Together We Build Safe Spaces

Welcome to TTBS Kitchen — a space where culinary curiosity takes center stage and kindness sets the table. This community is more than recipe swaps and kitchen hacks. It’s a gathering of people who love food, love to learn, and love helping each other grow. These guidelines exist to keep this digital kitchen warm, safe, and welcoming for everyone who enters.

Founded by Zyphara Durnhaven in the heart of Toledo, Ohio, TTBS Kitchen brings together the vibrant beat of culinary updates, gourmet explorations, and real-life tips that turn everyday home cooks into confident creators. From flavor discoveries to late-night stovetop experiments, this is where food stories are shared — seasoned with encouragement and stirred with respect.

Why These Guidelines Matter

A great dish begins with intention. So does a thriving community. These guidelines are our way of creating that base — a way to preserve what makes this community not only informative but energizing. Each post, message, or interaction can ignite inspiration or reinforce trust. We want yours to do both.

Whether you’re here to dissect flavor layers, test a Sunday sauce tutorial, or just window-watch some gourmet builds, we ask that you bring thoughtfulness, honesty, and humanity into the conversation. This isn’t about formality. It’s about being part of something nourishing — a safe space guided by respect, curiosity, and shared passion.

Core Ingredients: What We Value

Like a reliable base sauce, our values give flavor to everything we build together. Here’s what’s always on the burners at TTBS Kitchen:

Respect: Everyone enters this space from their own background, kitchen, and culture. That diversity is what makes this community work. Speak to others as you would a fellow guest in your home — graciously, attentively, and with care.
Curiosity: We all come here to learn. Ask questions, invite feedback, and try something new — whether that’s an unfamiliar spice or a different point of view. In a kitchen, experimentation feeds growth.
Integrity: Credit ideas, sources, and images with clarity. If you’re resharing a concept, offer a respectful nod to where it came from. Cooking says as much about who we are as what we make. Let that origin be honored.
Kindness: Feedback is a gift. Offer it gently, receive it with an open mind, and remember: you never know who might be taking your words to heart.
Safety: If your words, humor, or content could cause harm or exclusion, it’s not fit to serve. Keep our kitchen a safe zone for creativity and compassion alike.

How We Interact

We invite discussion that’s lively and full of flavor — as long as it’s also mindful. Here’s how to interact in a way that keeps the community whole:

Chime in with questions, tips, or stories that add to the topic at hand. Be specific. “I tried something similar once!” is good; “Here’s how it turned out for me…” is better.
When referencing someone else’s idea — whether from a conversation, a post, or a published article — name them or link to it properly.
Approach debates with generous listening. Disagree lovingly, and always aim to say something that leaves others more curious than combative.
Keep things real. Real praise, real questions, real outcomes. If your recipe attempt bombed, you’re allowed to say so. That honesty helps us all learn.

What Belongs and What Doesn’t

This space is for ideas that feed — not content that poisons. That means:

Welcome: Tips, flavor notes, process shots, honest feedback, and thoughtful questions. Personal stories that connect cooking to life. Generosity with your experience.
Not welcome: Hate speech, shaming, spam, deliberate misinformation, or content that exploits others’ creations without permission.

You don’t need to dance on eggshells — but you do need to care how your words land. If in doubt, step back, reread, and ask, “Would I say this to a mentor or a guest in my real kitchen?”

Moderation and Mutual Care

We keep moderation calm, considered, and consistent — never abrupt or heavy-handed. That means we may quietly edit, remove, or flag content that doesn’t fit our shared tone. You’ll usually be notified and guided toward a more constructive approach. You won’t be shamed or shouted at; that’s not our style.

Think of moderators as sous-chefs: not running the show, but making sure the flow stays smooth and the results stay good. If something hurts more than helps, they step in. If you spot something that doesn’t align with our standards, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Your eye helps keep our space clear.

Privacy and Personal Boundaries

We ask that you be mindful of what you share — and of what you request from others. That includes:

Not sharing personal information (yours or someone else’s) in comments or posts.
Not reposting DM conversations, screenshots, or user content without permission.

Our community relies on trust. That trust grows stronger when we protect boundaries and respect consent.

To learn more about how we handle data and information with care, please refer to our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Terms of Service. Transparency, like a clear broth, rises to the top.

Credit, Collaboration, and Contribution

If you use someone else’s words, photos, or recipe ideas — give credit where it’s due. Always cite creators, link to their page, and respect the roots of every dish or method. Intellectual property isn’t just legal — it’s personal.

If you’re interested in contributing more formally — as a voice, a guest chef, a flavor explorer — we welcome your perspective. Reach out about content and collaborations; we’re always building new ways to share the table.

A Word from Zyphara

Zyphara Durnhaven created TTBS Kitchen with one goal: to make cooking conversations sacred again — personal, friendly, even a little poetic. For her, recipes aren’t just instructions. They’re stories. Culture. Celebration. And risk. The kitchen is the place where we stretch and stir and stumble and savor. This community follows that rhythm — structured enough to protect, loose enough to grow — always welcoming new hands to the table, one idea at a time.

Reach Us

If you ever feel lost, if you’ve seen something that feels off, or if you just want to ask where a certain vanilla bean comes from — we’re ready to listen. Reach our team directly at [email protected] or call us at +1 419-620-8819. We’re available:

Open Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM EST

Physical location: 1659 Stonecoal Road, Toledo, Ohio 43609, United States

Final Serving Suggestion

This page isn’t a list of dos and don’ts — it’s a recipe for sharing well. These guidelines are designed to help TTBS Kitchen stay what it was meant to be: a nourishing space for people who love flavor, value creativity, and believe that food should bring us closer — not push us apart. Thank you for your gifts, your respect, and your contribution to this community. Together, we’re building more than meals — we’re building safe, savory, sustaining spaces for all.