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I interview Jaco S. Venter, the drummer from Fokofpolisiekar and aKING, and we have a candid chat about his photography and some other cool sh*t
PAGE 10 KEI 2 CRAWFORDS Liam Victor tells us all about this upcoming beach trail challenge and why you should be doing it
PAGE 15 WONDER WOMEN I go totally bias and feature my wife's emotively written lock down story, as quite frankly she's awesome, and I can
PAGE 20 WILD HEARTS, WILD COAST Huw Morris tells the beautiful journey of a family taking the plunge, leaving big city Jozi behind and listening to a Wild Coast calling
PAGE 26 FLAVOUR Spades aren't just for digging, they for cooking steaks. Tame the red flower with this crowd pleasing technique
ukuvusa to awaken; invulnerable [ oo / koo / voo / sa ]
FREE YOURSELF Editor's Note Welcome to the September edition of UKUVUSA!
What started as an idea to keep my mind busy and to help quell the voices while I'm trying to sleep, is turning in to something much much more.
There's a sense of freedom and enthusiasm in sharing
other peoples amazing stories, along with some of my own.
Too
often we find ourselves wrapped in our own chains of limitation, too scared or hesitant to listen and to pursue the calling of our inner voice.
For me, creation is liberation, and without the constant mental pivots that have been happening almost on a daily basis, I have no doubt I would either be sucking back on way too much of grandpas ol cough medicine, or worse, be playing an infinite game of chess against my self conscious in a very padded white room wearing one of those hug me all day jackets.
Life is what you make it, get out there and slay it!
osh J JOSH STEENEKAMP EDITOR-IN-CHIEF UKUVUSA
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take the shot an interview with Jaco S. Venter
all images courtesy of Jaco S. Venter
Clifton Harrison
I catch up with friend, musician and talented photographer to chat about his style, his inspiration and the events leading up to how he ended up flying out the door of their moving tour van and then being wheeled in to a hospital smoking room while still in his hospital bed with a broken hip to enjoy a quick ciggie.
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Jaco is the drummer for Fokofpolisiekar and aKing, arguably two of the biggest rock bands to come out of SA, and although most guys don't like smoke blown up their ass, it has to be said, he is one heck of a rocknrolla.
jaco and I first met back in 2012, when one
For those of you who don't know, Jaco is the
of his bands that he drums for, aKING, was
drummer for Fokofpolisiekar and aKING,
on an Eastern Cape tour and we booked
arguably two of the biggest rock bands to
them at a venue in PE where I was one of
come out of SA, and although most guys
the owners back then. What started as a
don't like smoke blown up their ass, it has to
couple beers around a table on the deck
be said, he is one heck of a rocknrolla.
before the show, finds us 8ys later still smashing beers together to this current day,
This however is not about his music career,
although dare I say, we are a little bit older
as I noticed that he always had a camera
and a little bit wiser.
with him, and would be shooting a lot of still imagery, and the more I looked in to what
With my years in the restaurant trade, and
he does with a camera, it became evident
Snakeheads rock n roll career, meant we
that Snakehead is not a one trick pony, and
regularly found ourselves awake in the early
I can dig that!
hours of the morning and looking for a drinking partner just to have a last knertsie
So I had a few questions I wanted to ask
with, however we lived in different cities.
him about his photography talents, style and inspiration, and also this one time when he
With technology, this was no issue, and we
went flying out of their moving tour van
would have a digital party over watsapp
during a heated band argument.
video calls, talking kak and smashing shots till sunrise. So in other words, we were having ZOOM meetings before they were fashionable, albeit they more like BOOZE meetings.
Crack yourself a cold one, and read on....
