SPICE IT UP
YOUR NEW FAVOURITE HERB AND SPICE CHEAT SHEET If food were a language, proteins would be the nouns, adding weight and substance. Fruits and vegetables would be the adjectives, colouring […]
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HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN PLEASURE GARDEN
A GUIDE FROM THE HISTORY BOOKS In the beginning, there was Eden, arguably the most famous garden in history, which let’s face it, was totally a pleasure garden if the
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THE GARDEN BOUQUET
We are surrounded by boundless beauty, whether hiking up a hill in the Franschhoek Valley, wandering through a veld outside of Witbank, or stretching our legs in our very own
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KITCHEN CHAMELEON
CAN YOU EVER HAVE JUST ONE APPLIANCE? Over the course of my career, I’ve pursued so many passions that I’ve become a chameleon. Put me in a kitchen and I’m
BAKE UP A STORM
IF YOU HAD TO HAVE ONLY THREE BAKING TINS Of course, all cooking brings me pleasure. I am a chef, after all. But baking? Oh boy, it brings out the
THE HAPPIEST GARDEN IN NICE
A TOUR OF LE JARDIN DE JAN As much as I love a food market for the inspiration it brings me as a chef, it doesn’t quite compare to the
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WHAT KIND OF COFFEE ARE YOU?
We are all complex, beautiful creatures, which means no one is going to put us in a box. But we all have certain personality traits that define who we are.
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FARMING FOR THE FUTURE
A CONVERSATION WITH ESKORT’S TOP PIG FARMERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE FARMING AND PRODUCING A BETTER-QUALITY PRODUCT As consumers, we’re largely at the mercy of a faceless production
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A GUIDE TO TONIC
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PUTTING THE OMG IN YOUR T Although its early use was more medicinal in nature, tonic water (or simply tonic outside the doctor’s office) has become
THE SEXY SCIENCE BEHIND CHOCOLATE
AS EXPRESSED THROUGH A PLAYLIST OF PURE PLEASURE The mysteries of chocolate have long mesmerised humanity. Its powers of seduction reach way beyond a spell of velvety nostalgia or an
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