One of the best things about what I do is getting to talk with chefs I admire. Bertus Basson —…
A Story I Wrote About Chef Bertus Basson for Life & Thyme
Friday, October 13th, 2017
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A Story I Wrote About The Black Cellar Club for Life & Thyme
Tuesday, June 27th, 2017
I recently wrote a story for U.S.-based Life & Thyme about The Black Cellar Club (BLACC), and the growing number…
A Story I Wrote About Caperitif For Whetstone Magazine
Thursday, June 8th, 2017
I am thrilled to have contributed to the inaugural edition of Whetstone Magazine, a new publication about food origins. Please…
Chefs’ Choice
Thursday, February 9th, 2017
A little while back, I wrote a story for Whetstone Magazine, a new publication about food origins, about The Table…
Breaking The Wine Glass Ceiling
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging lately. The reasons are threefold: first, the craziness of the holiday…
Garden of Wild Food
Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
Can the edible wild plants that Cape foragers forage for be grown commercially? If so, it would be a win-win…
Olive Oil: From A Drizzle To A Glug
Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
In recent years, South Africa’s olive oil production has gone from a drizzle to a steady glug. There are over…
Cape Town Food City
Monday, October 10th, 2016
Never has there been a better time to eat and drink in Cape Town. Here are some reasons why…spelled out…
She Put a Wine Region on the Map
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Times were seriously tough for winemaker Samantha O’Keefe of Lismore Estate Vineyards when we first met seven years ago, just…
Two Cape Town Restaurants in World’s Top 100
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Cape Town’s The Test Kitchen has just been named #22 in The World’s Top 50 Restaurants 2016 (and Best Restaurant…