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I started taking photos about eleven years ago as a means to better help remember the parties we were having on the road with my one band, aKING.
josh:
My father was throwing out our old
snake:
to know you over the years, it was
family Pentax MX film camera for a
white and colour, depending on
evidently clear from the outset that
new digital camera and that's when
what the photos are for, but
besides having a passion for
I decided to take up the hobby of
predominantly like black and white
smashing the skins on stage,
film photography. It was a lot of
as a medium. I feel it’s great for
photography was another major
reading and pestering of my
isolating your subject matter both
interest of yours. Have you always
professional photographer friends
physically and psychologically. It’s
been snap happy or is this a
that lead to me eventually
easier to separate the subject from
relatively new talent of yours?
developing a full roll of in-focus
the background and it also has a
and properly exposed film. That
timeless quality to it that makes it
was a big deal for me and about 2
harder to see which era a photo is
about eleven years ago as a means
years later I bought my first digital
from. I like that. Overall I shoot
to better help remember the parties
camera which opened up a whole
with a Fuji X-Pro 2 (and prime
we were having on the road with my
world of visual communication to
lenses), a Nikon FE2 and a Yashica
one band, aKING. We really started
me.
T4 but mostly the Fuji. The people
Having the privilege of getting
snake:
I started taking photos
to play a lot of shows and spent a
I shoot both black and
from Fuji are super cool and they
lot of time on the road around that
josh:
period and the after parties were
your snaps, particularly as the
quite legendary but caused some
majority are in black and white.
forgetfulness.
What inspires you about this
There is a fairly classic feel to
particular style and what’s your goto gear to achieve this?
help out a lot when I’m working on music videos or projects.
We somehow also managed to find time to sink a lot of drinks which meant sleep was a very rare commodity during the production. Priorities, right?
josh:
So what’s your preference… shooting people or places?
snake:
People, definitely. I like to document people that I have
access to through my music career and lifestyle. The more mundane everyday sort of scenarios that I document with these people I feel become so much more interesting to look at when you add a couple of years to give it some context.
josh:
The cover image with Jack Parow and the Elephants has got
to be one of my fave pics of yours from the kyknet series “Dis Hoe Ons Rol”, and i'm seriously bummed I wasn’t available when you were passing through on your way up the Wild Coast. Have you spent much time in this neck of the woods prior to that and in your opinion, how photogenic is the landscape?
snake:
The Dis Hoe Ons Rol production did
however see us travelling through the whole of South Africa and if there are any places that I somehow missed in my career as a travelling musician DHOR filled the gaps. The Wild Coast is definitely one of my favourite parts of SA. It’s interesting to see how light falls and shapes differently across the country. As an example, I always thought that some of my favourite photographers up the coast’s photos were influenced by a certain colour grading style but after shooting there I realised that is just what the light does.
josh:
Speaking of DHOR and the genuinely
thirsty individuals involved, how hard was it to find a work / beer balance on that road trip and how much of that footage can never see the light of day?
snake:
Hahaha! That production was long
and hard and it’s because we didn’t make it easy for ourselves. We covered the whole of South Africa on Motorcycles in a 5 week period and squashed all of that into only 10 episodes. Meaning that on average we covered about 200-300km a day, had a call schedule of 2 to 3 towns a day, with about 4 interviews, 2 activities and all the while having to do setups and re-shoots of the boys travelling on the bikes. We had way too much content and could’ve easily have made at least 20 episodes worth of TV. The days started at around 4am a lot of the time and we only stopped shooting late at night and sometimes Jack Parow also had gigs to play (which featured in the TV show). We somehow also managed to find time to sink a lot of drinks which meant sleep was a very rare commodity during the production. Priorities, right?
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There are parts of that story that I won’t mention but from what I can remember, I said that I was stepping out of the van... and I flew out at 80kph...
josh:
So move forward to current
Luckily they both survived and we are
According to urban legend you threw
day, you are still an avid
able to pick-up and start working
yourself out the door of your moving
photographer, the drummer for
again. I also reached out to
tour van as the band was having a
Fokofpolisiekar and aKing and own a
the people at Godox Lights and
heated argument after a gig, is this
share in your own beer brand, Fokof
Outdoor Photo and they sent me
really what went down, and how did
Lager, as well as a watering hole,
some amazing gear to facilitate some
you manage to light up while in your
Fokof Bar. Sounds like your cup doth
personal photographic work I want to
hospital bed?
overflowith… so whats next on your
do, as my gigging schedule is cleared
post Rona radar?
