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Rhubarb Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding with Daily Maverick

A heartfelt 'Thank You' to Tony Jackman from Daily Maverick for your kind words... and for linking to a past article written by Wanda Hennig.

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Butternut Phuthu Salad with Lihle Mahambehlala

"I happily introduce Kamvelihle Mahambehlala – we call her Lihle – to The Witness readers. She is another of the school’s fortunate, KOO/Tigerbrands-sponsored students. Lihle believes it’s important to experiment with recipes from different cuisines because this extra effort always creates a wow factor when hosting family and friends.”

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Brown Butter Brownies with Kamohelo Mokhele

Kamohelo’s grandmother’s brownie recipe creates the most delicious, fudgy brownies. This recipe has stood the test of time and with a few of her tweaks, “it will change your life”.

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“Midlands” Meaty Bones Samp with Lungelo Mbele

Lungelo Mbele is one of the four fortunate KOO-sponsored students at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine. Lungelo shares her “Midlands” Meaty Bones Samp Recipe with us.

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Expresso: KOO Bursary Students Interviews

“Through the KOO Bursary Programme, four of South Africa's next rising chefs are sharpening their skills at the Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine in KZN”
- Expresso

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Coconut Cake with Shriyan Basthdaw

Everyone has their own story about enrolling at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine. I find it interesting to delve into their respective narratives to understand the reason for them wanting to step into this crazy, yet rewarding, culinary industry.

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Malva Pudding with Michael Ellis

Every year when planning recipes for you, The Witness readers, there is always a student who wants to place the spotlight on the family’s Malva Pudding recipe. Definitely a South African favourite. Today it’s Michael Ellis’ turn to share his version of this popular dessert.

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Excella Young Chef Competition 2022

“The Excella Young Chef Competition is back on Afternoon Express and they are looking for enthusiastic, recently qualified young chefs!”

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Milk Tart with Olivia Malan

It’s appropriate that Olivia Malan should be my first student introduction of the year because she was the first person to enrol for the 2022 intake. As disruptive as Covid-19 proved to be, there were a few lessons learnt and, for me, the message was the accessibility of an online presence.

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Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken) with Dylan Buys

There are times when I wish I had a camera at hand. Dylan Buys’ mother’s reaction to her son’s successful interview was one such moment. Her burst of emotion overlapped on to me because her appreciation was so heart-warming considering the amount of work that my family, the team and past students have put in to making Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine a successful culinary institution.

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