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heston blumenthal's 14 course wonder at the fat duck
Oh casanovA!
HITTING THE SWEET SPOT with tsogo sun's executive chef david van staden Open Rubric
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FOOD A Blumen(thal) wonder Visiting Hester Blumenthal’s Fat Duck Restaurant 14 All you need is love…or is it chocolate? Chef Varun Inamdar shares his chocolate secrets from Mumbai
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A New Era MasterChef contestant Penny Fitchet opens her ice cream shop in Durban 32 Chill Out! Keeping cool in the warm months with home-made ice cream 36 CULINARY SAFARI Ginja talks to celebrated Chef Billy Gallagher 42 a french affair The Frères Bistro's Jason Whitehead and his unique dining venture 50 Cook her socks off Learning to charm your loved ones in the Dirty Fork Kitchen Studio 62 Basket Case Packing the perfect picnic and location for the one you love 70 3 Men, 1 Kitchen & 200 bucks These men accept the challenge to cook on a budget 78 Wine not be creative Giving your empty wine bottles a new lease on life 100 oh casanova! Chef David van Staden shows us the naughty side of this delicious treat 102 veg out Gluten-free and vegetarian recipes 112
DRINKS A century of style Taking a look at Lanzerac Wine Estate 28
TRAVEL On the beaten track Ginja’s adventures led us to Mozambique 54
bon appétit
JUNIOR
Giving kids a healthy character Lunchbox Dad gives tips and tricks with a side note of nutrition from Corinne Nel
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REGULARS Chef’s note a word from the Chef and Editor, Jacqui Brown 04 Contributors 06 Letters to editor 08 Chef’s Pick Pomegranates, a ruby red gem 66
Ask a Chef Ginja’s readers get their questions answered by Chef Jodi-Ann Pearton 108 Suss out SASSI A delicious calamari recipe from Chef Reuben Riffel 120 Back to Basics Get saucy 122 On the shelf 129 Book Review Confessions of a Hungry Woman 132 Out & About 134 Cheat Sheet Carving the perfect piece of meat 138 Directory 139 Recipe Index 140
chef's note
Several years ago my son, who at the time was about six, came to me in a flat tailspin. His dilemma was that he kept having “heart attacks” when he saw a certain little lady at school. He knew this because his heart felt like it was trying to jump out and he just knew that if he ignored it he would surely die! As any good mom would, I explained that he simply thought she was a lovely girl and because she was super special his heart beat that little bit faster, however it would never make it out of his body, and nor would he die! To my detriment, Valentine’s Day was around the corner and none other than yours truly was saddled with making chocolates and Valentine's cards for her until two in the morning! To make matters worse, she received lots of little Valentine’s treats and my little cherub decided that he didn’t want to share her and ended up keeping all my hard work anyway! So how do we prepare ourselves for the chaos that ensues leading up to the only day that you are able to confess your undying love to obviously the only person ever made for YOU? (To all the men out there, this issue is for you – that means my hubby too!) How to fall in love – your Valentine’s survival guide. With articles on how to prepare a romantic dinner for two, the best picnic spots South Africa has to offer and yes, during these troubled times we even pulled in three chefs, put them on a shoe string budget and had them woo their partners with tantalizing ingredients from their local shops. I’m pleased to announce our kitchen is still standing and we may just be able to survive another Valentine’s Day! Before I give away all our hidden secrets in the pages that follow, here’s to you this Valentine ’s Day. Yours in food and love
- Chef Jacqui Brown
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