Modernist Cuisine

Modernist Cuisine
Imagine attending a cooking demonstration where you are shown how to blend red wine until it’s frothy, allowing it to oxidise quicker and better.

Vote for your favourite local food blog
This year at the Eat In DStv Food Network Produce Awards, we're recognising the best local food blog. Have your say.

David Higgs resigns from Central One
Former chef of the year David Higgs has resigned from his position at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel’s Central One Restaurant.

To be inspired...
It's the time of year for a bit of 'me' time and inspiration. Our editor on two forces of inspiration; one on his way to these shores, and one sadly departed.

Meet (and eat) SA's best produce
Looking for the best bread, the creamiest dairy products and the freshest veggies? Head to the Eat In DStv Food Network Produce Awards in March.

Choc-o-block
Our editor, Abigail, on her favourite chocolates, and our team's top choc desserts around the country.

Strawberries and scarecrows at The Farmer’s Kitchen
Follow the giant strawberries on the R44 for succulent lamb burgers, and some of the best cheesecake around.

MasterChef SA to be filmed at Nederburg
We're so excited! And we just can't hide it... M-Net announces the location where the eagerly-awaited series will be shot.

Winelands harvest festivals
Celebrate the harvest by picking juicy grapes, stomping them between your toes, tasting first pressings and learning all about wine making at these Cape winelands harvest festivals.

Lamberts Bay Crayfish and Culture Festival
Head to Lamberts Bay on 2-4 March 2012 for entertainment, stalls, competitions and – most importantly – bucketloads of crayfish.

Lovely stuff
I was actually a little stumped today on what to write, but the delicious things I’ve eaten this week have given me the perfect place to start. Unfortunately I had to change my Joburg eating trip last weekend, so at the last minute I popped into Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants

Dining with Gusto
Looking for a new spot for a healthy lunch or a scrumptious breakfast in Cape Town? Greg Landman reviews Gusto.

Magoebaskloof Berry Festival
Cram your basket (and mouth) with juicy blueberries and raspberries over the weekend of 3-5 February at the Magoebaskloof Berry Festival in Haenertsburg, Limpopo. 

Good dog
Somehow I don’t think Perry Como’s No. 1 hit Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) in 1956 was about craving a hot dog, and neither is the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’s relatively new sing-along. As my son explained to me: “It’s got nothing to do with hot dogs; it’s just a happy song!”

The Dog’s Bollocks at the Yard
There might not be any waiters, bills, or drinks – save for the cardboard containers of wine - but this no-frills pop-up burger joint is fast becoming a Cape Town cult.

Grande Provence Harvest festival
Never stomped on grapes yourself? Now's your chance!

New spot on the sunset strip: Bungalow
Location, location, location is the mantra of the property game, and in Cape Town’s summer, the restaurant game too. Taking over La Med’s prime spot between Clifton and Camps Bay beaches, Bungalow offers a trendy, slightly more upmarket answer to sunset dining.

New dim sum spot in CT
Sticky dumplings, steamed buns and rolls filled with crunchy veggies... Dim sum has come to Cape Town at the no-frills South China Dim Sum Bar. 

Shake it up!
My holiday resolution was to make icy fruit cocktails, and my New Year's resolution is to drink more of them! (And, of course, the corny one: to diet.)

Riesling revival at inaugural Riesling Rocks Festival
Always order sauvignon blanc and chardonnay? Head to Hartenberg's Riesling Rocks festival and get to know some of the best rieslings in the country.