The Next Element (New Holland, R320) Addicted to MasterChef? The 2012 Australian MasterChef winner, Andy Allen, plates up dishes for family and friends, including a variety of seafood inspired…
My Granny’s Pantry: A Kitchen Memoir Enveloped in a bygone age and brimming with nostalgia, Margaret Wasserfall captures the recipes of a pre- and post-war South Africa. Traditional recipes…
Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds Get excited for the winter months to come! With recipes for making an array of pastry doughs and sumptuous pies, like chilli beef cornbread…
The Ethicurean Cookbook For the passionate foodie and master of the vegetable garden. With a strong focus on seasonal and sustainable produce, the recipes pack an affluent wow factor.…
(Bloomsbury, R395) This cookbook has two aims; firstly the High Priest of the Church of Loaf, Paul Hollywood wants to teach us how to bake a wide variety of…
(Penguin, R380) A collection of the late Elizabeth David’s favourite veggie recipes, from cobalt blue cabbages to beetroots of deep rose. Highlight: ‘Meaty’ recipes like ‘eggs with mushrooms and…
(Clarkson Potter, R236) “This isn’t just about getting me hot till my juices run clear, and then a little rest. There’s pulling, jerking, stuffing, trussing… he promises we’ll start…
(Hardie Grant, R287) After immigrating to Australia, Andrzej Kaczmarski set about creating an institution that would please even the most traditional of Polish grannies. Enter the ambient world of…
By Gordon Ramsay (Harper Collins Publishers) After his fascinating and unforgettable Great Escape to India, our favourite chef with the combustible temper, Gordon Ramsay, embarks on yet another travelogue’ish…
(Lantern) Ever since that pith-helmeted anthropological roam around Thailand, where you traipsed from pool lounger to food stall, from beach to food stall, from internet café to food stall……
(Love Food) Stirfries, what’s not to like? All you need is a wok – that workhorse of the Chinese kitchen – a handful of pocket-friendly greens; maybe a protein…
By Luke Nguyen (Murdoch Books) The French colonisation of Vietnam lasted nearly a century. It should therefore come as no small surprise that much of the cuisine is a…
By Kobus Mulder with Russel Wasserfall (Sunbird) There’s nothing more delicious than finding the perfect partners for your cheese board. ZAZA MOTHA chatted to artisan cheesemakers about their latest…
By Jane Lawson (Murdoch Books) Reviewed by Kate Turner Self-confessed ‘Japanophile’, Jane Lawson, captures the restorative power of Japanese food in this superb collection of Japanese recipes. Finding herself…
Murdoch Books, R688 Ben Shewry is chef at Melbourne’s multi award-winning restaurant, Attica. An avid forager and champion of artisan producers, Ben’s connection with nature stems from his childhood…