Professionally trained chefs and cooks are in demand as the culinary arts scene worldwide is hot, happening and constantly expanding. While restaurants have become destinations for celebrations, relaxation and sharing good food and wine with friends and family, chefs have become celebrities with their own TV shows, fancy restaurants and tantalising deli shops. Other areas…
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Popular South African Culinary Schools
There are a number of very good culinary schools, culinary courses and culinary institutions throughout South Africa. Here’s a list of some of the most popular and well-known which will all award you with an internationally recognised City & Guilds accredited qualification. 1. The 1000 Hills Chefs School Situated 40kms outside Durban, in the beautiful…
How to Choose the Culinary Arts School that is right for me
Culinary art is a highly specialised field. When you join a culinary arts school or culinary arts college you will definitely obtain a certificate, but at the end of the day this does not mean that you will instantly be an excellent cook or chef. There are lots of different types of culinary training available,…
French Cooking Words to know before entering Culinary School
If you wish to enter culinary arts schools or culinary arts colleges, you should know the basic and common French words that are used in these schools and colleges for teaching culinary arts. Let’s take a look at the most important French cooking words that will help you when you enter a culinary arts school….
What Types of Chefs are there?
Many amateur cooks dream of becoming an executive chef, the head chef in a kitchen, while others dream of becoming a specialised chef instead – such as a pastry chef or a sushi chef. During your training at a culinary arts school you might find that you are especially good at something in particular, or…
7 Qualities of Top Culinary Chefs
Becoming a top culinary chef is not an easy task. Reaching the summit in a culinary arts career requires several years of hard work, sincere devotion, creative thinking, innovative approach and constant practice. An intense competition exists in the field of top culinary chefs and the top chefs are in great demand in the finest…
Fruity Baking Tips
Keep an open tin of orange concentrate in your fridge, add a spoonful into icing for cakes and watch it take on a tang. Cut down on the amount of sugar needed in rhubarb sauce by soaking the rhubarb in cold water and a pinch of baking soda prior to cooking. The water will turn…
Scrumptious Blog – What’s for Supper?
Juno from Johannesburg is entirely devoted to food, cooking, recipes and feeding her family. She has been cooking since she was nine or so, favouring simple home cooking that warms your heart and makes your tastebuds sing. Juno is not a huge fan of making (or eating) cakes and desserts (apart from anything ice-cream related),…
Food Quote by Pavarotti
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story
Wine Review: Durbanville Hills Merlot
Durbanville Hills winery in the Cape draws its grapes from a group of neighbouring historic farms, mostly established at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. The Hills wines are marked by prominent fruit flavours balanced with finesse, and our personal favourite in this range is without doubt the smooth, easy-drinking Merlot. Winemakers: Martin…
Prickly Pears & Pomegranates
Prickly pears & pomegranates: Local, organic and seasonal food from the plains of Camdeboo won Best Local Cookbook in the World earlier this year – at the GOURMAND World Cookbook Awards in Paris. With delectable illustrations by talented photographer Craig Fraser, this book contains a number of ancient recipes passed down through six generations on…
Food Trivia Q&A – Part 3
Let’s test your foodie knowledge once again by giving you another 10 food trivia questions. But first let’s take a look at the answers for the last 10 questions we gave you: Orchids In the United States. Its name has nothing to do with the biblical city, but is a corruption of the Italian word…