• Christiaan Campbell quietly hones his craft and creates fine-dining drama at Delaire Graff Actors are warned to never work with children or animals, lest they be upstaged. Writers…

    By Jenny HandleyTo launch their 2012 Gewürztraminer, The Beautiful Lady, Nederburg hosted a nose-to-tail lunch prepared by Pete Goffe-Wood of Kitchen Cowboys in what they term the “Salt Riviera”. Fellow gourmets and connoisseurs agreed that the concept of nose-to-tail dining is sensible rather than trendy. Using all parts of the animal pays respect to the animal. "Provenance and sustainability have rightfully become important issues in the food world. With ‘nose-to-tail eating’ not only are we taking advantage of tastier and cheaper secondary cuts but you can show your ingredients no more respect than by devouring them entirely," says Pete. The…

    (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… bit food obsessed, aren’t we – you’ve been craving those satays, those incomparable stir-fries, those pillowy omelettes. David Thompson’s Thai Street Food so evocatively captures the atmosphere of Thailand’s streets and markets it’s as if you’re Bangkok bound. Best of all, the easy recipes mean you can try your hand at recreating your street eating in your kitchen at home. R297 at time of going to print

    By Luke Nguyen (Murdoch Books)The French colonisation of Vietnam lasted nearly a century. It should therefore come as no small surprise that much of the cuisine is a…

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