While filming Getaway to Africa in northern Mozambique we travelled along a gravel road that seemed to be headed nowhere. As we sped over a rise, we witnessed a site I had never seen before in my life. It looked like a pond of human sized locusts devouring the remnants of a fallen forest. We [...]
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On Tuesday the 22nd of February, Tanya Bonello will be showing her latest work, titled ‘The 3 Ages of Mankind.’ Tanya Bonello is a mixed media artist who works with gypsum, rust, linseed oil and oil paint. Her paintings are held in private and corporate collections locally, as well as in London, New York, San [...]
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You won’t believe it! I just flew on our national carrier, and instead of the ubiquitous “chicken or beef,’ today I am proud to say that on SAA Flight SA326, I was offered “Chicken or Veg.” Yup. I still can’t believe it. Maybe they’ve actually been listening. Look as I keep saying, it’s not a [...]
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Ibo Island’s complex history gave rise to a unique silversmith trade. Generations of fathers passed this skill down to their sons. By using simple hand-held tools and ancient techniques, craftsmen still create distinctive, once-off pieces, no two of which are exactly alike.
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I feel like I’m traveling more and more every year. In fact, last year I laughed at Bill Granger’s hectic schedule, until I had my own crazy schedule! So, it was pretty routine when i boarded a flight on our national carrier. Once we were safely up in the air, the air hostesses started serving [...]
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I’ve just spent six weeks on the Wild Coast dreaming up ideas for new shows. And while sitting on the beach with a line in the water, I came up with the idea of producing twelve new shows this year. Insane? You got it! I am Cooked after all! We’ve been back at the office [...]
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Justin Bonello and crew got to experience Land Rover at it’s best before heading off on their journey to film Cooked 5 Living Free
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We were lucky enough to make this on a tropical beach in Mozambique, but’s it’s just as lekker when made for mates on the braai in my back garden. We used king mackerel, but any oily fish, like yellow tail, will do the trick! 1 x 500g deboned fillet of king mackerel with the skin [...]
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What’s better after a long day than a hearty pasta? No matter how tired you are there is no excuse for not making it fresh! Check how to make your own pasta in Cooked in Africa and then turn it into cannelloni by cutting it into 7 cm strips and parboiling them. Fry up some [...]
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(Hot and Sour Prawn Risotto) Warning . . . this dish will keep your mates coming back for more! This is how I make it . . . Stock a handful of hot chillies – I like to use bird’s eye hand of ginger, skinned and grated peeled stalk of lemon grass – discard the hard [...]
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