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My Curried Pork Shoulder Chops with Apricots & Green Beans …

Curried Pork Shoulder Chops with Apricots and green beans, a delicious wintery supper dish...

May 18th, 2021|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: Curried Shoulder Chops with Apricots & Green Beans, Michael Olivier Recipes, Pork, Rio Largo Extra Virgin Olive Oil|
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Pasta Puttanesca, a Neapolitan dish, quite to cook and packed with flavour…

Pasta Puttanesca, a quick dish to make, and so packed with delicious Neapolitan flavours...

April 9th, 2021|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: Pasta Puttanesca, Rio Largo Extra Virgin Olive Oil|
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My Braised Rio Largo Lamb Shanks…

Rio Largo Lamb Shanks. made from the finest Karoo Lamb Shanks and Rio Largo Olive Oil from the Southern banks of the Breede River, near Robertson...

July 31st, 2020|Categories: lamb, Michael's Writings, Recipes|Tags: Lamb Shanks, Michael Olivier Food, Rio Largo Extra Virgin Olive Oil, South African Olive Oil|
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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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