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    We have profiles of up and coming as well as celeb and local chefs to give you insigh into what makes them tick. We also feature the best new and foodie favourite cookbooks.

    Richard Carstens is combining French and Asian influences with great success at Tokara. By Richard Holmes Call 021 885-2550 or visit www.tokara.co.za. In many ways, Tokara is a…

    The alchemy of Big Five and Big Dinners is a winner for Dumi Ndlovu. Richard Holmes &Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve, call 011-809-4300 or visit www.andbeyond.com Ngala Private…

    Perfect produce plus a dash of passion equals success. Just ask Giorgio Nava… By Richard Holmes Visit www.95keerom.com, www.carne-sa.com, www.mozzarellabar.co.za and www.caffemilanonaples.com I’m convinced of it. Giorgio Nava…

    Bill Granger, Gino D’Acampo, Heston Blumenthal and more…By Andrea Pafitis-Hill and Ingrid CassonSUGAR, SUGAR (Simon and Schuster, R310) Take two sassy American “sugar mommas” with wild imaginations and…

    Gordon Ramsay, Rachel Allen, Adam Liaw and more…THE HEART OF THE HOME (Random House Struik, R403) In her second cookbook Australia’s first MasterChef Julie Goodwin shares 100 of…

    Mourad Lahlou, Sarah Graham, Donna Hay and more…By Andrea Pafitis-HillBITTEN. (Struik Lifestyle, R230) What began as Sarah Graham’s food blog, afoodieliveshere.wordpress. com, has resulted in this cookbook that…

    Sally Bee, Jennifer Irvine, Serge Dansereau and more…By Andrea Pafitis-HillFRENCH BISTRO (Flammarion, R435) In featuring 12 of the best bistros in Paris, Bertrand Auboyneau, owner of the Paul…

    Claudia Roden, Gary Mehigan (MasterChef Australia, Gok Wan and more…By Andrea Pafitis-HillLEMONGRASS AND GINGER (Duncan Baird Publishers, R303) Leemei Tan, author of food blog, My Cooking Hut, gives…

    “I’m a sucker for sweets… a chocolate monster!” enthuses Franc Lubbe, executive chef at the Mount Grace Country House & Spa in Magaliesberg, as he takes a scoop…

    Cafe 1999’s chef has opened a new Durban eatery named Unity and is contemplating even further expansion. TRACY GIELINK Café 1999, Silvervause Centre, corners Silverton and Vause Roads,…