To drink: Rijk’s Chenin Blanc has everything this dish needs: zesty acidity, good use of oak and a lingering aftertaste.
It makes a change to have pasta without sauce. This peasantstyle spaghetti dish uses olive oil as the lubricant. Crispy bacon bits, broad beans and breadcrumbs work well…
Lamb is delicious in Darling: the grazing has always been good in these green hills. That’s how Groote Post Vineyards got its name: it was the largest guarding post in the area in the early 1800s, established to protect cattle and sheep from marauding stock thieves. In the days when Hildegonda Duckitt lived at Groote Post and wrote the books that would establish her as South Africa’s Mrs Beeton (she started writing after she was left by her British fiancé), nothing was wasted in the kitchen – they even used the lamb fat to make candles. Nowadays, Darling cooks like…
In France, a patisserie is a bakery specialising in cakes and sweet treats where artisans spend years perfecting their craft. South Africans have a looser interpretation, but there…
This is always a hit! Adults will love it just as much as the kids do.
At Geisha Wok and Noodle Bar in Cape Town, French chef Fred Faucheaux combines his classic roots with a love of simple Asian flavours By Kim Maxwell Why would a French chef take a job overseeing an Asian restaurant in South Africa? For Fred Faucheaux the challenge to learn about new flavours and understand the philosophy behind Asian preparations and fresh, exotic ingredients (plus the opportunity to work in Cape Town) reeled him in. Boasting plenty of international classical cooking experience but limited Asian culinary know-how, Fred’s a-ha moment occurred after he was hired in 2006 to run the Pacific…
If a change is as good as a holiday, Jo’burg residents are mighty fortunate to have the exotic aromas, sights, tastes and sounds of Chinese culture on their…
An unusual but magnificent flavour combination – we recommend serving it as a dinner-party dessert.