up for the foreseeable future. We
snake:
were also busy recording some
that story that I won’t mention but
new Fokofpolisiekar music so I’ll
from what I can remember I said that
projects I had started up,
probably start working on some music
I was stepping out of the van as a
(photo/video work, the beer and the
videos to accompany the tracks.
way to leave the argument and
snake:
Hahaha! All of the other
bar as well as playing music in
Haha! There are parts of
opened the door. I don’t know if I
more than one project) was to create
josh:
an environment of income stability
bring this up, but I love this story, so
driver stepped on the brakes and I
because you don’t want to (to quote
f**k it here go’s… in the 2009 DVD,
flew out at 80kph, but all I know is
Noel Gallagher) ‘Put your life in the
Fokofpolisiekar “forgive them as they
that the next thing I was lying in front
hands of a Rock’n Roll band’. Well,
know not what they do”, there’s a pic
of the van with headlights on me and
Corona also almost undid all the
of you lying in a hospital bed with a
I was laughing and saying ‘I always
progress we made with these as the
broken arm while puffing on a ciggie,
wanted to do that’! It was wild, man.
bar and beer was banned during lock-
so I guess this is a two parter:
down.
I wasn’t sure if I was gonna
physically jumped out or whether the
My arm was completely mangled and
After the nurses saw that picture they
I know you’ve had a few exhibitions of
luckily the doctors were able to save it.
were super friendly as they now had a
your work over the years, so where can
As for that classic Liam Lynch photo...
‘celebrity’ in their hospital. That picture
somebody go to have a browse through
Liam came to visit me at the hospital in
had such a spirit of resilience and
your portfolio, both physical and digital?
Witbank about 2 days after the accident
stubbornness and really helped me focus
and it was great to see a friend.
and get back to health. 6 months after
snake:
that I was playing Oppikoppi main stage
my photography so many times and then
again.
just gave up or got distracted. At this
I wanted to have a smoke and because my hip was broken he pushed my entire
I have tried to build a website for
moment in time you can have a look at
bed into the smoking room. He took that
josh:
picture of me with all my scabs and scars
and if punk rock in SA ever needed some
snakeskull666. If you like any of them and
smoking in the hospital bed and it
poster children for reckless abandon
would like a signed print, DM me for a
featured in the newspaper the next day.
back in the day, Fokofpolisiekar was it.
price-list.
hahaha that story never gets old
some of my photos on Instagram at
That picture had such a spirit of resilience and stubbornness and really helped me focus and get back to health. 6 months after that I was playing Oppikoppi main stage again. photos from Dis Hoe Ons Rol
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KEI 2 CRAWFORDS BEACH TRAIL CHALLENGE Interview with Liam Victor
For the active outdoor enthusiast, it's
Now naturally I have made that sound
certainly no secret that the Wild Coast
like a breezy coastal doddle, however I
is a blank canvas of adventure trails
can assure you that as much as it is fun,
and challenging events throughout the
it certainaly has it's challenges with the
year, and the K2C has seen incredible
changes in terrain and river crossings,
support and growth in entrants, as they
but what do I know, I'm no runner, so I
enter in to their 3rd year of the event.
got in touch with Liam Victor from Outhere Trails, so you can get the inside track, as it were from an actual athletes
A collaborative affair between Outhere
point of view and not the ramblings of a
Trails and Crawford's Beach Lodge, this
couch gymnast!
33km Beach Trail Challenge starts at the Kei Mouth Country Club, heads past the Morgan's Bay Hotel then up and over the Kraanse, through the Double Mouth Nature Reserve and then on past Haga Haga and making your final stretch to the poolside finish line at Crawford's.
"you can get the inside track, as it were from an actual athletes point of view and not the ramblings of a couch gymnast!
