Posts in recipes
December’s Festive Functions

The festive season has arrived and with it comes a variety of celebrations ranging from year-end functions to New Year’s Eve.

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Your chance to see behind the high stone wall!

My internationally-accredited Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine is hosting an open day – today. It would be a pleasure to meet you and for you to see for yourself what professional culinary luminaries Abigail Donnelly, Arnold Tanzer and Garth Schnier have been talking about when they complimented me on the school’s achievements.

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World's Finest Teas at The Hilton Arts Festival

When visiting The Hilton Arts Festival last year, I spotted a gap for fine-dining food and I knew Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine had to participate in the 2015 event. I was overwhelmed with the encouragement we received from patrons of the festival and from other stand holders.  Now that I have a better idea regarding requirements, I look forward to September 2016.

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Let's Talk Nougat!

I’m always fascinated when one occasion leads to another and something special evolves. Let's talk nougat.

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Wagyu - The Caviar of Beef

A few years back I had the privilege of tasting Woodview wagyu beef. Later the same year the judges of the EatOut Produce Awards voted Woodview’s biltong the best cured meat in the country. I was one of the judges and it took my fancy for a number of reasons.

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Delicious Weber Braai Delicacies

Savour a continual flow of delicious delicacies as they come off the Weber braai.

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The Class of 2015 - Family Recipes

Family meals come first on the cooking curriculum. These are meals that the students prepare for the team. We have a roster and each student, in turn, works from 06h00 until 08h00 on the meal of the day. These ‘family meals’ prepare the students for the intense cooking days that have yet to come.

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Farewell Karen Edwards

I have a small heart ache because Karen Edwards, who so skilfully photographed the pictures for my regular Weekend Witness column, is no longer on South African soil.

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Let's Create The World's Most Extensive Cookbook Reference Library

Every school needs a library – no less a cookery school - and that’s the reason I get excited when I see Jackie Cameron’s School of Food & Wine’s book shelves growing.

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