DON’T MISS! DON’T MISS!

In the News! In the News! Mother’s Day…

See Justine Drake’s chorizo hotpot with mussels, have an Amarula cocktail, bake some vanilla biscuits, quick and easy. Go online with Nederburg Winemasters’ wine courses and have fun. Do a walkabout at Spier, one of the Cape’s oldest wine farms and finally dazzle your mother with a sparkling lunch at Seasons Restaurant at The House of J.C. Le Roux. She will be spoiled for choice. 

SHOWCOOK’S HOT CHOICE FOR MAY

Your first winter soup try the Three Bean, comforting and nourishing. A good choice for a growing family is the flavourful Lentil Bobotie. Barbara Flax points the way with a Chickpea and Vegetable Couscous, and a Spinach and Celery Risotto with Walnuts. Whether you are a vegetarian or not, these are creative and more sophisticated ways with vegetables and grains. While Fusilli with Roasted Pepper and Eggplant Sauce is a hearty choice and an interesting way to use aubergines, a vegetable that is both rich and satisfying. 

ORDER OF THE DAY! AUTUMNAL SOUPS

When the weather turns chilly, bowls of piping hot soup immediately springs to mind. Susannah Blake tells us that smooth and creamy soups offer the ultimate comfort in its simplest form. Mild and moreish, rich and flavoursome or hot and spicy, there is something so delectable about a large pot of rich, creamy soup. 

OUT TO LUNCH! RECIPES 

Craig Paterson, Executive Chef of the three Newmark Hotels in the Waterfront, chats to Showcook at DASH, Queen Victoria Hotel’s stylish restaurant. 

SEE! OUT TO LUNCH AT DASH

With Showcook

Craig Paterson, Executive Chef of the three Newmark Hotels in the Waterfront, takes us on a culinary journey accompanied by the witty Mad Hatters’ of Bovlei Cellar in Wellington, introducing flavours of France, Argentina, Spain and Italy over lunch at DASH, Queen Victoria Hotel’s stylish restaurant. 

SEE! MOVING AND JIVING

By Hilary Prendini Toffoli

AmaZink Live is an initiative to unlock Kayamandi’s tourism potential, and even cynics have to concede it’s a viable proposition. Hilary Prendini Toffoli spent a lively evening at South Africa’s first theatre restaurant in a township and enjoyed every moment. 

SEE! COOKING WITH WINE AND SPIRITS

Kate Abbott points the way

Good options to have on hand for desserts are dark rum, kirsch and one of the liqueurs, such as Grand Marnier, Cointreau or Curaçao. 

TRAVEL! SINGAPORE IN STYLE

With Annette Kesler

Singapore today is a city of contrasts. A garden city that excites the senses, synonymous with the exquisite orchids that proliferate in colourful profusion. Breathtaking with architecture that soars into the skies. Brilliant with a sleek razor sharp style. Above all, spotless, safe and serene. 

SEE! HILARY PRENDINI TOFFOLI GOES FISHING
AND BRINGS IN THE CATCH!

Will It Be Willoughby’s Again? Cape Town high flyers list their favourite seafood restaurants. 

HEALTH! RED MEAT - GOOD OR BAD?

By Sally-Ann Creed

Sally-Ann Creed explains, "There’s quite a debate raging right now – and Prof Tim Noakes has leapt into the fray like a knight in shining armour for ‘the cause’. Anyone following his story will tell you he has dumped the carbs and gone gung-ho on the protein and fat – and he’s a changed, healthier man for it! Well done, Tim!! Meat and healthy fats are NOT the enemy!