Baking new life into the original Oreo

12 Apr 2013 17:42 - Barbara Ludman
Heidi Dodd bakes the real thing — a sandwich of two slightly chewy chocolate biscuits made with cocoa and sugar and a real buttercream filling.
The El Bulli of Yeoville

The El Bulli of Yeoville

15 Feb 2013 11:54 - Eve Fairbanks
Sanza Sandile is at the crossroads of African fusion — and he wants everyone to taste what he is cooking.
'Saving the world one meal at a time'

Video | 'Saving the world one meal at a time'

29 Jan 2013 11:15
Sunfire Solutions has empowered people to show members of their community how using solar energy to cook can drastically cut their electricity costs.
By book or by cook

By book or by cook

04 Jan 2013 00:00 - M&G Reporters
Here is a wealth of reasons to head for the kitchen, roll up your sleeves and get to work.
The Middle East in your kitchen

The Middle East in your kitchen

12 Oct 2012 15:14 - Matthew Burbidge
Middle Eastern dishes can be complicated and laborious, but a new book delivers the diverse tastes of Jerusalem in a easy way.
Making sense of good taste

Making sense of good taste

07 Sep 2012 00:00 - Nikki Werner
At a presentation in the Cape, a "professor of molecular gastronomy" explained the science of flavour and how our senses influence what we think.
Cooking up a storm in a summer paradise

Cooking up a storm in a summer paradise

24 Feb 2012 00:00 - Matthew Burbidge
When you get tired of R&R on a Malaysian ­tropical island, what ­better way to pass the time than learning to cook like a local?

Cooking up a revolution

13 Sep 2011 18:57 - Staff Reporter
A 33-year-old housemaid from Cairo has become the unlikely sensation of post-revolutionary Egypt .

Homo erectus was first master chef

24 Aug 2011 20:31 - Staff Reporter
The first ancestor of modern humans to have mastered the art of cooking was likely homo erectus, which evolved around 1.9-million years ago.

Cookery books for Christmas

24 Dec 2009 12:32 - Staff Reporter
Recession notwithstanding, cookery books are still in good supply for all the amateur chefs out there this Christmas.

Madiba food book wins award

18 Dec 2008 17:34 - Staff Reporter
Hunger for Freedom, a cook book that details the favourite foods of former president Nelson Mandela, has won an international award.

Femmes in culinary circles

31 Oct 2008 06:00 - Sue Grant-Marshall
South African women chefs are taking the male-dominated kitchen by storm, writes Sue Grant-Marshall.

Footsteps on a journey

12 Aug 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
From the Cape Flats to the president's residence, chef Hilton Little has taken great strides in his culinary career, writes Brent Meersman.

Couscous vs croissant

04 Jan 2008 08:46 - Angelique Chrisafis
Couscous could now provide the surprise recipe that saves France from cultural decline.
Cooking for Madiba

Video | Cooking for Madiba

19 Dec 2011 15:10
Nelson Mandela's personal chef Xoliswa Ndoyiya has released her cookbook, Ukutya Kwasekhaya: Tastes from Nelson Mandela's Kitchen.