• If there’s one thing the festive season guarantees, it’s leftovers. After Christmas lunch and the New Year’s spread, the fridge is usually packed – and right at the centre of it all sits a generous piece of gammon. Too good to waste, too versatile to repeat in the same way twice, it’s worth keeping a few clever ideas up your sleeve for the days that follow the feast.  Read more: How do you like to spend Christmas? A look at festive season food traditions around the world Gammon earns its place on the festive table. It feeds a crowd, takes…

    In the high-pressure world of professional kitchens, talent alone is never enough. Young chefs rely on mentoring; real, hands-on and shoulder-to-shoulder guidance to develop discipline, creativity and the resilience that the industry demands, an approach that remains a cornerstone of culinary training globally. For Executive Chef Kerry Kilpin, who leads the teams at Steenberg’s Tryn and Bistro Sixteen82, mentorship isn’t an optional extra. It is the beating heart of her culinary philosophy and the thread that has shaped her own journey. If it weren’t for mentors, none of us would be where we are,” she says. “Cooking schools provide the…

    If summer had a flavour, it would be watermelon – cold, crisp and cut into generous wedges for anyone wandering through the kitchen. But every now and then, a sunshine-yellow version arrives on the scene and leaves everyone asking the same thing: Is this real? Absolutely. And it deserves a moment in the spotlight. A splash of sunshine Yellow watermelon owes its golden flesh to beta-carotene, the same naturally occurring pigment that makes carrots bright orange. While red watermelon gets its colour from lycopene, this sunny variety follows its own path. The result? A fruit that looks like it’s been…

    With Christmas around the corner, it’s time to start buying the perfect Christmas stocking filler. They don’t have to be filled with socks and sweets, especially for food lovers. Whether new to the kitchen or a seasoned home cook, it can feel like buying the perfect stocking filler is impossible. But fear not, we’ve curated our top 10 list of stocking fillers every food lover secretly wants. They’re purposeful, affordable, and are clever kitchen additions that deliver value far beyond the wrapping paper. 10 Stocking fillers that wow 1. Mini zester / Microplane One of the most used tools in…