Sunday Times

Simple food, well made

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I come from a really, really big Afrikaans family where everything was made on my grandmothe­r’s farm in Ottersdal, North West. From confection­ary to baking. We made our own butter after milking cows. We learnt about slaughteri­ng ... we even had a butchery, along with the fruit orchard and veggie patch. Every December all 17 of the cousins would be dropped off there for about a month and she kept us busy, which is possibly why there are three chefs in our family. For us, Sunday lunch is the big thing: three meats, four starches, four types of vegetables, starters and dessert. I take that into the restaurant, simple food that is well executed.

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