A TOUR OF KLEIN JAN’S ROOT CELLAR Creating a new culinary experience in a place as remote and untouched as the Kalahari requires great sensitivity. Every ingredient must be carefully considered. Where it comes from, how it gets to Klein JAN and how it is stored and preserved, are all-important — not only for the …
MAKING JAN ORGANIC OLIVE OIL Over the years, living in the South of France and visiting Italy as often as I could, I’ve developed a palate for olive oil, literally tasting them oil by oil, making notes, as if they were wine. In time, olive oil became that one ingredient that I use in my cooking …
A SMALL COLLECTION OF HOME REMEDIES FROM OUR PAST Boererate, those dubious wisdoms of old that somehow still cling to somewhere at the back our minds a generation after our scepticism got the better of us, are not limited to Afrikaans or even the broader South African culture. The home remedy (English for boereraat) is …
A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT OUR CULINARY SUPERSTITIONS You know, there is such a thing as becoming too sophisticated for your own good. Gosh, it’s almost like hearing your grandmother speak. But what if she was on to something? The old wives’ tales are absolutely choc-a-bloc full of stinging little wisdoms designed to amuse and confuse …
WHY AND HOW TO USE A PROOFING BASKET The longer you continue on your food journey, the more you discover new ways to take your culinary skills up a notch. It might be something simple, like chopping an onion or green pepper in a different way, but nothing in the culinary world is as vast, …
Elke storie het ‘n begin. Myne begin aan die tafels van my ma en ouma, waar die begrip van Suid-Afrikaanse gasvryheid stadig maar seker my bewussyn binnegesypel het om die fondasie te vorm waarop ek Restaurant JAN later sou bou. Dis hier waar ek, benewens die nederige kuns van bediening ook geleer het hoe om …
Last Friday night, on 5 March 2021, I hosted a virtual Boujee Braai with Carl Wastie and Zoë Brown, KFM’s Flashdrive team, on the roof of JAN Innovation Studio in Cape Town. As the sun set on Table Mountain behind us (what a perfect night!), we made the most delicious spread, including a cheese platter …
A LOOK AT ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST NOSTALGIC PASTIMES We tend to think of a bazaar – South Africans, at least – as a community event, usually held in a church or school hall, where we can expect to find anything from a crocheted collection of Christmas tree decorations and toilet roll covers (the …
For a business to go through three generations of hands and to still retain its heart is rare. Black Forest Bakery in Braamfontein has been in German hands, in one form or another, for over eighty years. Their secret? Always look to your roots, keep it simple and go back to basics. <img width=”900″ height=”1440″ …
MY TOP BAKING ESSENTIALS Not a lot of people know this, but I started my chef career in pastry, so I’m very particular about my baking utensils. Saying that, there’s no need to go overly fancy either. In the end, the greatest joy you get out of baking is when a perfectly risen loaf peeks …
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