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“Celebrate finish lines not finish times” and this is truly what this trail event is about.
josh:
With the K2C being a collaboration between
Outhere Trails and Crawford’s Beach Lodge, what was the inspiration behind putting an event like this together?
liam:
After running the entire coastline from Wild
Coast Sun to Port Alfred in varied stages, there is no section for a one day event that offers so much in so many varied aspects than this route anywhere in S.A. Outhere Trails has a great following so together with one of the best hotels in the business, it was a match made in heaven.
josh:
So with it being in its 3rd year now, what do
you feel has attributed to the on-going growth and success of the event?
liam:
No matter how good the event and the route is,
nothing beats the finish line. I always say: “Celebrate finish lines not finish times” and this is truly what this trail run/walk is about. The camaraderie on the route is incredible, but nothing quite beats the camaraderie at the finish line with a few cold beers, your feet dangling in a crystal clear pool, the smell of a gourmet dish and the sweet sounds from a local muso on his geet! (You’re up for a song too)
josh:
haha! Yeah it's never a good idea to have a
guitar around when iv had a few Castle Lites... Now there’s absolutely no question that the route is along some of the most beautiful scenic landscape in the area, so for the budding athletes out there who might be on the fence as to whether their post-covid fitness level can manage the challenge, what are the fairly tricky parts to be aware of and what strategic tips can you share on how best to tackle those sections?
liam:
Fit or unfit, there is NO cut-off time! It is
tough, but then again who remembers the easy runs. The stretch between Pullens Bay and Bosbokstrand is the most challenging place, but thereafter a flat 9km beach section awaits. At the K2C you earn your race garment honestly. If you are not up to it we have a 5km beach run for the “Not so FIT but want to feel part of the experience”. These are the people who then do the full run the following year!
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Enjoy the freedom, enjoy the company, enjoy the route… whether you are doing the 5km or the 33km, walking, running or crawling, just get OUT THERE!
josh:
Naturally the safety and security of all entrants
is always top priority, so what protocols have been put in place in terms of COVID regulations, like social distancing for the START line for example?
liam:
We will apply all the rules required and will also
have a staggered start with one minute intervals. Once you have left the start line, social distancing will naturally occur and I obviously don't have to go in to too much detail about how good the fresh air and exercise is for you. Alderson Ambulance Services also play a massive role to the success of the event and the safety of all involved and their presence gives me 100% peace of mind and allows me to concentrate on my job on the day, which is ensuring everyone is having a great time.
josh:
In terms of trail runs around the East London
area, how does the K2C stack up with regards to its popularity among the running fraternity, and does it get pretty competitive?
liam:
We are fortunate to have many trail runs and
Outhere Trails together with Old Selbornian Road Runners, host some of the top events in the Eastern Cape. There are too many to mention, but the Arminel Hogsback Half is one of the toughest, most incredible mountain trails and we are also working closely with Matola Private Game Reserve, so watch this space. Now that Crawl (Mark Crawford) is an organiser and not a competitor on the day, it will be very mellow as he is our Beep Beep of beach trails. That said, everyone is always racing whether it be against something, someone or their Garmin.
josh:
Any final words of motivation and
encouragement to the entrants out there signing up to do their first K2C?
liam:
It’s all about getting OUT THERE, your pace is
not important and the pain will fade away, but the pride of accomplishment will last for 365 days. Enjoy the freedom, enjoy the company, enjoy the route…whether you are doing the 5km or the 33km, walking, running or crawling, just get OUT THERE!
So there you have it, and for those who enjoy lazing back in to a few well deserved ice cold beverages, Crawford's has some amazing accommodation specials over the weekend of the event so be sure to get in touch with them at www.crawfordsbeachlodge.co.za for reservations and race info.
SPRING HOLIDAY DEAL!
STAY 7 PAY 5 starting from R5475pp sharing
STAY 5 PAY 4 starting from R4380pp sharing
Above rates include Breakfast and Dinner T's & C's Apply
For reservation inquiries contact: www.crawfordsbeachlodge.co.za
WONDER WOMEN In this month's Wonder Women feature, I
I WANTED EVIE TO TELL HER SIDE OF THE STORY, SHE DID... IT WAS HONEST, EMOTIONAL AND INSPIRED.
keep it really close to home and felt that my wife and mother to our daughter Sage, certainly deserves an ode to her wonderfully honest and well written story, which played an integral part in us closing the loop of my lock down eBook, Cooking in the Apocalypse - Recipes for the End of the World.
