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Gogo's Kitchen

Award-winning author Nozizwe Cynthia Jele relives her earliest food memories, from soft porridge (good) to her first brinjals (bad), all cooked by her grandmother

What I Know Now - Tamsin Snyman

As an academy chair for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Tamsin Snyman has a unique perspective on how SA’s food scene measures up globally. She talks consistency, frozen chocolate mousse and continuing her mother’s incredible legacy

What's For Pudding?

You don’t have to be a woman to be a great pastry chef, but these women are all undeniably at the top of the dessert game. We asked them to share their most requested, most foolproof recipes because nothing brings happiness like a wedge of cheesecake you can call your own

Deck The Halls

If crackers and fake holly are the extent of your Christmas table décor, it’s time to up your game. To inspire you, we asked floral design guru Heike Hayward to create the ultimate festive table, using flowers, fresh produce and beautiful crockery. And we loved it so much we decided to make it a series

How The Cookie Crumbles

This year, bake up a batch of the fudgiest, crumbliest, easiest, most delicious home-made treats to share with friends, decorate the tree or give as gifts. Biscuits or cookies, sweet or savoury – leave out a plate of these babies on Christmas Eve and you’ll definitely score with Santa

Cook Like A Chef

One of the hardest working chefs in the business, Bertus Basson says his restaurants are how his dreams “get to live”. The spin-off cookbook from his TV show, Being Bertus Basson, features some of the most popular dishes from all his restaurants so you can taste a bit of the dream in your own home

Round Trip

Yes, Luke Dale Roberts has opened a new restaurant, but it’s head chef Ryan Cole you should pay attention to this time. Straight off the back of helping The Test Kitchen secure the title of Best Restaurant in Africa, he’s now headlining Salsify at the Roundhouse

Always Look On The Bright Side

Chef James Diack is so committed to seasonal eating that almost all the ingredients on the menus at his three Joburg restaurants come from his family’s organic farm in the Magaliesberg. Visit Brightside and you’ll find a little piece of heaven where a boar named after Barry Manilow runs the show…

Make A Meal Of It

Who in their right mind still has midweek dinner parties? Christine Capendale, that’s who. In her new book Meals, the cooking teacher shares her one-course strategy (and a Caprese chicken schnizza!) for actually having friends over again, and again

One For All

All you need is your biggest pot (or pan) and Phillippa Cheifitz’s easy, Italian-inspired recipes and you have five of the best weeknight suppers this side of Naples. No-stir risotto? Tick. Garlicky fall-apart lamb? Tick. Minimal washing up? Tick. You’ve got this

Big Night?

Great Italian cooking starts at home. Just ask an Italian. It starts in your nonna’s kitchen where simple, regional classics have been perfected over generations. ABIGAIL DONNELLY honours the originals here, with a few inspired (and ethical) twists of her own

Bean Counting

When you’re not dunking a rusk into your favourite brew (see page 84), we think espresso-infused affogato, mocha crème caramel or tiramisu cheesecake are the best way to get your caffeine fix

Five Minutes With... Siv Ngesi

Meat is meat and man must eat, especially if you wear the hats of comedian, actor, TV presenter and producer. Unsurprisingly, we found Siv at Cape Town’s Carne SA, about to tuck into a bone-in fillet.

... Cucumbers

When a heatwave strikes, these cool customers will hit the spot – in an icy super-smoothie, starring in a chilled soup, or blended into a fresh dressing for a cheesy summer salad.

Dale Stevens

This young gun took over the reins at Faber in Paarl just nine months ago. Now, he’s putting his own stamp on the restaurant, with inspiration from the biodynamic farm that surrounds him. He talks ladybirds, chickweed, and the best bacon and eggs you’ll ever try.

So, You Think You Can't Cook?

But you can, trust us. Follow Abigail Donnelly’s fail-proof methods and you will banish that sinking-soufflé feeling, discover the secret to crisp-skinned fish, featherlight scones and nail the tricky flavour balance in a Thai curry paste.

Wine Know-How: Cellar Secrets

We asked five sommeliers to uncork the mysteries of collecting, pairing and cooking with wine. They were happy to spill their inside intel on six of your most pressing questions …

Where Jozi eats

If you think the only places to eat in Joburg are in a mall, think again. Milpark’s 44 Stanley precinct has been feeding (and entertaining) discerning Joburgers for over a decade. And here are a few reasons why…

My Favourite Table - Arno Carstens

Even rock stars need to eat! We caught up with the Springbok Nude Girls front man at Harbour House in Kalk Bay to talk sea views, songwriting and his failed career as a Spur waiter

Out Of This World

No budget for world travel? That’s no reason not to eat your way around the globe. Phillippa Cheifitz’s five best internationally inspired recipes starring duck legs, curried mussels, slow-roasted lamb and sticky pork are designed to take you places

Love, Lima

Over the past five years, Peruvian chefs have been showing up on all the right restaurant awards lists. So, are you making plans to visit the culinary capital? You should be, says Ishay Govender-Ypma

New World Order

If, like us, you regularly experience menu anxiety, you’ll be pleased to know that small plates are still a big thing. Pick your favourite international cuisine and we’ll give you the tasting menu to match If, like us, you regularly experience menu anxiety, you’ll be pleased to know that small plates are still a big thing. Pick your favourite international cuisine and we’ll give you the tasting menu to match

Quick Sticks

Never perfected pad Thai? Reluctant to try ramen? Freaked out by pho? It all starts with a working knowledge of the humble noodle. Put the kettle on, we have 10 smart ideas for instant gratification

My Favourite Table Carl Wastie

When he’s not hosting KFM’s Flash Drive, big sports events or parties, or playing midwife to his pregnant Boston terrier, this DJ is a certified food nerd. We met up with him at Chefs Warehouse, Beau Constantia.

My Mother Superior

When Sam Woulidge feels the urge to be productive – by making a large batch of stand-by muffin mix for example – she knows her mom is watching over her.

Chef Nti

Nthabiseng Ramaboa has lived many lives – in business, fashion, and now, food. But she’s always stayed true to her roots. Now, she’s celebrating South African flavours with her event space in Maboneng in Joburg

How The Leopard Changed Its Spots

Time-starved Joburgers craving home-cooked food need The Leopard at 44 Stanley on speed dial. Swing past Andrea Burgener and Nick Gordon’s kitchen to pick up a chicken curry or killer mac ‘n’ cheese, or have it delivered straight to your front door. And that’s an order!

A Great Oke

While South African cities offer everything from tacos and noodles to sushi and Hawaiian poké, restaurants that celebrate local flavour are a rarity. Chef Bertus Basson makes a powerful case for why this should change at Eike, his newest restaurant

Pesce Azzurro Osteria Di Pesce

What do you do when your favourite neighbourhood restaurant is facing closure? You buy it, of course. That was the solution that seven Italian food lovers came up with to save Pesce Azzurro in Woodstock, Cape Town. And we are molto grato

In The Kitchen With Abigail Mbalo

This MasterChef SA competitor and former dental technologist is one inspiring woman. At her Khayelitsha restaurant, 4Roomed eKasi Culture, she’s making a strong case for connecting South Africans through food