Lancewood recently held their Pastry Chef of the Year awards and we’ve got the scoop on the winner! Miss Chanda du Plooy, who is a False Bay TVET College Hospitality student won the ULTIMATE LANCEWOOD PASTRY Category in the annual Young Stars Showcook Initiative Competition 2022. This was announced at the prestigious awards dinner, which is the culmination of the Young Star Showcook Competition. The winning dessert-pastry was a pistachio and almond chocolate cake with Clemen Gold Sauce. The Young Star Showcook Initiative and Competition has been hosted annually for the past 14 years, but this was the first time…
You could win a non-alcoholic Love Bird set to the value of R1 500 with Lyre’s! Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Spirits ambition is to change the way the world drinks, so that…
Sunday brunching is a weekend tradition that we’ll never get tired of. With meal options that extend from french toast and waffles to savoury pancakes and breakfast bakes, brunch is a delicious excuse to spend the morning with your friends and loved ones. If you love this meal as much as we do, then you’ll definitely want to check out these 8 scrumptious Sunday brunch recipes. 1. Cornbread flapjacks with grilled halloumi & roasted apricots This heavenly dish brings together the forces of sweet and savoury through sticky roasted apricots and salty halloumi. The addition of mieliepap to the batter…
In celebration of Vegan Cake Day, why not try our super easy vegan chocolate cake? We used vegan butter, olive oil and vegan chocolate to create a perfectly…
Do you ever feel frustrated when your cakes and cookies don’t look as good as the glossy image in recipe books? Then follow along as I share some of my top tips for better baking! I’ve been baking ever since I can remember, licking chocolate cake beaters as a tiny tot, making gingerbread cookies with my mom and bottling up brandied cherries with my dad. I’ve still had my fair share of baking fails though…sunken lemon loaves, merged cookies, sponge cakes dotted with pockets of cornflour. My first ever batch of macarons resembled something similar to coloured brandy snaps and…
The trend changing the way the world drinks, and the brand making it possible. It’s no secret the past five years have seen an increased focus on holistic…
The Cellars-Hohenort’s talented Executive Chef Tronette Dippenaar, has created a brand-new menu of dainty sweet and savoury delights to further elevate the hotel’s timeless tradition of Afternoon Tea. The new High Tea features a choice of 11 loose-leaf teas, as well as Lavazza coffee. Each tea blend is meticulously curated by Master Tea Blender, Mingwei Tsai, who has also created a unique Cellars Hohenort Blend of Nigiro tea, incorporating the spicy fragrance and bronze/apricot colour of the Liz McGrath Rose. The Liz McGrath Rose was hybridised in 2003 to commemorate the 80th birthday of the late Mrs McGrath, the…
Laundry … the one task that we all need to do but don’t really enjoy. Luckily for you, we’ve got some great laundry tips to make your laundry…
Food and design, if done well, can have a way of transporting us out of where we are and into our imagination. This is the case at Ouzeri. Here, in Cape Town’s newest eatery, beautiful food and design work together to transport diners out of the CBD and to Cyprus and Greece. Even when the winter rain is pouring outside. What’s in a name At Ouzeri, chef and owner Nic Charalambous serves up his take on the food and flavours of his Cypriot cultural heritage. The name of his latest venture is also its inspiration. The concept is influenced…
These 2-ingredients lentil tortillas are like magic! Made from only red lentils and water, they make the perfect vessels to carry succulent steak, homemade salsa verde and a…