Nic van Wyk loves fantasising about, talking about, and working with food. Over tapas at his recently opened Barnyard Brasserie in suburban Cape Town, he was spreading the…

Clive Aaron is making culinary waves in Durban with his approach to modern South African cuisine. We had lunch with him at his new restaurant, EatMe Gourmet Cafe.…

Renowned French chef Marc Guebert is Johannesburg”s Mr Souffle. A magician with egg whites and a whisk, he estimates that in the last 30 years he has conjured…

A personal chef. Gwyneth Paltrow has two – one for sweet and one for savoury; Toni Collette has one to cook macrobiotically; and hip-hop star Jay-Z has added…

The Foodbarn’s Franck Dangereux chats happily while sidestepping a predominantly female team in a cramped restaurant kitchen, stopping to taste a fragrant mix of coconut milk, lemongrass and…

By Anna Trapido Sunday morning finds South African-flavour extraordinaire and chef Arnold Tanzer barefoot, in his open-plan kitchen and surrounded by his children. His Braamfontein-based, Johannesburg catering company…

By Vicki Sleet If you live in the city, you may well have thought of doing it: selling up, simplifying life and settling down to a quiet, considered…

You might think that one of the biggest challenges for the executive chef of a game lodge in the Okavango Delta that has no phone lines but an…

Charismatic and culinary, Antony Worrall Thompson is one of the world’s favourite celebrity chefs. We chatted to this charming and talented restaurateur, bestselling author, award-winning chef, TV regular…

They say the best sushi chefs are a mix of cook, artist and entertainer. Jacky Wang is all three – and a bundle of talent and energy. By…