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FOOD

Simply resistable food
Article
/ 23 January 2014

Simply resistable food

Food review: Matthew Burbridge explores Daleahs, a new restaurant in Johannesburg’s Braamfontein.

By Matthew Burbidge
By Giorgio, a taste 
of Italy at Dalla Cia
Article
/ 23 January 2014

By Giorgio, a taste 
of Italy at Dalla Cia

Tim James discovers the tale behind winemaker Giorgio dalla Cia’s wines and grappas.

By Tim James
Is it beer o’clock in Cape Town yet?
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Is it beer o’clock in Cape Town yet?

Yes. Yes it is. And time flies at the Beerhouse in Long Street, where the range of ale is matched by the quality of the food.

By Brent Meersman
Cape Town tapas spot taps into the loud crowd
Article
/ 5 December 2013

Cape Town tapas spot taps into the loud crowd

La Parada on Bree Street in Cape Town is noisy and ­popular, but clearly food is not the main attraction.

By Brent Meersman
North Korea faces major food shortages
Article
/ 28 November 2013

North Korea faces major food shortages

The United Nations has voiced concern by North Korea’s food deficit, which is currently at its lowest level ever.

By Sapa-DPA
The life of Hyde Park
Article
/ 28 November 2013

The life of Hyde Park

Life Grand Café offers some of the best dining one can find in a Johannesburg mall.

By Matthew Burbidge
Korean braai’s a fun, sooty feast
Article
/ 21 November 2013

Korean braai’s a fun, sooty feast

Korean food with a South African twist.

By Brent Meersman
Chefs start to tart it up
Article
/ 6 November 2013

Chefs start to tart it up

Editor and chief judge for the Eat 
Out DStv Food Network restaurant awards, Abigail Donnelly visits some of the country’s top restaurants.

By Matthew Krause
‘White trash’ still cooking
Article
/ 1 November 2013

‘White trash’ still cooking

Emily’s Restaurant has moved again, and this time 
it will appeal to more food lovers than ever before.

By Brent Meersman
Kasi food lifted to new heights
Article
/ 31 October 2013

Kasi food lifted to new heights

The message from the star of a popular food programme is that good food can be found in the humblest surroundings.

By Matthew Krouse
Rich pickings
Article
/ 11 October 2013

Rich pickings

Thrupps is the shop you go to when you can’t find an ingredient anywhere else: such as French butter or frogs’ legs.

By Matthew Burbidge
A delectable culinary odyssey
Article
/ 27 September 2013

A delectable culinary odyssey

The province of Emilia-Romagna in Italy is a foodie’s paradise, offering a wealth of gastronomic delights, from Parma ham to Moden a balsamic vinegar.

By Liz Boulter
Bitten by the food bug
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Bitten by the food bug

Over Brent Meersman’s past 150 food columns, he has run the gastronomic gamut.

By Brent Meersman
Fäviken restaurant: Pageantry 
of the plate
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Fäviken restaurant: Pageantry 
of the plate

Weeds, soil and bark are the ingredients of the super chefs. But can you learn to cook from their books?

By Matthew Burbidge
Biltong heaven must be missing a brinjal
Article
/ 13 September 2013

Biltong heaven must be missing a brinjal

Perhaps I shouldn’t equate food with human relationships, but I really feel like I’m having a reunion with brinjal.

By Norma Young
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Article
/ 13 September 2013

Growing wealth helps SA make both ends “meat”

The way South Africans are eating has changed drastically as their pockets have deepened.

By Thalia Holmes
Jo’burg’s Yamato restaurant fishes for condiments
Article
/ 12 September 2013

Jo’burg’s Yamato restaurant fishes for condiments

Yamato offers some odd delights, if you can get 
the waiters to unblock the soy sauce for you, writes Matthew Burbidge.

By Matthew Burbidge
How food waste eats away at natural resources
Article
/ 11 September 2013

How food waste eats away at natural resources

The food being wasted yearly adds to the earth’s carbon emission and means that large amounts of land is used to grow food that is not consumed.

By Sipho Kings
It takes two to pangu
Article
/ 5 September 2013

It takes two to pangu

The Cape’s two Harbour House restaurants 
are quite distinct, but their fish dishes are 
uniformly fantastic.

By Brent Meersman
When you go to seed, you reap the bounty
Article
/ 5 September 2013

When you go to seed, you reap the bounty

With cities expanding rapidly, gardening literacy is about more than just putting food on the table.

By Brent Meersman
Elangeni: The bed & breakfast of champions
Article
/ 28 August 2013

Elangeni: The bed & breakfast of champions

The biggest hotel in the country with a lot of sporty mouths to feed. Matthew Burbidge undertakes a study of consumption.

By Matthew Burbidge
The Cronut comes to Jo’burg
Article
/ 28 August 2013

The Cronut comes to Jo’burg

When historians turn over major events, among Egypt’s implosion and the tragedy of a loved sports star who shot his future,will be the Cronut.

By Laurice Taitz
Kampala’s good for a gander
Article
/ 23 August 2013

Kampala’s good for a gander

With its boda bodas,vibrant nightlife 
and top cuisine,it 
sure is full of fun for 
a city known more 
as a way station 
than a destination.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson
Great whites make a meal out of full-blooded reds
Article
/ 23 August 2013

Great whites make a meal out of full-blooded reds

A happy whiff of change wafts over the wines to be sold at the Cape Winemakers’ Guild auction in October.

By Tim James
Rosebank’s Level Four restaurant a new hangout for Jo’burg’s elite
Article
/ 2 August 2013

Rosebank’s Level Four restaurant a new hangout for Jo’burg’s elite

54 on Bath, which has replaced The Grace Hotel in Rosebank, is attracting high-end customers at its champagne and lobster Level Four restaurant.

By Matthew Burbidge
The sauce of good taste
Article
/ 5 July 2013

The sauce of good taste

There is hot sauce and there is hot sauce. Some are gently warming like a lap blanket or a single-malt scotch.

By Jennifer Cohen
How to grow your own grasshoppers
Article
/ 5 July 2013

How to grow your own grasshoppers

United States-based designer Mansour Ourasanah, who grew up in West Africa, has come up with a very different kitchen appliance to help with dinner.

By Lars Eriksen
The wolf at the door
Article
/ 14 June 2013

The wolf at the door

Eben Venter was raised on a sheep farm, which might add a frisson to his latest novel ?Wolf, Wolf.

By Staff Reporter
Top nosh grown from ground up
Article
/ 14 June 2013

Top nosh grown from ground up

A dynamic NGO is helping landed communities take the agribusiness industry by storm.

By Teigue Payne
Palestine: Love and lentils in the holy land
Article
/ 24 May 2013

Palestine: Love and lentils in the holy land

Palestinian women are turning their kitchens into a much-needed source of revenue — and fellowship.

By Harriet Sherwood
The preserve of those who know their zest from the rest
Article
/ 24 May 2013

The preserve of those who know their zest from the rest

“Oh dear! Bought marmalade. I call that very feeble!” Maggie Smith’s character, the Countess of Trentham, says in Gosford Park.

By Marilyn Honikman
Brothers in gastronomy
Article
/ 24 May 2013

Brothers in gastronomy

Nikki Werner met the siblings behind El Celler, recently voted the world’s best restaurant.

By Nikki Werner
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