“My love for cooking and desire to learn new things has inspired me to enrol at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine.”
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Join us for Sundowners with a Difference on Wednesday 18 May where we will showcase Backsberg Wines. The students will pair bite-size tastings for the various cultivars being presented, and we’ll ask you to comment on the snacks and how well they pair with the respective wines.
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“Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine… it was the quality education and attention to detail when it comes to everything that got me. Before I came here, I was in the food business, but I felt I needed to be taught the basics instead of always making mistakes. Enrolling here meant that I would get what I needed.” - Lihle Mahambehlala
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If you are between 18 years old and the late 20s - and interested in studying for a Level 2 Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) qualification - then read on. And you’ll probably know that WSET is globally recognised as the international standard in wine and spirit knowledge.
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Wow wow wow, I just love our SousChef Sous Vide Immersion Circulator! First of all I never read manuals - I just don’t. I buy something and I must just be able to figure it out - this was super easy to figure out. I also love the fact that if you have never used a sous vide machine there is only 1 back-to-back page of instructions. My kind of manual, straight to the point!
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“After finishing school, I attended Jackie Cameron School of Food and Wine in Hilton, where I not only received my chef diploma in both hot kitchen and pastry, but also had the best culinary school experience South Africa has to offer.” - Jordin Shelly / Cocoa Africa
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“Jackie Cameron is the top female chef in the country. Ever since I was a child it has been my dream to join the culinary industry, and I feel that this is the best place to gain the knowledge I seek - and follow in the footsteps of a chef who has tremendous experience.” - Saxon Tilling
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That time of the year’ has arrived and we are working at private as well as corporate functions, of all sizes. There’s a joyful energy in the air. We have our first few festive functions this week and before we close, we, as a school, are travelling to the Cape for our annual trip that will be filled with many wine-estate visits as well as interesting and exciting ‘must sees’. It’s a really busy time for us all.
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With no immediate plan, apart from having “fun with my son, Thomas and contemplating the contents of my next adventures”, executive chef Margot Janse, Africa’s only female Grand Chef and the genius behind The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français in Franschhoek, has resigned after 21 years.
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There was no way I was missing the 2014 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards, even though I was not eligible for an award. It’s the ‘Oscars’ of the culinary industry.