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Spicy sisterhood stirs gourmet halaal in Durbs

Creativity, passion and their Muslim faith inspire chef sisters Zainab and Faatimah Paruk. Their success is flavoured by Durban’s diversity.
Love — it don’t come easy

In South African in the early 70s we had women’s lib, people’s lib, gay lib. But few role models to reflect the times. Many of us wed and then we fled. Products of our time?
The Chairman in Durban: South Africa’s best jazz bar?

Some Durban businesses rev up after dark and even after midnight. Meet Ndabo Langa, architect, entrepreneur, Renaissance man and founding …
Chef Jackie: A legend creating a legacy

Remarkable. Difficult to think of a more appropriate word to describe Jackie Cameron. Award-winning chef. Food sorcerer. Founder-principal of the …
The taste of Fable in KZN

When Mark Mattinson was at a crossroads in his life a few years ago, he took a 900km walk. This …
How I learnt to love a golden kiwi

Peter Nicholson is waiting to peel, slice and feed me perfectly ripe golden kiwis when I arrive almost three hours …
Nigeria’s culinary culture and Tola Akerele

“I really am proud of my heritage,” says Tola Akerele. “Food is one way people can get to know and …
Fusing heritage one poké at a time

Heritage. Custom. Culture. Tradition. Roots. Things one thinks about around now. So how about Hawaii meets Vietnam meets Korea meets …
Kavachi Ukegbu and the art of fufu

This year started on a high for Houston-born Kavachi Ukegbu, a third-generation chef-restauranteur with deep roots in her Nigerian culinary …
Durban meets a wee Scot at Humble coffee

Amy Gardiner is from Edinburgh, Scotland. She has a passion for cooking and recipe development. Stress-baking is her tonic. She started working her first café job at age 13 and has long been “obsessed” with hospitality. This year her cafe was named best in South Africa by Coffee Magazine.