Like professional photographers need a good camera and professional racing drivers need a good car, professional chefs really need to have good knives. Because in every profession the tools you use can significantly enhance your performance! If you are a chef or an aspiring chef, and if you really want the best of the best,…
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Flavour of the month: Cayenne Pepper
The cayenne, also called Guinea pepper or bird pepper, is a hot, red chili pepper that can be used to flavour dishes and for medicinal purposes. Named for the city of Cayenne in French Guiana, it is a cultivar of Capsicum annuum related to bell peppers, jalapeños and others. The fruits are generally dried and…
9 Celebrity Chefs: What Made Them Famous?
The term celebrity chef applies to a class of chefs who are well known for presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media – especially television. Let’s take a look at the careers of nine famous celebrity chefs and find out what exactly has made them so famous. JAMIE OLIVER Jamie grew up in his…
Ficksburg Cherry Festival
Ficksburg in the Eastern Free State is known throughout the country as Cherry Town, and the Ficksburg Cherry Festival takes place during the third week in November. This is the longest running festival in South Africa and will celebrate its 42nd anniversary this year – from Thursday 19 November to Saturday 21 November. Festival activities…
Simple Stylish Meals
The third in a series of four exciting new recipe books by Sharon Glass, Simply Stylish Meals boasts a variety of easy-to-follow recipes fit for entertaining for any occasion, no matter whether you’re a novice or a pro. The book boasts 78 full colour photographs and 71 fresh, innovative recipes as well as preparation time…
Fabulous Food
“Fabulous Food” is a collection of practical, reasonably easy, delectable recipes in a visually captivating format. All 180 recipes have been photographed in full colour, with an easy layout and design that will make reading and using the book a pleasure. “Fabulous Food” is a combination of the new and the old – a selection…
500 Cupcakes: The Only Cupcake Compendium You’ll Ever Need
Once upon a time, cupcakes were only a kid-friendly party favourite. No longer! Cupcakes are now the treat of the times – simple and chic. 500 Cupcakes is just that: a storehouse of recipes, written in clear instructions and appealingly packaged in bright, modern colours. 500 Cupcakes from front to back provides what bakers of…
Nigella Express
Nigella and her style of cookery have earned a special place in our lives, symbolising all that is best, most pleasurable, most hands-on and least fussy about good food. But that doesn’t mean she wants us to spend hours in the kitchen, slaving over a hot stove. Featuring fabulous fast foods, ingenious short cuts, terrific…
Cakes to Celebrate Love and Life
Both stylish and playful, Cakes to celebrate love and life offers a wide variety of bakes from across the world, including traditional cakes, modern creations and everything in between. Each contribution features the creative twist so characteristic of the boutique bakery, cakebread, and its motto ‘We don’t make mistakes, we simply keep inventing new recipes’….
Cook with Jamie
This is the book Jamie has always wanted to write and it’s his biggest ever, a practical guide that will teach you the basic techniques and skills that trainees at Jamie’s Fifteen restaurant learn in their first year. Learn how to cook the most popular dishes served at the restaurant with simple accessible recipes that…
What is meant by Culinary Arts?
Culinary art is simply the art of cooking – or the practice or manner of preparing food. The word culinary is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking or kitchens, and a culinarian is a person working in the culinary arts – more commonly known as a cook or a chef. Culinary artists…
How do I know if Culinary Arts is the right career for me?
The hospitality industry is one of the few sectors that has been witnessing a continuous growth worldwide over the last couple of decades. A career in culinary arts can be a rewarding one for people who are passionate about food and cooking. But how do you really know whether culinary art is the right career…