Like so many families out there, both our livelihoods were catastrophically impacted as of 1 April 2020 and we found ourselves in a somewhat desperate financial predicament, which can only breed more stress, pressure and tension. We took stock of where we were, what we had and who we are and formulated a plan to, above all, mentally survive the ordeal and come out as stronger individuals and stronger partners. I wanted Evie to tell her side of the story, she did... it was honest, emotional and inspired.
Read on....
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life in lock down Written
by
Evie steenekamp
We had no idea what to expect when the 21 day lock down was announced in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. What we were sure of though, is that we had to find a purpose for our time in isolation. Something to distract us from the initial fear for our family’s health, and of course the distress of our financial survival. We were fortunate that we had a few things that made our experience a little easier.
The first was that Josh and I did spend a lot of time together at home before lock down. Most relationships aren’t really built on the expectation that you will spend all your time together, but we’ve worked together throughout our relationship, so dealing with being in each other’s space for prolonged periods of time wasn’t much of a concern. I think we manage it pretty well, we’ve found a good balance. However, being confined to our home with a toddler did pose some interesting challenges at times.
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"What we were sure of though, is that we had to find a purpose for our time in isolation" SEPTEMBER 2020
"with lock down in full swing the bunny was feeling just as cash strapped as the rest of us." The second was that we stay in a small community on the Wild Coast. It’s one of the most beautiful places to live, and although we couldn’t be near our neighbors, we could still see them, and talk to them. It was the most amazing thing to listen to a family in our estate let rip on their trombones at 6pm every evening, and then hear the cheers from fellow residents after the performance. Heart-warming! We also don’t have pets, but our neighbors dogs have become part of our family and having animals around brings so much joy! Dougie and Chloe always had access to the house, and by Sage’s order, their water bowl stayed filled.
Thirdly, our Deck. The best part of our house! We spent as much time as we could out there, mostly chasing our daughter, she loves a good run. We spent so many of our evening’s braaing and sitting at the top of the skate ramp watching the sunset.
We also celebrated some important occasions during lock down. Easter was a fun one! We got into the spirit by painting white coated eggs with food colouring. The visit from the Bunny was certainly heavily anticipated in our house, and with lock down in full swing the bunny was feeling just as cash strapped as the rest of us.
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Luckily, the Paas Haas went a bit overboard with choccies the year before, so there was no need to buy much and the thrifty Bunny repurposed most of the eggs for an awesome hunt!
e g Sa 3! d e n r tu Sage turned 3! This special day was filled with whatever she wanted to do, so we committed our first crime as a family... a very quick sneaky beach walk. We just had to. We also made piñata cupcakes filled with smarties, danced, sang and made sure our little girl had a birthday to remember. We will naturally of course have another 3rd Bday for her as soon as we can get the family around, but don't tell her that!
We said goodbye to Chloe. The friendliest, coolest natured little animal. Her family moved away. If you watch the
episode
quesadilla
of Josh's 21 Recipes in 21 Days on
YouTube, you’ll pick up how emotional that day was for us. Josh and I almost cry every time we watch it. Sage still calls her, and we still miss her.
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"We played skittles, skated, did yoga and Josh taught sage to box."
An appreciation for being strong and healthy. An appreciations For nature and being outside. An appreciation for freedom.
Evie
I can’t remember there being moments where we had nothing to do. Filming and editing the videos was an all day affair and while Josh was doing that, I had to keep Sage occupied and it just seemed like either one of us was always cooking something. We played skittles, skated, did yoga and Josh taught sage to box. Sometimes while Sage slept we had date night drinks in the garage coming up with recipe ideas.
It’s crazy to think that that was our “normal” for a while, and at a bit of a low point, I did imagine what I’d spend my lotto winnings on if I hit the jackpot. I had moments of sadness about everything that had happened and what so many of us lost. It all changed so quickly. I missed everyone. Just being around people.
But I want to look back on it all and remember the milestones we hit as a family, and everything we overcame.
This experience needs to be a reminder of the appreciation we have for the ones we love and care about.
