FOOD STORIES
Hook, Line and Savour
With our 3000 km coastline, centuries-old fishing communities, colourful fishing harbours and avid anglers, South Africa is a fish lover’s paradise.
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All Roads Lead to Cheese
Cheese is a cornerstone of any JAN experience and certainly of my own culinary life and explorations. For the selection team and I, the journey ...
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All Aboard
A cheese board laden with the very best selection of cheeses plus preserves and edible treats to complement them is one of life’s true joys.
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Dirty Little Secrets
Just like any South African who has spent time abroad, I feel a definite sense of home when I return and feel African ground beneath ...
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Breaking Bread at La Motte
Be it breakfast, brunch, lunch or a laidback afternoon drink – La Motte invites you for a cup of freshly brewed coffee and artisan bakes ...
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Eat Like a Vegeterranean
In the Mediterranean – from Spain and Portugal, all along the coast through France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the door of the Middle East through ...
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Breaking Bread at La Motte
Be it breakfast, brunch, lunch or a laidback afternoon drink – La Motte invites you for a cup of freshly brewed coffee and artisan bakes just out of the oven.
Eat Like a Vegeterranean
In the Mediterranean – from Spain and Portugal, all along the coast through France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the door of the Middle East through North Africa to Morocco – food is so much more than fuel. It’s pleasure.
High Cakes
Only when someone asked you especially do you need to bake your own cake, unless you want to. See it as an exercise in creativity.
NEWS STORIES
The Beautiful Life, Italian Style
For Volume 12 of JAN Journal, Jan Hendrik invites readers to join him on a personal journey across Italy, soaking up Italians’ love for life ...
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10 Years of Restaurant JAN
This street. The stories it could tell. The first time I turned a corner onto Rue Lascaris, I was still working as a chef on ...
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Boland Banquet
One of the many perks of working for the JAN brand is that you get a lot of first glances – you see every Journal ...
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Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen Becomes WWF Ambassador
South African Michelin-star chef, broadcaster and publisher Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen has entered into a partnership with the World Wildlife Fund.
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Klein JAN meets Wolfgat
Klein JAN and Wolfgat join forces for a groundbreaking collaboration that celebrates local flavours and sustainability.
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Return to Franschhoek
After a very successful début season of Chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen's Cape Winelands experience, JAN Franschhoek is back for an eagerly anticipated second ...
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LIFESTYLE STORIES
In Chef’s Footsteps
Delving into the bustling world of culinary artistry, we caught up with Marizen Smit, a dynamic chef from the JAN Innovation Studio, presently lending her ...
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First Thursdays in the Mother City
If you find yourself in Cape Town on the first Thursday of the month – go out. It’s a momentous occasion for many, where people ...
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The Heart of an Artichoke
The Story of the World’s Most Intriguing Thistle On the 19th of June 1575, while attending a wedding, Catherine de’ Medici, who was one of ...
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How South Africa Feasts
We caught up with Hannes Maritz recently to get his take on what makes South Africans so unique in the way we feast, and how ...
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Party Perfect
There's no such thing as the perfect party. It's about bringing people together and creating a gathering that every one of your guests can enjoy. ...
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The JAN Father’s Day gift guide
In celebration of my father’s legacy and all the fathers out there, I’ve compiled a list of some of my special Father’s Day picks ...
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TRAVEL STORIES
The JAN Guide to Nice
Bienvenue dans ma ville! Over the years – through my tours and special features in JAN the Journal – I’ve loved sharing my experiences of ...
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What’s Your Travel DNA?
Are you an impulsive traveller or a compulsive traveller – or both? Take our quiz to find out.
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The JAN Guide to Paris
Looking for the best places to eat and drink when in Paris? Look no further. Here are some of Jan-Hendrik's favourite Parisian must-visits.
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The state of water
We pay tribute to one of the most important and sometime often overlooked elements in the kitchen – water.
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Cape Town captured
Join us as we discover the eclectic nuances of Cape Town as captured through Erin Walls' lens.
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The JAN Guide to Cape Town
Where to stay, eat and shop when in Cape Town? Use our guide to Cape Town to explore the Mother City like a true Capetonian. ...
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STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE
Special Mother’s Day Memories
Jan Hendrik’s Mother reveals special Mother's Day memories and how Jan Hendrik made every year unforgettable.
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Feasting with inspirational women
A Look at Women Who Inspire Us Starting from a chef trainee and working her way up the kitchen ranks to become Group Executive Chef ...
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Feasting in Franschhoek
An interview with JAN Group Executive Chef Antro Davel The opening of JAN Franschhoek marks an exciting new chapter for the JAN team, and is ...
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JAN RSVP is here
What you need to know about my new series JAN RSVP After three beautiful seasons of JAN, I felt that we had captured my story… ...
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Journey to the Kalahari
FORMER GOLDEN TICKET WINNER LAUREN CARY DISCUSSES THE MAGIC OF THE KALAHARI EXPERIENCE Fans of JAN the Journal will be familiar with our Golden Ticket ...
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Pearls of wisdom
An ode to the natural pearl  It’s no secret that I love vintage treasures and antique finds, there’s something about the quality of older ...
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