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The Taste Case

If you haven’t tried wines from SA’s best-known cool-climate regions, it’s time to take a trip. Allan Mullins’ hand-picked selection includes a superb Iona Pinot Noir that’s only available at Woolies

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner

When life feels too demanding for meal prep, Sam Woulidge turns to her freezer supply of chicken for easy midweek suppers

Secret Ingredient: Rice

“How to cook rice” is one of South Africa’s most Googled food phrases. If you're one of the culprits, read on

Trend: On Our Food Radar

On the menu this month: malt, a three-ingredient crème brûlée, and some female-forward feasting

ZA Classic: Chilli Bites

Traditionally eaten during Ramadan, these magnificent fritters have their origins in Indian cuisine, but have their own place in South African culture. We’d like to make a case for eating them year-round, as a side for soup, a starter before a curry, or as a snack with a tomato-and-onion salsa

The Art Of Healing

After taking a break from the Jozi pace, Khanya Mzongwana is back with her own e-book, Sh*t’s Real, Let’s Heal. Created in lockdown, it takes the mission out of meal planning and celebrates cooking good food as the ultimate act of self-care

Wine: 13 Things We Learnt At Home

After months of watching every drop, our glasses are full once more. And now, says Michelle Coburn, we can restock our wine racks with confidence, thanks to the Woolies’ WCellar virtual tastings, where chefs, somms and winemakers shared their advice for lockdown and beyond

Superhero Chefs: Midlands Warriors

Jackie Cameron, chef and owner of the Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine, has been working with two other powerhouse women to help feed families in need during the pandemic

Secret Ingredient: The Complete Guide To Citrus

Are you getting the best from your zest? Here’s how to work with citrus to add zing and balance to your cooking

Happy Hour: An Apple A Day

As the Cape winter finds its stride, Taste's resident cocktail guru, Jeanne Calitz is trading her summery spritzes for something a little cosier. Here’s how to make your own mulled apple cider – with or without alcohol

From The Kitchen, With Love

One of the Mother City’s most iconic deli-restaurants, beloved by both locals and a certain US First Lady, has been forced to close its doors for good. Owner Karen Dudley recalls the joy, spirit of connection and the unforgettable food that made The Kitchen a home from home

BRINJALS TO BAKLAVA

Turkish-born Aussie chef Somer Sivrioğlu is passionate about the signature flavours and ingredients of his homeland. In his cookbook, Anatolia, he presents easy riffs on classic dishes, with recipes for pistachio pancakes, smoky brinjal “salad” and slow-cooked lamb-shoulder pie

Jars of gold

Just like her mother before her, Sam Woulidge needs to feel prepared. At the start of the lockdown this meant big-batching cooking and turning anchovies, garlic and olive oil into a fridge staple fit for kings

BOX CLEVER

Whether you’re supporting local farmers by ordering a weekly veg box, or by buying local in store, fresh produce is on the agenda right now. Hannah Lewry helps you plan your week’s meals around your veg drawer or fruit bowl (with sausages on the side)

The New Tequila: Agave Revolution

If there’s a drink you should sample post lockdown, it’s one of our amazing local agave spirits, says TASTE’s cocktail nerd, Jeanne Calitz. Sip it, don’t slam it, and prepare for enlightenment

Wine: 6 Steps To The Perfect Pairing

Matching food and wine is much easier than you think, say Fiona McDonald and Vickie de Beer in the brand-new book Wine + Food

Food For The Soul

When life is very complicated, Sam Woulidge goes back to basics with a simple, nostalgic meal to comfort and lift the spirits

Instant Gratification

It’s the great two-minute noodle revival! When you’re down to the wire and you have a stash of these guys in your pantry, you’re moments away from slurping a bowl of Abigail Donnelly’s genius mac-and-cheese, upgraded ramen or smashed tomato-and-anchovy noodles. No garnish required

Local Leader: 5 Minutes With Sho Madjozi

The Tsonga rapper is famous for more than just her upbeat music. At the Design Indaba in Cape Town earlier this year, she debuted her work around Tsonga fashion and culture. We caught up with her to talk about traditional food, culture and that meeting with wrestler John Cena on The Kelly Clarkson Show

My Lockdown Kitchen Rules

Limiting trips to the fridge, strict day-drinking guidelines, and plenty of baking (reluctantly, at first) helped actress Kate Liquorish stay sane during lockdown

Oh, THE PLACES WE'LL GO!

We may be grounded right now, but that doesn't mean there’s no escape. The TASTE team has been dreaming about the cities that found their way into our hearts (via our stomachs). If they’re not already on your post-lockdown list, this is why they should be

WHERE THE HEART IS

SA's Sophia Lindop pays tribute to her Lebanese heritage in her new cookbook Going Home, a collection of simple, evocative recipes that are comforting and real. We chose a few and travelled back home with her

WINE: Meet the expert

Woolies senior wine buyer Rebecca Constable reveals the new wine you’ll want to try in lockdown level 3, and busts a popular bubbly storage myth

NEW BOOK: Best in the West

From spekboom tzatziki to toast slathered with bokkom butter, the recipes in Georgia East’s West Coast Wander are a celebration of the flavours of the small towns perched along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean

The Veggie Diaries

If you’re trying to put more veggies on the family table, these crowd-pleasers will keep the carnivores at bay. May we present your new favourite ways to eat cabbage, broccoli, brinjals and more …

What To Cook?

The Monday-to-Friday meal planner that solves all your shopping and cooking conundrums, with a bit of weekend inspo on the side. The pressure is off!

The strip show

Sea Point’s bustling main drag is constantly reinventing itself. We took a stroll to see what’s new and worth leaving the house for

Soup heroes

A pot of home-made soup solves a lot of problems. And these superior bowls – including a classic chicken broth, a vibrant green soup and an ingenious roast minestrone – are all the perfect warm-ups for the chilly season

TRUE NORTH

Shaking off your cabin fever? You’re not alone. So make like Durbs locals Andy Davis and Clinton Friedman, who were on a mission to explore the culinary finds among the sugar-cane fields, new malls and housing estates of the North Coast

STATE OF THE TART

Right when you need the special kind of comfort that only a dessert from your childhood can provide, SA's Michelin-starred chef, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, pays tribute to these beloved SA classics, so you can too