• ‘Tis the season to entertain and a good host should know how to create a lip-smacking cheese platter that will leave their guests in awe. Here are 5 tips to help you create the perfect cheese platter this festive season. 1. A great cheese platter offers a good balance of textures and flavours, like SPAR Marksbury Select French Camembert served with SPAR Freshline Figs and SPAR Freshline Blueberries. Melba toast is the perfect contrast to the soft texture of Camembert. To make your own Melba toast, leave sourdough bread in the freezer overnight. Slice the frozen bread wafer-thin with a very…

    South African chefs and foodies share their best restaurants in Johannesburg alongside the Readers’ Choice picks in the latest Best of Joburg Awards. The Perfect Steak When he’s not running his own Bistro Michel, Chef Michel Morand often frequents The Local Grill in Parktown North “for the best steak in Joburg”. Shisa Nyama “I discovered Panyaza, the shisa nyama joint in Soweto, when filming an episode for the second season of Ultimate Braai Master, where the contestants had to cook for the Beast as well as the local community. If it’s good enough for the Beast, it’s good enough for…