We cooked in the Karoo

Jeremy Freemantle, owner of The African Relish Cookery SchoolSue Barber, Sarah Graham & myself A couple of weekends ago, Sarah Graham, the all singing, all dancing, well known food blogger, cookery book writer [Bitten, published by Random House Struik], star of her own TV show [Bitten, Sundays at 16h00 SABC3] and thoroughly lovely

July 19th, 2013|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , , Sue Barber|
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Greece comes to Prince Albert

While Greece may be having the most terrible financial problems, the food of the country is alive and well and recently came to Prince Albert when Madeleine and I presented a Food and Wine Workshop at The African Relish Cookery school in that enchanting little Karoo town.  I kept the pots full and

July 27th, 2012|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , Greek Food, Mediterranean Delicacies, , South African Wines|

A visit to Prince Albert

I recently  spent a happy weekend in Prince Albert at the African Relish Cookery School.  My wife and I had gone there to work with Sonia Cabano who was launching aptly named Relish, a book without which you should not be in the kitchen. I did some  wine workshops and introduced the guests to some

December 14th, 2011|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , Prince Albert, Sonia Cabano|
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