In January, my first story for SAVEUR was published. It is a look at an inspiring model for small scale…
A Story I Wrote About Abalobi for SAVEUR
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
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A Story I Wrote About Rusks for Life & Thyme
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
I have loved rusks since I moved to South Africa. Here’s a recent story I wrote for Life & Thyme…
A Story I Wrote About Raw Beef for Life & Thyme
Tuesday, August 21st, 2018
I’ve loved eating raw beef since I was a little girl. In this story below, for Life & Thyme, I…
A Story I Wrote About Braaing for Life & Thyme
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Braaing — the South African version of barbecuing — is about so much more than cooking meat over a fire….
On Eating and Being Asian in South Africa
Monday, March 6th, 2017
Food has the power to unite people of different backgrounds, which besides the fact that it’s my obsession, is why…
Eat Ting Made Me Break Up With Quinoa
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
After a two-year relationship, I’ve broken up with quinoa. Stick with me…there’s a South African connection. It’ll just take a…
Olive-angelists
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
An image keeps creeping into my head as I write this…it’s one that Omeros Demetriou, co-owner of Olive Branch Deli…
Pasta Man
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
You can take the Italian out of Italy (and transplant him in South Africa) but you can’t take Italy out…
Potjies R Us
Friday, May 13th, 2016
It’s cold and that black cast iron pot is calling…here’s a link to a story I wrote about potjies for…
The Easter Pickled Fish Connection
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
A link to a story I wrote recently for Zester Daily on the unusual connection between pickled fish and Easter…