Aug 03
Shoo, my short sabbatical during world cup turned into a long one! I tell the chefs who don’t blog, it ’s simply habit, get into the habit of blogging and it just flows. I made notes, I even half wrote things; just didn’t get arou (read full article)
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Jun 21
I was reading bizcommunity earlier and came accross a story about peel ‘n taste strip ” the latest edition of FIPP’s quarterly title, Magazine World, features a peel ‘n taste strip, one of the newest and most innovative techn (read full article)
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May 19
On Friday night, a guest at the table told me they had the most delicious spinach soup ever at Dutch East Restaurant and so on Saturday afternoon, we wondered over to try it although it was a hard decision with so many options (I really love small f (read full article)
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May 18
Just pondering …. I have been (mostly) fortunate to have been in many kitchens and talked to many chefs and there are some moments that stand out for me, some superb and some not so good. Many years ago, sitting in Garth Shnier office when he w (read full article)
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May 17
Franschhoek, was cold and wet on Thursday when we arrived but oh so beautiful, those autumn colours are a site to behold. Of course I didn’t have the camera with me to take photos but then, there are times when you know you can’t actually capture (read full article)
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