(Lantern)Ever since that pith-helmeted anthropological roam around Thailand, where you traipsed from pool lounger to food stall, from beach to food stall, from internet café to food stall……

(Love Food)Stirfries, what’s not to like? All you need is a wok – that workhorse of the Chinese kitchen – a handful of pocket-friendly greens; maybe a protein…

By Kobus Mulder with Russel Wasserfall (Sunbird)There’s nothing more delicious than finding the perfect partners for your cheese board. ZAZA MOTHA chatted to artisan cheesemakers about their latest…

By Jane Lawson (Murdoch Books)Reviewed by Kate TurnerSelf-confessed ‘Japanophile’, Jane Lawson, captures the restorative power of Japanese food in this superb collection of Japanese recipes. Finding herself stressed…

Ayurvedic health care adviser and author of Conscious Cuisine, Damyanti Gajjar, focuses on the importance of energy or prana (life force) when it comes to cooking. Using herbs…

Jenny Handley writes about the launch of Babel, a fabulous new cookbook launched in time for Christmas The launch of the book Babel, by Maranda Engelbrecht, was as…

Bill Granger, Gino D’Acampo, Heston Blumenthal and more…By Andrea Pafitis-Hill and Ingrid CassonSUGAR, SUGAR (Simon and Schuster, R310) Take two sassy American “sugar mommas” with wild imaginations and…

Jamie Oliver, Justin Bonello, Michele Cranston and more…By Ingrid Casson and Belinda dos SantosMARIE CLAIRE FRESH + EASY (Murdoch Books,R240) Michele Cranston’s new book will have you salivating…

Mourad Lahlou, Sarah Graham, Donna Hay and more…By Andrea Pafitis-HillBITTEN. (Struik Lifestyle, R230) What began as Sarah Graham’s food blog, afoodieliveshere.wordpress. com, has resulted in this cookbook that…

Pete Evans, Marc Vetri, Tamasin Day-Lewis and more…By Andrea Pafitis-HillFOOD YOU CAN’T SAY NO TO (Quadrille Publishing, R398) Aptly titled, Tamasin Day-Lewis’s latest release focuses on making the…