chef ryan outside his delightful restaurant in the heart of franschhoek

In a world where cooking is the mainstream and every one is watching it on TV or sending pictures of their food around social media, Ryans Kitchen in Franschhoek is the perfect place to feel like you are getting in on the action. [click to continue…]

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my amatraciana inspired pasta sauce with courgette and chilli

This is was one of my quick knock together meals that I never planned to blog about, but after eating it and realising it was pretty tasty, I decided I wanted to document it for my own records. I want to have this again. [click to continue…]

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a fabulous salmon tartare

by Sam on April 23, 2012

salmon tartare with lemon, ginger, dill and jalepeno chilli

This Salmon tartare is a packed with flavour and can be whipped up in minutes to make an impressive appetiser snack. [click to continue…]

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taste of cape town 2012

by Sam on April 21, 2012

taste of cape town 2012 packed with deliciousness

I popped off to Taste of Cape Town on Thursday and Friday night to check out the line up of restaurants and dishes at this years event. I am glad I was lucky enough to go twice as it is impossible to eat everything that you want on one night. [click to continue…]

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a rock shandy cocktail with vodka, cucumber and mint

Nothing beats a rock shandy to quench thirst and refresh. Add a splash of vodka, freshly sliced cucumber and mint, and you have a fabulous and easy cocktail that pretty much goes with anything. [click to continue…]

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