• Perfect for a quick weekday dinner, or great for when you are entertaining friends over the weekend! These bacon and cheese nachos are great for sharing and we guarantee that the guacamole is the BEST use of avocados EVER! Recipe and styling by Claire Ferrandi Photograph by Dylan Swart TRY THIS: Nachos Mexicana with everything ALSO TRY: Tacos with vindaloo beans, crushed avocado and charred corn

    We asked Insta-king, Steve Steinfeld, the man behind the @thejoburgfoodie Instagram account, to share his tips for editing beautiful Instagram images. Read more: Interview with The Jo’burg Foodie Here are Steve’s top 3 tips for editing your food pics for Instagram Consider the type of dish you’re photographing A beautifully plated dessert or pasta might look better shot from the top, whereas a burger or a stack of flapjacks might have more impact when shot from the side. Play around with different angles to find the one that captures the dish in front of you to best effect. A post…

    The elegant Palazzo Montecasino hotel has introduced a fresh new world-class and delectable High Tea, created by recently appointed Head Pastry Chef Marco Gaspar, and perfect for tranquil afternoons of blissful indulgence, away from the pressures of life. Chef Marco’s High Tea menu includes a delicious selection of cakes, sandwiches, quiches, scones, and freshly infused teas. The sweet display includes lime cheesecake mousse with raspberry jam, orange soft cake, dark chocolate berry tart, mango coconut custard choux puff, macaroons, lemon meringue tart, dark chocolate slices. Savoury sandwiches include chicken pastrami, pesto and smoked mozzarella on focaccia, smoked salmon, cream cheese…

    This wine, for that dish So much wine, so little time. Here are some standout wines to try this February, paired with delicious recipes from our magazine. False Bay Slow Chenin Blanc 2017, R58 The new-look range from Waterkloof’s False Bay wines offer incredible value and quality sipping. Harvested from old chenin vineyards (1970 Stellenbosch vineyard and a 1977 Swartland vineyard respectively), the grapes went through natural fermentation, hence the name ‘Slow Chenin Blanc’. Classic aromas of yellow apple, peach and pear jump out of the glass, and this fruity mélange is echoed on the palate with a spiced, savoury…