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Wild Hearts... wild coast words & images : Huw Morris
Not only is the Wild Coast the unruly, uniquely beautiful little sister of it's regional siblings - it is a land that possesses people who have the hugest hearts. I know this because I drive a car that builds me up, by breaking down. Some of our best adventures in this old Landy Defender have been waiting for tow trucks to arrive. Kicking stones on the side of some remote road is a great way to find out who your friends are... and on the Wild Coast I've made many.
w w w . h u w m o r r i s . c o m
Once, after a perilous steering column fail, I had to leave the Defender on the side of the Maluti escarpment.
Given the geography, the cost of
repair crept beyond the value of the car and I resigned
myself
to
the
decision
that
it
would
slowly melt into that hill along side so many other farm implements whose potential had long since been forgotten. unexpected
Three months later I received an
phone
call
from
a
neighbouring
'there is 'something in everyone' that calls deeply to be discovered, and I'm certain that you'll realise this here.'
farmer, telling me that someone in another town had decided to make my Defender their passion project, and please could I collect it because it
So, let me pay this kind act forward in the form
was now taking up space in their garage!
of benevolent suggestion: if you don't visit the Wild Coast regularly, you really need to start.
City
cynical,
I
inquired
awkwardly
about
the
there
'something
for
everyone'...?
Is
Probably.
A nominal fee for a small part was all.
Certainly there is 'something in everyone' that
The good samaritan preferred not be rewarded
calls deeply to be discovered, and I'm certain
cost?
or named, and had done it 'to help a traveler
that you'll realise this here.
out'.
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It wasn't long after I collected my repaired Defender from that farmer that I loaded my Jo'burg based family into that old car and once again headed down to the Wild Coast, though this time for good!
We've
lived
in
a
rambling
My Defender now proudly sports EC number plates, and has steadily continued it's odyssey up and down this coastline, absorbing the rutted roads leading to Lwandile, and the winding bends from Port St Johns to Lusikisiki, and then down to Port Grosvener to soak up the beautiful, stoic culture of Pondoland.
old
farmhouse
overlooking the Gqunube River for the last three years, and have begun to learn the rhythm and beat of a precociously beautiful coastal belt and it's nearby escarpment.
We've followed rivers that cleave and warp the landscape
and then hurl themselves quite
irresponsibly off cliffs to join the ocean once more.
I loaded my Jo'burg based family into that old car and once again headed down to the Wild Coast, though this time for good!.'
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In the winter months, once you've grown bored of eating crayfish and watching Southern Right Whales pirouette,
look
to
the
skies
when
the
berg
winds
blow and the high Cirrus calls the cold fronts in. Then
dash
delighted
to
kids
the who
Hogsback only
to
yesterday
throw were
snow
at
We're learning to read the signs, to develop
the knowing nod.
for my family and I, and by living parallel to this stretch of
Indian
Ocean
I
swear
that
by
osmosis
its
volatile
chaotic beauty diffuses somehow into our deep places, and colours us with it’s infectious unpredictability...
throwing
mud pies at each other and wallowing in warm rock pools.
The Wild Coast has proven to be a profound experience
I’ve learned which winds bring
warm clear water or good waves, or where to fish in
Always good, but never the same, always so much to choose from.
Huw
the colder water that the South Easter invites.
'Always good, but never the same, always so much to choose from'
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Sylvan & Sea H A N D web
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K N I V E S instagram
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'Our knives are made to equip the valuable time you set aside to cook meals… and to be part of the lifetime of rich experience you’ll create around your kitchen table.'
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flavour
STEAK ON A SPADE
Doesn't get more manly than this
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STEAK ON A SPADE Josh Steenekamp Cooking in the Apocalypse
"MY GO TO IS IMPALA FILLET, BUT ANY VENISON OR BEEF FILLET WILL WORK JUST AS WELL"
No you cant use the spade that's lying around your garage, go buy a NEW spade... not a shovel... a spade! Before using, you need to burn all the black toxic paint off the flat end, so build yourself a FIRE, let it sit right in the flames and burn clean. My go to is impala fillet, but any venison or beef fillet will work just as well, but it must be fillet, as it needs to be rare. Pour some olive oil on to a board, crack lots of black pepper and sea salt and roll the fillet to coat.
