25 Years since the Von Arnim family launched their iconic Haute Cabrière cellar, the destination has transformed into a lighter, more modern, multi-purpose, world-class space. The renovation journey was aimed …
Chocolate chunk cookies
Nine years ago, one of my first blog posts was a recipe for chocolate chip cookies by Sannie Smit. Although the photograph showed that I still had a lot to …
Blueberry pecan picnic cake
This recipe comes from Food52’s Genius Desserts – Blueberry Snack Cake with Toasted Pecans. Since I’ve bought the book, I’ve had this page bookmarked as one of the (copious) …
Smokey baked ratatouille
These days I cannot get enough of roasted vegetables – whether it’s in a salad, on a pizza, in a curry or just on its own. I think our bodies …
Chocolate berry cake
This is a celebratory post: The Food Fox blog is officially nine years old! Happy birthday to my digital baby! Nine years is a long time, friends. The Food …
Lunch at Monneaux Restaurant
At the beginning of December 2019, I was invited to visit Franschhoek Country House & Villas for a first hand experience of their recently reimagined Monneaux Restaurant. We stayed …
White chocolate & pecan nut blondies
During this time of the year, all I really want to do is bake. I whip out all of my favourite baking books and I page through them for …
Lunch at Foxcroft
I was recently invited to experience the spring set menu at Foxcroft in Constantia, that was recently extended to mid December 2019. Having never been there before, I jumped …
Festive beef tongue with sweet mustard sauce – #myfoodstory with La Motte Wines
La Motte Wines are all about celebrating South African food traditions, whether they are old traditions or new. The team at La Motte asked me to contribute a story …
Mussels, the Duinhuis way
Over the past year, I’ve been in the privileged position to become acquainted with one of the doyennes of the Western Cape food scene, Isabella Niehaus. After being a magazine fashion …