MOTHER’S CALLING
A conversation with Hessie van der Westhuizen By Hanfred Rauch Having worked with South Africa’s first Michelin-star chef since shortly after he got this prestigious accolade – not as a […]
Stories
MOVIE NIGHT
MY FIVE FAVOURITE FOODIE MOVIES OF ALL TIME I’ve always been fascinated by the power of cinema. No other creative medium transports you into another world in quite the same
SETTING THE STANDARD
An easy guide to buying dinnerware Few things excite me as much as having friends over for a meal – the more the merrier. Centre stage is, of course,
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POTIRON MEANS PUMPKIN
TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE FRENCH PUMPKIN PATCH Why is it when someone utters the words, French cooking, we feel a shudder of panic? Do the French know how
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A HELPING HAND
WHY HAND SANITISER IS HERE TO STAY Grabbing a bottle of hand sanitiser before leaving the house wasn’t part of most of our routines over a year ago. Now, everywhere
THE CRYPT
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
PRIDE OF THE SWARTLAND
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
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BOERERAATJIES
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
BY THE GLASS
A Guide to Enjoying Wine to the Full Our first acquaintance with wine harks back about 9000 years, in China. It was only around 4100 BC in Armenia, however, that
KITCHEN MYTHS
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.