Come Dine SA is heading back to South African TV screens. BBC Entertainment has confirmed a second 12-episode season of Come Dine With Me South Africa, to air on the channel later this year. The series debuted on the channel in October last year and wrapped in a special celebrity edition that starred M-Net presenter Ashley Hayden, SuperSport's Neil Andrews, model Shasi Naidoo and motormouth Samantha Cowen. The highlight of the first season was Aubrey Ngcungama who since then has so ...

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Rene Redzepi shares some of his philosophy on food and we get to see some of the dishes that have made Noma the Best Restaurant in the World for the third year running! Noma is the talk around the foodie world at the moment after walking away with the restaurant industry most prestigious title yet again. He has been named in the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine for 2012 and appears on the cover of all the international editions, the American edition went ...

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Khaya Silingile blows the judges away with her Chicken Ballotine recipe, with turned vegetables and mash. In a move that took everybody by surprise, Khaya Silingile stormed to the front of the class with a stunning French Chicken Ballotine recipe. You could see it was going to be perfect as Andrew Atkinson's knife sliced through the breast without a hint of resistance as it opened up for him. Khaya was delighted at getting France and steaming for her Around the World Invention test, ...

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Khaya Silingile prepared a stuffed chicken ballotine with turned vegetables and mash for the MasterChef SA Around the World Invention test. n a move that took everybody by surprise, Khaya Silingile stormed to the front of the class with a stunning French Chicken Ballotine recipe. You could see it was going to be perfect as Andrew Atkinson’s knife sliced through ...

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Guy Clark's MasterChef SA dream came crashing down as he simply did not have the skill to produce a dish worthy of a MasterChef. The writing was on the wall very early on for Guy Clark when he drew Great Britain and Poaching in the Around The World Invention Test. What should have been an easy task of poaching fish Guy managed to make a complete hash of by plating up for the judges with lumpy mash and not so mushy peas. While his fish was cooked properly he served it with an oil ...

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Its out, the extended play mix of Chop 'n Dop's 2005 "Worsalicious". Team Chop 'n Dop comprises of Troy May and Roscoe Kleinloog and they have come up with an extended version of Worsalicious following on from their original Ultimate Braai Master entry video posted on You Tube. Gourmet Guys liked the original video so much that we asked them to do another one with more "Wors" in it and they came ...

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  Watch Bill Granger as he takes you through his very easy gourmet Twice Baked Cheese Souffle dinner recipe. Bill says that you can switch out the leeks for onions but he likes the sweetness of the leeks and we agree with him. When it comes to separating the egg's never crack them over the bowl you are whisking in, you'll waste 5 minutes trying to get the little pieces of cracked egg out. The whisk stiffness test was performed by a few celebrities at the MasterChef SA launch party ...

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Salon Professionnel du Chocolat’s Fujisan melts chocolate into its candle holder, which happens to be a chocolate cake. Designed by Stéphane Bureaux, the traditional candle is replaced  turning your cake into a "fondant au chocolat". Perfect for intimate birthday celebrations, Valentines Day and dinning table centre pieces. ...

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Out with the bulky Soda Stream, the Twist and Sparkle is set to take its place. Many of you may well have a soda stream machine sitting in a cupboard somewhere. That very 1970's looking piece of equipment that manages to take up a whole whack of counter space in your kitchen. The concept was originally invented in 1903 by Guy Hugh Gilbey of the now world famous London gin distillers and originally sold to the upper classes and the Royal Household.. The first machine made for home ...

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Environmental packaging company EVAP has developed a patented technology that will extend the shelf life of fresh produce by two weeks dramatically reducing food waste. The technology, which is currently being implemented by Asda and Tesco in the United Kingdom, contains a biodegradable and compostable film that protects fresh produce increasing its shelf life by approximately two weeks. The product is made from renewable resources like plant extracts and includes natural UV filters ...

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