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As spring brings warmer days, it is a good time to rethink comfort food without giving up the dishes that make you feel at home.

Give comfort food a spring reset without sacrificing flavour

Comfort food, lightened up. Learn how a spring menu reset can protect your mood, boost your energy, and keep cooking satisfyingly simple.

Hot honey is having a moment as the latest expression of the sweet and spicy “swicy” food trend.

Say hello to ‘swicy’: SA’s newest flavour craze

Step inside the 'swicy' trend redefining everything from pizza glazes to braai sides.

Fibre is moving from the sidelines of nutrition conversations to a bigger role on our plates as consumers become more focused on gut health, blood sugar control and overall well-being.

Protein is out, fibre is in: Inside the ultimate gut-health shift

Driven by the gut-health boom, a new wave of eaters is intentionally boosting plant intake to balance blood sugar, improve heart health, and stay fuller longer.

The pistachio boom has pushed the nut from a premium snack into one of the food world’s most recognisable trends.

Why the world’s obsession with pistachios is a win for SA farmers

From Dubai chocolate to luxury lattes, the world is hooked. Discover how Northern Cape growers plan to feed global demand.

Spring can be one of the easiest times to rethink the weekly grocery shop.

Eat fresh for less: The spring grocery hacks that save you rands

Stop overpaying for out-of-season produce. Here is how strategic spring shopping protects your wallet.

When the weather turns wild, South Africans often find comfort in the kitchen, where a simmering pot can turn a few simple ingredients into a meal that feeds the family for days.
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Stormy days, smart meals: One-pot cooking for cold spells

When storms roll in and the power drops, smart cooking keeps us covered. Discover easy, nourishing ways to turn simple ingredients into warm, budget-friendly meals.

Durban curry is one of South Africa’s most distinctive culinary signatures, shaped by the city’s Indian community and its generations of spice traditions.

SA heritage food: Why local cuisine belongs on global tables

Far beyond September gimmicks, South Africa’s culinary traditions, from potjie curries to atchars, belong on everyday tables and global stages alike.

For something sweeter, candied apples pay tribute to the colour, energy and spectacle of the Cape Town Carnival.

Spicing up heritage: Wayne Blake’s wildest koe’sister twists

Evolving through 17th-century Cape Malay kitchens, the koe’sister is a treasured South African classic built on warm, aromatic spices like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and aniseed.

The seven colours meal has long been more than a Sunday lunch.

Seven Colours goes gourmet: SA’s classic Sunday meal redefined

Once a Sunday home tradition, "seven colours" is now hitting restaurant menus as chefs elevate South Africa's ultimate comfort food into a high-end experience.

Wagyu has become one of the most talked about luxury meats, but its high price is about more than its reputation.

The truth about Wagyu: Is the world's priciest beef worth it?

Decoding the A5 label, genetics, and whether the world’s most expensive steak lives up to the hype.

Food is usually one of the small rituals that keeps couples connected, but increasingly, some partners are choosing to put a little distance between themselves and the dinner table.

The logistics of love: Why separate meals might actually bring couples closer

From conflicting diets to late work hours, 'food divorce' is proving that intimacy doesn't require identical dinner plates, as long as you protect time to connect elsewhere.

More people are embracing naturally fermented bread as they look for simple ingredients, better gut health and a slower, more rewarding way of cooking.
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Slower food in a fast world: How a lockdown trend became a daily habit

Years after the pandemic baking boom, South Africans are keeping sourdough starters alive for better gut health, real ingredients, and a break from busy screens.

Once associated with simple home cooked meals, cabbage is now being grilled, charred, fermented, braised and wrapped around rich fillings before landing on restaurant menus.

Move over cauliflower: Why fine dining chefs are obsessing over cabbage

Driven by high living costs and a revival of local heritage ingredients, South African chefs are turning humble cabbage into fine-dining hero dishes.