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Taco's Cheap
How is it possible that Baha Taco can serve up wholesome, free-range ingredients, wrapped up in home-made corn tortillas for less than most people spend on a drive-through meal? It’s all about avoiding shortcuts, says chef-owner David Smale
1 min |
November 2017
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Aquafabulous!
On the savoury side, chickpea liquid can be used to make mayo, “mozzarella” and butter. On the sweet side … well, let’s just take a closer look, shall we? You know, for research purposes
1 min |
November 2017
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Ben Shewry
The head chef and owner of Melbourne’s Attica – recently ranked number 32 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list – on incorporating Australian Aboriginal ingredients on his menu, the importance of kindness and how he spends his Sundays (it involves kangaroos).
3 min |
July 2017
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Five Minutes With... Zintle Ntshikila
It’s been five years since the Instagram sensation – and current chef in training – started a journey that saw her lose 56 kg. Over a lunch at Bon Amis at Bloemendal, she reveals it’s all about loving the food that’ll love you back
3 min |
October 2017
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Have Eggs, Will Travel
If you’ve taught your child to love “eggy”, feeding him while travelling in a foreign country needn’t be an ordeal. Especially if, like SAM WOULIDGE, you have a son who appreciates a Bangkok omelette as much as you do.
3 min |
June 2017
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In My Nonna's Kitchen
How do you turn an awkward teenager into a passionate feeder? Raise her on home-made lasagne, vitello tonnato, tiramisu and crazy Italian family lunches starring gnocchi and Formula One
3 min |
June 2017
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Africa Is Not A Country
Did you know that Benin produces its own mozzarella-style cheese? Or that hibiscus tea is the drink of African royalty? French-Ivorian chef Loïc Dablé thinks you should, which is why he’s doing a food-art tour through Africa – including a recent pit stop in SA – to showcase the continent’s culinary treasures.
3 min |
June 2017
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Forces Of Nature
Few ingredients and more intense flavours are the hallmarks at Janse & Co., award winning chef Arno Janse van Rensburg’s latest venture. Step off Kloof Street and start a journey down a rabbit hole…
5 min |
March 2018
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Copenhagen Street Food
If you’ve always hankered after a Scandi food experience but never thought you could possibly rustle up enough rands, the street food and markets of Copenhagen may be just what you’ve been looking for all along
6 min |
March 2018
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It's A Melt Down!
At this time of year, there’s no way to avoid surrendering to your chocolate cravings. So we didn’t. Abigail Donnelly conjured up eight new incarnations, from malted waffles and a macaroon-based butterscotch tart to jammy éclairs with your name on them.
8 min |
April 2018
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Smashing Pumpkins
This winter, Sam Woulidge and her family will be feasting on pumpkin. In memory and in gratitude
3 min |
July 2018
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Forbidden Formaggio
What do you do when an immovable force meets an irresistible object? Brandon de Kock found the answer on his first trip down the “goods to declare” lane at customs…
3 min |
July 2018
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Grappa Expectations
This potent Italian digestif goes beautifully with milk, cherries, limoncello and chocolate. You only need a dash to create a cocktail with a kick
1 min |
July 2018
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A Life Of Spice
Pepper from Kerala in India has been in demand since Roman times. Nikki Werner and Brandon de Kock travelled to the source and discovered a hilltop retreat and a lakeside sanctuary you’ll want all to yourself
5 min |
June 2018
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..Coffee
So you like to exceed your daily recommended dose of caffeine? We also like to live dangerously, soaking coffee into a traditional tiramisu and pouring it over ice cream – or even beef fillet …
2 min |
June 2018
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Ay Colombia!
Bogotá is booming and the Caribbean coast is calling, says Elsa Young, who spent a blissful holiday eating her way around Colombia. Reasons to go: the best coffee, the freshest seafood, the zingiest exotic fruit … Oh, and the beaches aren’t bad either
6 min |
August 2017
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Yes, Chefs!
TASTE recently geeked out in a big way when we got to chat to MasterChef legends Marco Pierre White and John Torode – all in the same month. We managed to control our celebrity chef-induced excitement long enough to find out what their combined 106 years in the food biz have taught them
6 min |
August 2017
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Curry And Kindness
On a quest to find the perfect SA curry, Ishay Govender-Ypma spent a year collecting recipes and the stories behind them for her brand-new cookbook. She’ll never forget one woman’s story – or her delicious recipe for potjie beef curry
3 min |
August 2017
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Our Big, Fat Greek Lunch
What happens when your company makes the winning bid at the annual Woolworths Charity Ball for the second time in a row? You make like Mauritian-based Ciel Group and gear up for what you know will be an unforgettable afternoon feast – prepared by none other than TASTE food ed Abigail Donnelly
2 min |