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  • Kitima proud to launch Cooking Classes with Executive Chef Kuan Lai

    Kitima are proud to be launching the Kitima’s Kitchen – as hosted by Executive Chef Kuan Lai & his excellent team of Thai Chefs. They look forward to developing your culinary skills through the art of cooking East-Asian cuisine. Discover the fascination of South East Asia; from starters, with choices of delicate Hong Kong dim sum, Japanese sushi […] More

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    What’s happening at Ginger & Lime in October

    Take part in one of the courses at Ginger & Lime offered during October. Denise Levy invites you to share this experience in whatever way you want to. You can get as involved as you wish in the preparation and cooking of the meal or just top up the wine glasses and just watch. The […] More

  • Matt Manning One Ingredient October Almond Menu

    Time sure flies when you’re eating good food. Every month Chef Matt and his team surprise and delight me with their one ingredient of choice, and the magical stuff that they do with it. How fancy a dinner could you make with almonds, you ask? This fancy a menu. Have a look below and then […] More

  • Matt Manning One Ingredient Lemon September Menu

    One Ingredient in September This month Matt is bringing some zest to One Ingredient. Lol. I am a big fan of lemon myself, so this one particularly excites me, as I can just imagine how it can be brought to life. If you (still) haven’t been to one of Chef Matt’s dinners, it’s 5 courses of […] More

  • Matt Manning One Ingredient Team Building or Year End Functions

    Matt Manning One Ingredient dinners goes Pumpkin

    Another month, another special ingredient. And as the title suggests with “Matt Manning One Ingredient dinners goes Pumpkin”, our orange friend, pumpkin, is the star of the show! Have you been to a One Ingredient dinner? It’s a unique dining experience where one ingredient (duh) is used in all four courses. After a demonstration of each course, […] More

  • One Ingredient Honey Menu from Matt Manning

    As we enter the winter month of June, I have decided to mix things up a little by using an all time favourite comfort food, honey – says Chef Matt Manning. Check it out. Another new menu from Matt Manning and as per usual, this one looks like an absolute joy. Even if you aren’t […] More

  • Cooking Courses in June/July with Ginger & Lime

    Ginger & Lime Cooking Courses are about learning, about being in the kitchen or about sitting back and enjoying a glass of wine (we love our wine) and watching the magic happen. Don’t miss out on a perfectdate night or evening in Fresnaye with friends. Fab Food with Ginger & Lime The next cooking class […] More

  • The Ultimate Fillet with Ginger & Lime

    Cook. better are joining Ginger & Lime to help us enjoy the kitchen more and about fail-safe methods and go-to techniques that extract maximum flavour from every ingredient in your kitchen. Their aim is for everyone to leave knowing how to cook something truly delicious without consulting a recipe – think of it as kitchen […] More

  • Matt Manning One Ingredient Olive Oil Menu

    A new month, a new dinner and cooking class from Chef Matt Manning. I’m gonna rewind a little in case you don’t know what One Ingredient is. This unique dining experience showcases the versatility of one carefully chosen ingredient over all four courses of the evening. After Matt gives a demonstration of each course, guests […] More

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    Cooking Courses with Ginger & Lime in April & May

    The world wants to get back into the kitchen. People want to rediscover the lost art of cooking – hence all the food shows on TV, in every magazine. There is much happiness to be found in cooking. And around the dinner table there is always good conversation, laughter, bonhomie and happiness. These are the […] More

  • Matt Manning One Ingredient Cauliflower

    Another month, another chance to get your hands dirty in this interactive cooking class and dining experience. Where you learn to cook and get fed (so very well) in one fun and exciting evening out. For the month of March you can expect the Matt Manning One Ingredient Cauliflower menu to get your appetite going. […] More

  • Cooking Courses for Kids at the V&A Market

    Does your child have Masterchef potential? If so, get them learning early, and head down to the V&A Market every Saturday for an hour long Italian cooking class for young’uns aged 4 – 14. Societa’ Dante Alighieri is offering a new Italian cuisine course. 1 lesson is R100 or attend all 6 lessons for R550. […] More