Where were you born?
Tokyo, Japan.
How long have you been in Cape Town?
I arrived in 1989 and never left.
What do you like to eat?
I eat rice with meat during the day and then rice with seafood at night.
I do not like spicy food.
What is the best kind of fish to go with sushi? [...]
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Where did you grow up?
Franschhoek
What were your earliest food influences & memories?
I loved spending time in my godmother’s kitchen especially when the whole family had to roll up their sleeves in preparation for the big church bazaar. My job was to prepare the makataan or as we call it, kafferwaatlemoen, for the jam [...]
1. Why did you become a chef?
Firstly, my love and passion for food.
Secondly, I suppose it is in the genes. My grandmother was a wonderful cook. I always looked at all her trophies and certificates for cooking and baking competitions she won and thought that one day I wanted to be just like her.
I grew [...]
Where did you grow up?
In the countryside, near Nottingham, in England.
What were your earliest food influences?
My Grandmother. She used to bake, and that made my mind up at an early stage that food would be my career. I’d follow her into the kitchen and watch her as she prepared dough and pastry fillings and baked [...]
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Where were you born?
Cape Town
How long have you been in your present job?
I’ve been here one year since the restaurant opened
What is your favourite dish to cook?
My marinated duck breast with star anise and orange
What is your favourite dish to eat?
Steak, medium rare
What’s the best thing about your job?
I love that I’m on a working [...]
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Eric Bulpitt is joining The Roundhouse Restaurant, Camps Bay; the start date is March 1st.
This move sees the dynamic 33 year old heading up a strong culinary team of ten focusing on fine dining.
Existing chef PJ Vadas will collaborate with Eric on the food, but Eric will get to concentrate on the cooking and PJ [...]
A great Christmas present, for men in particular, is a gift of a series of cooking classes.
I say men as; 1. They generally love to cook, 2. They need to learn, more so than women and 3. It gets them out of the house.
With this in mind I sent off my partner, Eamon, to participate in Peter [...]
Where were you born?
I was born in Johannesburg.
How long have you been in your present job?
We opened the bistro just over a year ago, but were building for two years prior to its opening.
What is your favourite dish to cook?
I love what happens to a leg of lamb when it’s slow cooked in a pizza [...]
Q: Where were you born?
A: I was born in Athlone in Cape Town
Q: How long have you been in your present job?
A: I’ve been here for seven months now – since May this year.
Q: What is your favourite dish to cook?
A: Slow Braised pork belly
Q: What is your favourite dish to eat?
A: Confit Duck, caramelized [...]
Stephen Templeton is the kind of guy you feel you trust the minute you meet him. He’s got that kind of rugged charisma that you’d expect from a ships captain, a top rugby coach, or in this case, the new Executive Chef of the Newmark Hotel’s Waterfront properties.
Newmark encompasses a number of properties in Cape Town, [...]
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Where were you born?
Westley: Krugersdorp
Carmen: Durbanville
How long have you been in your present job?
Whe have both been working as chef’s for about 8 years, but have currently been working at Towerbosch for 8 months.
What is your favourite dish to cook?
Westley: Anything slow- to see how the flavours are released and enhanced by time, like a [...]
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After a six week stage in NOMA, the world’s No.1 restaurant, Eric Bulpitt arrived back in Cape Town last week and is back in the kitchen in Jardine.
He took time out to tell me about his time in NOMA, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
“Noma is nothing fancy as a restaurant. There’s lots of bare wood and brick [...]
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A guy like Luke Dale Roberts will not stand still.
Having relinquished the Executive Chef reins at La Colombe, a restaurant he brought to No.12 in the world, it was just a question of time before his talents found new ways to express themselves.
Now he has decided to announce his new venture.
In an exclusive interview with [...]
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Chris Erasmus, it’s the name on everyone’s lips this week. Why? Because his restaurant, Pierneef a la Motte opened it’s doors on the 4th September at the swanky La Motte wine estate, and from day one it’s taking the public by storm.
Spill caught up with a very busy Chris Erasmus to pose some vital questions, [...]
Where were you born?
In the Southern Suburbs in Cape Town.
How long have you been in your present job?
12 Years.
What is your favourite dish to cook?
I would say anything that is offal, and I love cooking risotto.
What is your favourite dish to eat?
Fresh seafood. I love whole plate sized fish such as black cod, red roman [...]
Where were you born?
I was born in Riversdale, in the Western Cape due to the fact that my hometown Heidelberg did not have a hospital in the 80’s. I grew up on a farm just outside of this small town, and enjoyed every moment. I believe growing up on the farm has influenced and shaped [...]
Reuben Riffel is opening at the One and Only in Cape Town.
With the the termination of Gordon Ramsay’s Maze at 6:30am on Friday morning, stage two of the plan now swings into action.
Enter seriously talented and much admired Chef Reuben Riffel, who will take over the 170 seater space at the One and Only.
This will be his third [...]
In his first interview about his new position as Executive Chef at Tokara, Richard Carstens spills the beans to Spill.co.za on his food, food critics, his life influences and his wife’s miso soup.
Renowned restaurateur, Wilhelm Kuhn, is taking over Tokara to run it, and has hired Richard Carstens as his Executive Chef. Set in a spectacular location [...]
Where were you born?
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga.
How long have you been in your present job.
Two years at Societi Bistro
What is your favourite dish to cook?
I can’t just mention one dish. I love one pot wonders. Cassoulets or Pea a la François. This is made with chicken stock, bacon, onions and mint. I’m making it right now. I [...]
Where were you born?
Southend on Sea, in the UK.
How long have you been in your present job?
Eleven years
What is your favourite dish to cook?Casserole
What is your favourite dish to eat?
An English stew
What’s the best thing about your job?
Food
What’s the worst thing about your job?
Cleaning the smoker
Can you name a restaurant in Cape Town you like?
David [...]
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