There are bold things to eat. And then there are forbidden edible pleasures. Pork crackling comes under this heading.
No doubt the food police would not approve, but hey, some things taste so good that you keep wanting to go back for more. There is one thing about pork crackling; it happens to be difficult to [...]
Lara O’Sullivan’s Table 13 in GreenPoint has been packing them in for breakfast and lunches.
Standard breakfasts around Cape Town have become so samey that it seems that everyone is serving up food from the same kitchen, prepared by the same chefs.
Not in Table 13, where you can enjoy pan fried potatoes and creamed leeks with [...]
Eric Bulpitt is the most exciting chef in Cape Town at the moment.
His inventive, creative and accomplished dishes have diners filling the tables at Jardine. He is cooking his socks off.
No doubt that when George Jardine decamped to Stellenbosch he left a large pair of shoes to fill. Eric has jumped right in and has clearly found [...]
A recently identified trend by food stylists, restaurateurs and food photographers is to use vintage crockery for plating up food. This is away from the stark white plates which show off food as a kind of laboratory exhibit in some restaurants.
The vintage plates create a better emotional context for the food and make it all a little less [...]
I came across this great little gadget recently.
It makes fully frozen ice lollys in 7 minutes. That’s right, 420 seconds. What normally takes hours now takes minutes.
I know it’s winter in South Africa, and we’re feeling the cold in Cape Town, but it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, and this device has taken the market by [...]
I agreed to meet a man, on my own, in darkness, in a deserted carpark.
The reasons were not the ones you might think. The man was Mushroom Hunter extraordinaire Gary Goldman, and he was taking me on an early morning hunt up through the forested mountain slopes of Newlands Forest.
Gary supplies top restaurants with porcini in Cape [...]
On my way to the Karoo last month I passed through the Tradouw Valley in the Klein Karoo, near Barrydale. On impulse I called to Joubert-Tradouw wine farm, as I needed a break and some lunch.
After parking I noticed that there was great activity around the back of the cellars and it transpired that they were harvesting [...]
On a return trip to Cape Town we stopped in Paarl for lunch. Consulting our trusty Rossouw’s Guide we decided that Marc’s was the place for us.
We opted for a table on the terrace as the thermometer was tipping toward 30 degrees. And we had the dog with us.
We were in the mood for exactly what Marc’s [...]
Where were you born?
Cape Town South Africa.
How long have you been in your present job?
I just started, but beforehand I was at Ellerman House.
What’s your favourite dish to cook?
Roast chicken and mushroom risotto.
What’s your favourite dish to eat?
Pork belly or Osso Buco.
What’s the best thing about your job?
Discovering new flavours and working with enthusiastic chefs.
What’s the [...]
This cookbook is the story about a families journey from Cape Town city life to the good life on an organic farm.
The author believes that fresh ingredients are at the core of good food. What she discovered in a short period of time after arriving on the farm, was that real organic farming, without chemicals, pesticides and [...]
An apology has been issued to diners who attended a charity dinner last friday at the Maze Restaurant in the One and Only hotel in Cape Town.
In a statement issued by Christine Cashmore of Gourmet SA, they apologise to all guests who attended and attempted to explain some of the bizzare goings on.
So what happened??
Read on.
Gordon Ramsay [...]
Jaw droppingly beautiful scenery surrounds George Jardine’s restaurant in Stellenbosch.
The restaurant is a minimalist space with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the vineyards. Sitting on the terrace I spied humming birds darting through the trees.
In the open plan kitchen the staff worked at a pace behind George, who commanded the service counter. Each dish was [...]
The People’s Guide, Navigate the Winelands in A Shopping Trolley, by Michael Olivier and Neil Pendock is a lifesaver.
This is because it’s there to help. Help in the complicated, confusing and Russian roulette game of buying wine in supermarkets.
Let’s face it, buying wine in the local Pick n’Pay or Woolies is a very hit and [...]
The next time you find yourself on Route 62, and are in need of a decent pitstop, my strong recommendation is that you make sure you get to pull in to Calitzdorp, half way between Ladismith and Oudtshoorn.
It’s a cutsey little town, and home to some very nice dessert wine producers.
Off the main street, on [...]
La Mouette has been attracting attention since it opened a couple of weeks ago. Favourable feedback has been surfacing on the electronic airwaves and the vibe is generally positive.
So I decided, right, it’s time to go and review the food.
First impressions are that this is a nice building in a slightly seedy area. But the [...]
Martin Senekal’s obsession with architecture and design have influenced the stunning designs of his cakes.
You could call him the Philip Treacy of cake design.
Some of them look so good that it’s a shame to actually cut into them and eat them.
But it’s not all looks. The cakes are delicious, and ingredients are of top quality. [...]
Roland Ramm, confectioner and chocolatier, has been supplying Capetonians with his handmade chocolates since 1984.
His little shop of temptation, The Chocolate House, has been open on Kloof Nek road for the last six years, and prior to that he traded down on the corner of Pepper and Bree Streets.A team of 5 make everything on [...]
Walking into Maze I ask for a table. No problem. The place is practically empty. I sit down. The staff are very friendly and very efficient.
We order. Delicious bread and olives arrive at the table. I love this touch. I can’t think of any other restaurant that does this, and the Western Cape is an [...]
Chop, dice, slice, sweat, heat, swear, lift, clean, cut, serve.
This is a taste of Rump Steak, a one man show starring Gaetan Schmid.
It depicts life behind the scenes in a small, busy, French restaurant.
All the action takes place on a raised platform, one metre squared in size.
Gaetan plays all the characters. The main character is Head [...]
Olive trees need sun, silence and fertile soils to prosper, and there is a valley not far from Cape Town which olive trees love.
The Nuy Valley is located an hour and twenty minutes out of Cape Town. You’d drive past it easily, as I have done many times, on the way up Route 62.
This is home to [...]
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