Published on November 1, 2016

Feeling racked with guilt over the chocolate bar you scoffed after dinner last night? Don’t! The odd indulgence feeds your soul as much as veggies feed your state of health (and, no, you won’t get fat...)

Published on October 30, 2016

Miles ‘Vuyo’ Kubhek modelled his business on the character from the Hansa Pilsner ads. You know, ‘Vuyo – he’s such a beeg, beeg dreamer!’ Some years later, the former software developer has two restaurants, five food trucks, two street carts and even beeger dreams. We caught up with him over a beer.

Published on October 30, 2016

Comforting, made from cheaper ingredients and heavily seasoned – this is the crux of the trend that’s taking over on the food scene these days: Peasant fare. It’s no surprise really, with soaring food prices, that we need to start finding a way to exert our creativity and stretch our budgets. Chefs are embracing the nose-to-tail-style of cooking, using meat...

Published on October 29, 2016

First came quinoa, then came kale – and each time we jumped on the health/weight-loss bandwagon hoping for miraculous results. The latest is the powdered rind of the Indonesian-native fruit malabar tamarind, which is said to re-engineer your fat-burning abilities. We set out to investigate its superfood credentials...

Published on October 29, 2016

You won’t believe how easy these little chocolate pots are to throw together! And, if you’re anything like editor Heather and completely addicted to chocolate, this will be soft cocoa lullabies to your ears...

Published on October 29, 2016

Oh, Saturday morning. How we do love your lazy attitude, your optimism and your breakfasts... This baked egg brekkie, bathing in a pool of gooey tomato and chorizo chutney, is just the way we like to spend our Saturday mornings.

Published on October 29, 2016

You may have been watching your favourite cooking show or reading a great new cookbook and noticed chefs talking about heirloom ingredients. So what exactly are heirlooms? No, they have nothing to do with your great grandmother’s wedding ring. If you guessed oddly shaped little veggies, you were right – and this new food trend is taking the industry by...

Published on October 28, 2016

Feta, tomatoes, olives, spinach: All our favourite Mediterranean flavours, deliciously presented on an easy-to-make pita base. Oh, and this meal is healthy and budget-friendly too. Opa!

Published on October 28, 2016

After a long, stressful day at work, how excited are you to get home and cook a nutritious meal from scratch for the whole family. Not very, right? We feel the same. That’s why we’ve come up with these easy kitchen hacks to save you time and energy, and get food on the table in a jiffy.

Published on October 28, 2016

Remember the days of adding a giant scoop of Milo to a tall glass of milk when you were a kid? (Oh, who are we kidding – we left out the milk entirely and ate Milo straight out the tin!) But these chocolatey milkshakes are too good to pass up on. Drink up for a delicious dose of nostalgia.