Food writer, cookbook author, urban farmer, reader, yogini, cafe Roux
Noordhoek, Cape Town
Joined February 2011
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Loving getting involved in the kitchen again at @caferoux1 in Noordhoek. We have a new, fresh look, modernized, green and clean, and new en trend menu. Poke bowls, smoothie bowls, authentic boiled bagels...
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This ‘glow in the dark’ food trend is pretty interesting. Use of UV-responsive ingredients makes food literally glow in the dark.
I have just discovered cortado and I don’t think I’ll ever drink coffee any other way. Oh where have you been all my life!?
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And in other news I cooked a 2-inch T-bone in my pizza oven last night and it’s possibly the best piece of meat I’ve ever eaten. Too good not to share: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Djoub5…
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Menu testing with vegan scrambled ‘eggs’ made with tofu, turmeric and kala namak salt. The kala namak is high in sulphur and totally tricks the tastebuds into sending ‘egg’ messages to the brain.
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Finally. Finally. Going to The Commissary for dinner tonight. Coming from Noordhoek and no reservations policy, what time shall I get there to safely get a table?
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Vegan leather bags?? Must the animal have died a natural death or what? Otherwise it’s just faux leather, right?
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I’ve always scored pork skin with a Stanley knife but I’ve just discovered that a gentle sawing action with my @WusthofSA bread knife does the trick just as well #porkbellyforlunch
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Bern Le Roux retweeted
I've just finished #AlwaysAnotherCountry by @Sisonkemsimang. Beautifully written memoir of growing up in exile, returning and life in SA. Deeply moving, achingly honest and at times painful to read. The whole thing underscored with love. Read this book.
Currently reading @Sisonkemsimang #alwaysanothercountry and it’s an enlightening perspective on transformation in SA. Every single South African should read this book
I love the idea of ‘Up Lit’ (as opposed to ‘Chick Lit’ or ‘ Grip Lit’) which is uplifting literature that is optimistic and feel good even though the subject matter is often based on a struggle. Think Eleanor Olifant.
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Bern Le Roux retweeted
BREAKING: South Africa’s foremost auction house @Strauss_and_Co has entered a joint venture with leading online wine merchant Roland Peens @WineCellarRSA and top sommelier @HiggoJacobs to launch a Fine Wine Auction programme.
straussart.co.za/press/relea…
This is turmeric. It makes an excellent house plant with spectacular flowers. Plant it in a big pot indoors so the fingers can multiply and harvest as required.
I’ve had no luck lately with Jerusalem artichokes. Last year I kept tubers back to plant in spring time and year before I put them in the ground straight after harvest in autumn. They are meant to grow like weeds. Where am I going wrong?!
Had the privilege of having lunch prepared by the legendary Janet Telian (Savoy Cabbage fame) in my childhood home in the Karoo. And something I’ve never had before: pickled sole agrodolce with pine nuts. So good!
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