Noble Beasts
Traceability – of meat in particular – is very important to me as a chef. Creating a dish is like…
Stories
The Magnificent Seven
Flowers are ever present at weddings, funerals, first dates, and peace offerings.
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INSPIRATION FROM THE HIGH CRAFTS
Haute cuisine, haute patisserie, haute couture… the high crafts are…
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Humble Roots
It’s difficult to describe the taste of ginger. It’s got the same fresh kick as lemon does
TOUJOURS PROVENCE
In a single day, we get these drops of inspiration from a host of different moments – a wisp of steam
Kalahari Milk
What could have drawn one to this place but a quest for its simple riches – the milk of this land?
French Lessons, A Coming of Age
As a young girl growing up on the South African platteland, I had very little in the fashion stakes …
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After the Swan Song
There is something I’ve always found fascinating about people: some of us have a clear vision of what we want to do, some of us have no idea, and some
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Bottled Orchestra – The Resurrection of Quoin Rock
Rewind to less than a decade ago, and you’ll find the name Quoin Rock riddled with scandal and ill repute. But around 2015, the wine estate took a sudden turn
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The Story of How Chardonnay Came to South Africa
As a nation, South Africans share a close bond with the land and agricultural production. As a result, much of our shared wisdom – our idioms, proverbs and sayings –
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