From March to June 2023, on departure from Paris, Air France offers a new series of exceptional dishes to be exclusively enjoyed on board its long-haul La Première and Business cabins. The company is teaming up with a high-flying trio of chefs - Mauro Colagreco, Angelo Musa and Régis Marcon – to showcase French haute cuisine on board its flights. To design these... Continue Reading →
My Kitchen Rules SA Season 4 Winners – An Impressive Display of ‘Big Game Temperament’ (BGT)
CONGRATULATIONS to My Kitchen Rules SA Season 4 winners, besties Abraham and Michelle!! I chatted to the thrilled winners earlier and asked them if they felt quite as relaxed as they'd seemed during the high-pressure, 3-course meal prep final. They really did even though right at the start, Michelle looked ready to run for the... Continue Reading →
Artistry… Re-energising Sandton for a new generation
The rule of three applies in meaningful ways to so many areas of everyday life as far back as the three wise men. In nature, land, sea and air are a triad to be reckoned with. Earth, Wind and Fire are Motown icons. Even in the composition of a beautiful photograph, the rule of thirds... Continue Reading →
Top names lined up for The Plant Powered Show
Top South African and international chefs and food personalities will be taking to the stage when The Plant Powered Show comes to Cape Town in May.They include the Giggling Gourmet Jenny Morris, Jason McNamara, Jane Nshuti, Mira Weiner, Mokgadi Itsweng, Arabella Parkinson, Claire Sharryn Roberto and Phil Mansergh, with more names to be announced in the... Continue Reading →
Three Courses, Three Casualties, Three Finalists
Retha & Tshepi, Karen & Tenille and Izak & Wessel survived three ‘sudden death’ cook-off courses last night (5 December) to take their place in next week’s My Kitchen Rules SA final – and make their bid for the R1 million prize. The ‘sudden death’ cook saw a duo eliminated after each of the three courses, as the contestants cooked... Continue Reading →
Zola Nene And Fritz Schoon To Judge The Taste Master: The Baking Edition
The highly-anticipated second season of The Taste Master SA returns to the small screen on Friday, 10 September at 19:00 on SABC 2 – and this time, it’s all about baking. In association with Royal Baking Powder and Samsung appliances, the new season promises to showcase more good food and high drama as the contestants are set to... Continue Reading →
Come and Nosh at Nussbaums!
So as a Joburg foodie blogger who gets absolutely no opportunity to attend or blog about Kosher food – a little-known niche in Joburg’s wider foodie/blogging community, but something that I live and breathe every single day – I was pretty excited to see that local butchery, Nussbaums had invited two friends of mine, well-known... Continue Reading →
RED CHAMBER, Hyde Park – Still Awesome After All These Years
The Red Chamber has almost legendary status as one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Johannesburg. From its early days, when it first opened in Rosebank in 1989, until it moved to Hyde Park Shopping Centre in 1997, and then moved to its current premises (remaining within the centre), Head Chef, Emma Chan has maintained... Continue Reading →
PRIMAFILA – A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW NOT TO RUN A RESTAURANT!
***AVOID*** AVOID *** AVOID *** AVOID *** AVOID *** Sometimes there needs to be a zero rating, especially reserved for those experiences where even a rating of 1 seems too high!! I don't think I've every written such a negative review, but our experience at this establishment was so awful, that I feel the need... Continue Reading →
FOODIE HEAVEN AT PAUL’S BAKERY @MELROSE ARCH –
We waited a bit for all the hype to die down before visiting this much anticipated French Patisserie. The restaurant is much bigger than I initially thought, and although we thought it was full when we arrived, we were taken through to the dining area in the interior of the space, which you don't see... Continue Reading →
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