There is living and there is living – higher living, you could call it. In the same way that there is country music and then there is Dolly Parton. Tap water and San Pellegrino. Consider the art of tea making for instance… The higher living way of brewing […]
Category: Gastronomy
Nutmeg Cauliflower Cous Cous | A Recipe From Camp Jabulani
For the next carb-conscious cauliflower recipe from our Chefs of Africa, Camp Jabulani in South Africa’s Head Chefs, Dylan Frost and Johan Kriek, and Sous Chef, Alex Van As, who have presented us with a nutmeg-scented cauliflower cous cous to accompany a slow braised oxtail ballotine with beetroot purée, grilled pearl onions, […]
The Never-Ending ‘Route Des Sens’ That is Africa
A few of our favourite people joined us for an intimate celebration at AtholPlace Hotel & Villa in Sandton, Johannesburg last week… It was a Spring evening intended to inspire the senses, a sensorial journey no different to a longer ‘Route du Bonheur’ (‘Road of Happiness’) through Africa. Friends and members […]
Cauliflower Bavarois | A Recipe From Ellerman House
The first subject of our love story of the humble vegetable is a plant that has garnered, quite unexpectedly, celebrity status in recent months. It is the Cauliflower. And it owes its popularity to the banting movement – the low carb, high fat diet advocated by Tim Noakes that […]
Vegetables: A Love Story
This is the start of our new series, Vegetables: A Love Story. We will be presenting one vegetable to our line of chefs from Relais & Châteaux Africa and asking them to concoct a unique dish that features it. The purpose? To inspire new ways of thinking about everyday […]