JAN COMES HOME
I’m a farm boy, born and raised, so I always knew I would one day return to the bush; to the campfires and open skies of my beloved South Africa. […]
Stories
Mental Health in the Restaurant Industry
Q&A WITH JAN HENDRIK VAN DER WESTHUIZEN & LIAM TOMLIN A few months ago, on a weekday morning like any other, I opened the restaurant and noticed some flowers in
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A tale about a very French Picnic
Last Sunday was chaos in Nice. After visiting the market to grab a few bunches of radishes, I caught the bus and headed out to the mountains on our first
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EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN SINK
Just picture it. More quality time around the dinner table with your friends and family, reading that novel you bought yourself last year past page fifty, eating too much but
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Being Vegan
Carina Garrett joined the JAN Restaurant team in 2018 as sous chef after making a name for herself in Franschhoek, one of South Africa’s top culinary destinations. She’s not just
Val De Vie. The Perfect Host
As a Franschhoek wine estate that is now well into its third century, Val de Vie ranks amongst the most established in the country. Just as the French Huguenots once
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Q&A with De Grendel Winemaker, Charles Hopkins
Charles Hopkins is one of South Africa’s winemaking elite. After graduating from Elsenburg College, the prestigious Stellenbosch-based school of winemaking, in 1986, he honed his craft at Bellingham Wines and
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Making the Cut
They say you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. Sticking with kitchen metaphors, I’d like to go so far to say…
THE LAND OF PLENTY
As a chef, I’m intensely aware of ingredients, where they come from, and their seasons of growth and harvest. More and more attuned to our need to live more sustainably,
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New Wine in the New World
The wine world can be a fussy place. At JAN, debating which region is allowed to grow which grape is an almost daily occurrence – and cause for healthy (if
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