Books for Cooks for Easter – two ‘locals’

Bertus Basson Homegrown Such fun to be able to tell you about two ‘local’ books today.  One from a restaurant, which to my obvious shame, I had not heard of Sababa and one from one of my all-time favourite people, Bertus Basson. Bertus with his pet pig when he was a Speklet For me the

April 11th, 2017|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , Bertus Basson Homegrown, , Russel Wasserfall Food, Russell Smith, Sababa, Souh African Cookbooks, Tal Smith|
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Books for Cooks for Christmas – Sophia Lindop

Sophia Lindop with her latest book Sophia Lindop has to be South Africa's most prolific cookery book writer. In about 5 years she has produced 5 stunning books, A Season's Bounty and a quartet of handbag [or manbag] sized little gems in the style of Flavours and Traditions. Perfect as stocking stuffers. Season's Bounty by

December 22nd, 2016|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , , , |
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fav-57 As a young aspiring chef, Michael laid a solid foundation for his career at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London. Over the next 30 years he had a series of high profile hospitality management posts, was the Public Relations Manager for Boschendal and ran three successful restaurants in the Cape, one of which, Parks, featured in the national top 10 restaurants.

Michael is a family man, author and broadcaster.
A lifetime devoted to the promotion and appreciation of the South African wine and food industry has earned him many accolades, including the Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Eat Out Awards.

Michael continues to be prolific, informative and entertaining on his wine and food website, michaelolivier.co.za

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