Overfishing, Fact or Fiction?
While its force and power can so easily make us feel small, the sea still requires human help to conserve and protect all the life sustained below the surface.
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seafood
All Buttered Up
Take Another Look at the Miraculous Mussel “With enough butter, anything is good.” – Julia Child In her iconic cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child states, “Mussels,
White Wine Steamed Mussels with Beurre Blanc Sauce
Moules marinière is one of the most popular dishes in France. For this recipe, however, I took inspiration from Julia Child, who made her mussels with beurre blanc.
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Quick and Easy Bouillabaisse
Pronounced boo-ya-bess, it’s arguably the most famous fish stew to come out of France (Marseille to be precise). Like so many famous French dishes there are more opinions out there
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Jasmine Rice and Salmon Balls
You know when you get a craving for something you have no idea how to make? I have that all the time. (Hey, every chef has a speciality.) Well, sushi
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Oysters Four Ways
Being back in South Africa for a while has got me in the mood for one of those light, late-summer seafood dishes…
Shellfish in the Sheets
The delightful connections between seafood and sex Seafood has been deemed an aphrodisiac for as long as our memory stretches back, which is hardly a surprise considering the word ‘aphrodisiac’
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Inspiration from the big blue
My relationship with the sea I’d been living in France for about two years before embarking on that fateful journey when I opened Restaurant JAN. Working with French ingredients –
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Oh So Salty
Five ways to use a Himalayan Salt Slab I love looking out for new and exciting ways to spice things up in the kitchen, and something that’s really caught my
MUSSELS AU GRATIN
As the weather in South Africa takes a summery turn, we’re starting to imagine lazier afternoons spent with our nearest and dearest when, let’s face it, food becomes central to