recipe via
~ includes blacked salsa, black beans, Refried beans & Goya Saźon 💃🏻

03/09/2019

When cheese is required, I feel honoured to be asked for my professional advice.

Last week I had the pleasure of sourcing cheese from for collab launch

Loved the simplicity of Shilo’s brief, the cheese speaks for itself, & pairs excellently with champagne 🥂

And, Shilo & Lydia’s collection was truly adventurous and sublimely unique ☀️

@ Living Edge Showroom

05/07/2019

T E X T U R E S
S P R E A D third.quarter
Food. Art. Friday
@ The Third Quarter

22/06/2019

Play with your food .third.quarter

14/06/2019

Graze back to last Friday’s table .third.quarter @ The Third Quarter

30/05/2019

T E X T U R E S
From last Friday’s spread .third.quarter
for the opening of ‘There from Here’ 🌾

22/05/2019

Yes please.

29/04/2019

‘Trash Spread’ feat. Compost Cookies .third.quarter from Friday 👀 🍪🗑

15/03/2019

Love the gang .third.quarter ✨
Letting me create grazing tables with abandon

06/03/2019

Fun ‘Bread Spread’ a few weeks back .third.quarter
Playing with shape and form with Challah Bread, Bagels & Rye 🥖🥯🍞

26/02/2019

The is in stock The Third Quarter ☀️ open wed-fri 10-3 & sat & sun 10-2

Grab a coffee first ✨ @ The Third Quarter

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Soup Pop Up - July 9

For my next Soup Pop-Up Wandering Cooks on Monday July 9, I'll prepare 'Ajicao' a traditional Colombian chicken soup. Disclaimer: I'm not Colombian, but i do love chicken, potato & corn in a zesty broth! Vegan option available. Pre-purchase tickets to save $! https://www.yesjoy.com.au/market/yes-joy-soup-pop-up-1-july-9

PSA: Brisbane City #SaladPopUp QueensPlaza tomorrow from 11-2 ✌🏻 visit the lush top level (1) QP Cabana to find the Yes, Joy cart filled with salad, @myksfffkefir @locolovechocolate

Attn: Brisbane Friends 👋 if you want in on #saladclub (wholesome salads delivered to your work or home) apply to join & find out more: https://www.yesjoy.com.au/salad-club/