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S t e e n e k a m p
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C o o k i n g
i n
t h e
A p o c a l y p s e
"WHEN YOUR COALS ARE RED HOT AND YOU STILL GOT SOME FLAME, PUT YOUR SPADE IN THE FIRE AND LET IT GET SH** HOT!"
When your coals are red hot and you still got some flame, put your spade in the fire and let if get sh** hot!
Now drop your fillet on to the spade and really soak in that sizzle. Only turn once a crust has formed, sear on all sides, grab some Captain Morgan Dark Rum or Brandy, hold your thumb over the mouth of the bottle to control the flow and pour over the steak to flambe, keeping your eyebrows well away from the fire!
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL HIGH RISK, HIGH REWARD Take off the heat, rest for 5min, slice, crack some sea salt over and serve. Another little trick that goes really well with red meat, is to drizzle some worcestersestershire sauce (or however you spell it) over your rare slices and mop up that salt on the board. This is man cooking!
"JUST DON'T BE A COWBOY AND TRY SOMETHING NEW FOR AN ANNIVERSARY OCCASION OF 30 GUESTS... THAT'S JUST ASKING FOR KAK... TRUE STORY!" For anyone who enjoys cooking over an open fire, there are some really creative ways to turn the average braai, in to an awe inspiring event, leaving your mates reeling in the wake of your neanderthal talents of taming the Red Flower. Don't be scared, be bold, think big and remember... the best way to learn is to fail. Just don't be a cowboy and try something new for an anniversary occasion of 30 guests... that's just asking for kak... true story! UKUVUSA
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FOOD IS LIFE FOOD IS PASSION FOOD IS LOVE FOOD IS THE ULTIMATE CONNECTOR
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WILD COAST BOOKINGS WHAT WE DO Wild Coast Bookings is a holiday package platform, where we use our in-depth area knowledge, experiences and relationships, to curate fully customized itineraries that are truly unique and incredibly special.
We handle your
booking request personally, saving you time and ensuring you get the experiences you are looking for.
WHO WE ARE Growing up along the Wild Coast as a holiday maker for the last 35years, I quite simply could not deny the calling any longer!
The Wild Coast
needed to become our home. Thankfully, without too much convincing, my wife and I relocated
Working with 600 km’s of malaria free
to the area with our little girl in
coastline from East London into the Wild
2018, trading in our city slicker
Coast, we have partnered with only the
lifestyles for a little Wild Coast lovin.
best accommodation facilities the area has to offer, giving you a safe coastal self-drive holiday experience, with minimal travel time wasted between locations and maximum time to enjoy the pristine beaches, adventure sports, game farms, wild animal interactions, world class golf courses, amazing fishing, relaxing spa facilities and some of the
With over 20 years of Hospitality and Corporate Marketing experience, I truly understand how important a good holiday is for the soul and with our in-depth knowledge and love for where we live, you are in good hands!.
best surf spots South Africa has to offer… the list just go’s on!
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"SOUTH AFRICA IS HOME TO MANY WONDERS… HOWEVER SOME OF ITS SIMPLEST NATURAL TREASURES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED"
WHY WE DO IT South Africa is home to many wonders… however some of its simplest natural treasures are the ones that are often overlooked.
We are passionate about
the upliftment of our communities, the protection of our beaches and oceans, the preservation of our wildlife and the
CONTACT US www.wildcoastbookings.co.za josh@wildcoastbookings.co.za
positive impact tourism has on the Wild Coast and our local economy.
Why use Wild Coast Bookings over the
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smorgasbord of booking sites spanning the internet?
Well that’s easy, it’s the
personal touch.
We are inspired by
where we live and we are passionate about sharing that with you.
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UKUVUSA EDITOR IN CHIEF
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CONTENT CREATOR
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FOOD DIRECTOR
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CONTRIBUTORS Josh Steenekamp, Jaco S. Venter, Liam Victor, Evie Steenekamp Crawford's Beach Lodge, Wild Coast Bookings
PHOTOGRAPHERS Josh Steenekamp, Mark Crawford, Huw Morris, Tye Jordaan
