Food
- Braai (5)
- Restaurant Reviews (16)
- South African Recipes (28)
Sticky, sweet and seductive
August equals Women’s Day and that means it’s time for a Rusty Nail, a Screaming Orgasm and maybe a few Painkillers. That’s right girls, it’s happy hour all day long and the shooters and cocktails are a-flowing.
As a base-level male I struggle to unders ...
Restaurant review: Cape Town Fish Market
Summer 2010 in London is good this year and with an amazing summer comes thoughts of being near the sea and eating amazing seafood. In London, we knew just the spot to satisfy this seafood craving as the Cape Town Fish Market (CTFM) have a fantastic summe ...
Spur on the beach in London
If you’re stuck in London this summer but longing for the beach, then just head down to the 02 Dome at Greenwich, where Cheyenne Spur Steak and Grill will be creating a great beach scene for the school summer holidays. There’ll be great fun for all the f ...
SA restaurant in food Oscars
South Africa’s La Colombe has been named the 12th best restaurant in the world, and the best restaurant in the Middle East and Africa, in the 2010 edition of the prestigious S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, produced by the British Restaurant ...
Winning Potjie recipe
Chakalaka Wimbledon hosted a potjie competition on 20 March. Spyker was the winner, receiving a Klipdrift hamper! Here is his winning recipe which will feed 6-8 people and cost approximately £45.
- 1 onion- ¾ cup olive oil- 1kg Oxtail- 1kg lamp neck- 1kg ...
Tu Chicas (Wimbledon, London)
From the moment we entered, the atmosphere at Tu Chicas was homely. Soft Mexican background music and lovely interior Mexican décor, as well as five big paintings and SA flags, created a cosy feel.
A wide variety of cocktails were available, garnished wi ...
Eating around the world.
March is when the world goes green for the first two weeks and liquid diets of the black gold become the done thing. Moving away from all things Irish, we take your tastebuds around the world on a tantalising magic carpet ride across continents, from exot ...
Special lamb shank
Ingredients
Oilve oilLamb shanks, trimmedFlourCelery, roughly choppedCarrots, roughly choppedOnions, choppedGarlic cloves, unpeeledBay leafSprig of thymeSprig of rosemaryWhole black peppercornsChicken stockSea salt
Method
Pre-heat oven to 150 degrees ...
Jabula Restaurant (Chester, UK)
Living outside Manchester, we went to discover the only South African restaurant in the north west, a little diamond in the rough on the outskirts of Chester, overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal.
Decorated in warm earthy tones with African wooden mask ...
Kafe Karahi (Wimbledon, London)
Three years ago I discovered a little gem. Like many, I must’ve passed it a million times oblivious to what treasure lay within. The place is Kafe Karahi, and the substance of my addiction, bunny chows!
Being a Durbanite, a bunny chow is quite literally ...
Horse & Groom with Chakalaka launch
‘Thank you for coming all the way from South Africa to South Wimbledon’ was the closing line by the comedian compère of the launch evening for Horse & Groom’s collaboration with Chakalaka South African restaurants. Friday 29 January was the opening ni ...
Chakalaka (Chiswick, London)
It’s always a treat to have South African food when far from home, and Chakalaka is surely the best place in London to find the favourites – and be spoilt for choice! The regular menu has boerewors, bobotie and oxtail potjie, the most delicious chargrille ...
Cape Brandy pudding
Perfect for a change from the traditional Christmas pud, this one has a South African twist and can be served with cream or custard! Serves 6.
Ingredients 250g dates, roughly chopped250 ml water5ml bicarbonate of soda100g butter, softened200ml caster sug ...
Horse and Groom (Wimbledon, London)
In the middle of Haydons Road, Wimbledon, lies a beautiful pub called the Horse and Groom. It is owned and run by Miguel and Heidi Coelho from Pretoria. The couple have managed to bring a touch of South Africa to the place, although the feel and look of t ...
House Bar (Wimbledon, London)
When you wake up late on a Sunday morning in summer, what is the first thing on your mind? (apart from where is the Nurofen?) …well, a good South African braai of course! Pop along to the Sunday afternoon braai at House Bar in Wimbledon. Starting from mid ...
Beer bird (chicken)
Beerbird™
Barbeque Beer Bird (The Triple B)
1 whole chicken
1 can beer
1/4 cup coarse salt
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup sweet paprika
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons cooking oil
Preparation
Ensure you ...
Pangalactic gagelblaster
Ingredients- Grenadine- Vodka- Peach Schnapps- Orange juice- Blue Curacao- Tequila Reposada- Fresh lime juiceThis is a super South African addition to the menu, inspired by one of South Africa’s trendiest hang outs. A true summer favo ...
Tomato bredie
Ingredients
- 25 ml butter- 2 big onions- 1 garlic- 3 ripe tomatoes- 1.5 kgs beef chunks- Pinch of salt and pepper- 175ml white wine- 500g potato chunks- 5ml white sugar
Method- Put the oil into a casserole dish and heat up ...
Inamo oriental fusion (Soho, London)
Imagine this. You are going out for dinner in the very cosmopolitan corner of London, Soho off course... only, are you ready to experience a technological advanced restaurant?Inamo is a unique oriental fusion restaurant where you control your own dining e ...
Pimms summer cocktails
The Pimm’s tradition is almost as entrenched in British culture as the cup of tea. All it takes is a bit of good weather and pubs and bars miraculously start offering gallons of the stuff - often at stupendous prices!For a fraction of the price, you can m ...
