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. […]
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What it takes
There is no single recipe for building something extraordinary Whether it’s a restaurant that welcomes guests from around the world, a product that finds its way into someone’s home, a
COMFORT CRAVING
The whole world is still living with the restrictions of the pandemic, and it’s not clear when that will change. All we know is that when change comes, it happens
MY FRANSE KOSVERHAAL
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
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SOUTH AFRICAN WINE TRENDS 2021
The last year has been a challenge for most wineries – not just in South Africa, where newly implemented prohibition laws have brought this 300-year-old industry to the brink of
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WHAT HAPPENED AT THE KFM BOUJEE BRAAI?
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
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HOW BAZAAR
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
THE JOURNAL GALLERY
JAN the Journal’s stunning imagery is finally available to own After three years and six volumes, JAN the Journal has become one of South Africa’s most beautiful publications, boasting a
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A FAMILY BAKERY
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
MAKE YOUR BAKE A PIECE OF CAKE
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
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