What to bring to your Heritage Day Potluck
Put your best dish forward A Proudly South African Heritage Day Potluck Menu When it comes to food and togetherness, South Africans don’t need much convincing. Throw in Heritage Day, a table, and an excuse to swap recipes, and you’ve got the makings of an unforgettable potluck. We have a rich foody heritage and not only do we boast some of the best restaurants in the...Read More
Mindful Food Management Reduces Waste
How To Deal With Leftovers After a Heritage Day Potluck Don’t Forget The Leftovers There’s something uniquely South African about a Heritage Day potluck. Everyone arrives with their signature dish – some carefully home-cooked, some sneakily shop-bought, and a few that were clearly “assembled” in the car on the way over (we see you, Woolies coleslaw in the plastic...Read More
Eat like a millionaire!
Eat like a millionaire! Explore expensive eating. What is Millionaire’s Shortbread? Millionaire’s Shortbread is the edible equivalent of a designer handbag: layered, luxurious, and just a little extra. It features a buttery shortbread base, a gooey golden caramel centre, and a thick, glossy layer of rich chocolate on top.  It’s basically a Twix bar that went to...Read More
Manhattan Wanderlust
Manhattan Wanderlust Why Manhattan is a MUST Manhattan is calling your name If cities were celebrities, Manhattan would be Beyoncé—dazzling, world-famous, impossibly busy, and always dressed to impress. As the beating heart of New York City, Manhattan is the place where skyscrapers tickle the clouds on every block, bagels are basically a religion, and every street...Read More
Fish & Chips The South African Way
Fish, Chips & a Side of Nostalgia We bet if we say “fish and chips,” every one of you can instantly picture that place—the one with the golden batter, the vinegar-soaked chips, and a memory that still makes you smile. Whether it was a family tradition, a Friday-night ritual, or a quick lunch on the go, fish and chips has earned its spot as one of South Africa’s...Read More
Count your blessings
Count your blessings How to celebrate the bounty of the earth  Humans have been commemorating the changing seasons since the dawn of time. Whether it’s the summer solstice, winter equinox, harvest festivals or springtime fetes, our lives have always been influenced by what the seasons dictate. Even today, in our insulated, protected lives, where the elements have...Read More
Sourdough 101
Sourdough 101 It’s not too late to jump on the Sourdough train. Some fads are worth the fuss. If you ventured out into the culinary world in the past five years you will have come across “Sourdough” bread. What exactly is it? Sourdough is a style of dough-making that employs a different leavening agent than commercially baked goods. This naturally leavened...Read More
Easy Pesto Recipes
Pesto? Pronto! Easy peasy pesto recipes  Flavour by the spoonful. What exactly is a pesto? Well. In laymen’s terms, it is a concentrated flavour compound that you can add to a dish to enhance flavour. The word “pesto” comes from the Italian word pestare, which means “to crush”. The most famous pesto by far is the so-called Pesto Genovese....Read More
Fermentation 101
Ferment your way to a great gut Fermentation 101  Better than pineapple beer (And safer) “My fellow South Africans” Cyril Ramaphosa Oh, how we dreaded those words every week. The dark days of the pandemic were indeed that – dark, scary, uncertain… But – if the Covid 19 Lockdowns taught us anything it is that everybody “Knows a guy”. Regardless of what...Read More