HOW THE KALAHARI BROUGHT ME CLOSER TO THE EARTH  Just over three years ago, when I first visited Boscia House, the site where Klein JAN stands today, I didn’t know what to expect. I’d never been to the Kalahari until then. To me, it always seemed like an arid expanse where everything struggled – …
THE JOURNEY REIMAGINED Cape Town, 25 June 2021 JAN the Journal – the biannual publication that chronicles South Africa’s first Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen and his team’s creative journey – has just published its seventh volume. Following Volume 6, an exploration of the culture and cuisine of South Africa from the Karoo …
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. Through a shared passion and vision for all things South African – our food, people, shared culture and arts – I have entered into a …
