For the first year ever, and building on the iconic Homebru campaign, Exclusive Books are launching a campaign that celebrates South African cookbooks and the chefs who cook them up! The publishing of South African cookbooks has seen tremendous growth, and there is a cookbook to suit every flavour, trend and cook. Food is a... Continue Reading →
And now ... as they say ... for something completely different! A brief diversion from the normal novels (although for some, possibly a horror story!), today, as I'm reviewing a book that takes a look at eating habits. It's not a diet book - in fact, it boldly describes itself as an 'anti-obesity manifesto'. For... Continue Reading →
A novel about food, whānau, and mental illness. Blurb: Valerie reads George Eliot to get to sleep – just to take her mind off worries over her patients, her children, their father and the next family dinner. Elena is so obsessed with health, traditional food, her pregnancy and her blog she doesn’t notice that her... Continue Reading →
Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen needs no introduction to the Foodie Brigade! So they'll be thrilled to know that following the success of JAN, his debut television show on VIA (DStv 147) last year, he's now launching a luxury publication called JAN the JOURNAL on May 9, 2018. Like his bestselling recipe books, the... Continue Reading →
You think you know your children better than anyone else, don’t you? You’d say you were close, wouldn’t you? That they’re willing to share everything with you, and come to you when they have a problem? That’s what Freya and Lockie think about their teenage daughters Charlotte and Lexi. And then one day Freya gets... Continue Reading →
Jan's Book Buzz 