Foodie Finds
Cheese Gourmet
Location
- 717th Street
- Cnr 3rd Avenue
- Linden / 011 888 5384
This is not a new find, but one that we feel we must share as those of you who have not been, are missing out. Brian and Jo Dick are two of the most passionate supporters of South African cheese and ingredients and their shop and restaurant are an absolute pleasure to visit. They stock mainly South African artisan cheeses from all over the country: Tulbagh and the Midlands to Haenertsburg – if there is a new good cheese out there Jo and Brian will find it. Also in stock are quality oils, preserves and all accompaniments that a cheeseboard might need.
Prue Leith teams up with Cheese Gourmet in May when Jo and Brian will host our South African Cheese evening on 12 May.
The Cook’s Book of Ingredients – DK (ISBN: 978 1 4053 5318 2)
As lecturers we are naturally attracted to all educational foodie books. This ingredients book is our latest addition to the Academy library and is fantastic for any curious cook. With the variety of ingredients that are available thanks to globalization every chef needs a guide to ingredients.
The 2 500 ingredients discussed in this encyclopedia are categorised according to Fish & Seafood, Meat, Vegetables, Herbs, Nuts and Seeds, Spices, Dairy & Eggs, Fruits, Grains, Rice, Pasta & Noodles and Oils, Vinegars and Flavourings.
What sets this book with its large colour pictures apart from it’s predecessors is that each ingredient is discussed in terms of where to buy it, how to store, prepare and cook it, suitable flavor partners as well as classic recipes. Did you know that cider and walnuts are good with squirrel? Or that eggs and cactus pad are a good marriage? How about the combination of
