By Request! See… FIRE WATER - SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDY

Michael Fridjhon, one of South Africa’s leading winewriters says, "The true pleasure of the brandy distiller’s art takes a lifetime to reveal. It is not a voyage frivolously undertaken, but the world it opens up is deeply hospitable and every staging post is a microcosm of the route."

‘Fire Water’ is a fascinating account by Wendy Toerien of how brandy is created, weaving a compelling tale and one that involves the reader from start to finish - absorbing and thrilling! 

SLAT MY DOOD…

By Hilary Prendini Toffoli

Snoek is a national treasure, a delicious game fish unique to the Cape. Yet it hardly ever appears on local restaurant menus. We talk to some of the city’s top chefs.

IN THE NEWS! IN THE NEWS! IN THE NEWS!

In the News with Scanpan Knives, Allesverloren at the annual Riebeek Valley Olive Festival, Salt Deli & Vodka Bar, Rickety Bridge with Lannice Snyman and discover Thai culture with Club Med. 

SIMNEL CAKE

Learn to Cook with Showcook

Greet the coming of Easter with Annette Kesler’s traditional Simnel cake.

NATURALLY ORGANIC KHOISAN SEA SALT
AT THE WELLNESS WAREHOUSE

SALT OF THE SEA
Nature’s gift to fine cooking!

Khoisan sea salt is hand-harvested on the cool Atlantic shores of St Helena Bay on the West Coast. Nature’s gift to fine cooking and the correct salt to include in your diet, importantly, one that has no chemical additives.

VEGETARIAN ADVENTURE

STRAWBERRY CROSTATA

With Viviane Bauquet Farre 

The strawberry is probably today’s most beloved fruit - and no wonder! Its Latin name frugaria means ‘fragrance’. They are certainly extremely fragrant and delicious to the point of addiction.

VEGETARIAN ADVENTURE

With Viviane Bauquet Farre

Creative New York chef and food writer Viviane Bauquet Farre, a lifelong vegetarian, joins SHOWCOOK with delicious dishes using fruit, vegetables, salad leaves, grains and pulses. Viviane, who masterminds brilliant cookery classes in New York, adds stylish and elegant touches to her recipes making each dish a culinary adventure!

SEE! THE ANCIENT HERBS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

By Viviane Bauquet Farre

Viviane Bauquet Farre holidays in France and inspires us with the wild irrististable scents of Provence, vibrant as the colours of the landscape. 

SEE! IRRESISTIBLE SALT

A Tale of Three Chefs

"Salt," says Pete Goffe Wood, "where would we be without it!" See the irresistible Salt Restaurant, a stunning state of the art showpiece, perched over the Atlantic ocean, where their table is worth its salt!

FLAVOURS OF TERROIR

A Tale of Three Chefs

Michael Broughton sets a fine table at Terroir on the exquisite estate Kleine Zalze, Stellenbosch.