Winter getaway prices Winter in the Karoo is the time the aloes to flower, a time to snuggle next to the fireplace and curl up with a hot water bottle. All of our cottages have a Winter Special Rate valid from June through to end August. Why not include a half or full day cooking ...
African Relish hosted an Easter cooking weekend with Karen Dudley in our Karoo kitchen. Good Friday Friday afternoon after a lovely lunch cooked by Camilla and her team, dinner preparation started in full swing. Karen demonstrated how to debone and marinade legs of lamb for Saturday dinner. Friday dinner started with a duck salad. ...
One of the new activities we have added to our schedule is a foraging excursion with photographer and local guide Gita Claasen. This post is written by Gita. It outlines the edible landscape that was foraged and the accompanying menu from the cooking class. Foraging in the Karoo “We left early in the morning after coffee ...
Reflecting and looking forward. In amongst the hustle and bustle of the cooking school and restaurant over the summer holidays and busy new year we still managed to reflect on the last year. To remind ourselves of our Karoo culinary adventure we started almost ten years ago and what it means to us. A celebration ...
From Soil to Plate A truly magical time of the year is upon us. As the season changes, it’s out with the old and in with the new. And in the spirit of new beginnings, we’ve added 12 new boxes to our ever growing vegetable garden. The new additions to our family are peas, beetroot, kohlrabi, broad-beans, ...
Mid summer has been fun at the cooking school, we have enjoyed numerous cooking classes and a beautiful wedding. A highlight was the culinary cycle tour followed by a weekend with South African singer-songwriter Arno Carstens and family visiting African Relish. Escape Cycle Tours culinary week in the Karoo Escape Cycle Tours has been a ...
Emerald Isle visitors to African Relish We recently welcomed two guests from Ireland at African Relish. It was wonderful to show them a true, heart warming summer Karoo welcome. A Karoo Culinary Experience After a wholesome breakfast the day begins with a tour of Prince Albert town. This included a cheese tasting at Gay’s dairy , an ...
Keeping it local. As a chef I am really privileged to be able to work with high quality local produce that’s on my doorstep, or at the most a phone call away. Anything from organic venison to full fat Guernsey dairy. Gay’s Dairy is a local gem that recently gave birth to ‘The Meat Room’ where I buy my ...
What an unforgettable weekend and a perfect introduction to the magic of spring. We had the privilege of hosting the wonderful Nina Timm in our kitchen for an amazing weekend of good comfort food, food styling, loads of techniques plus stunning photography. Not only was it a very successful workshop, it was also the perfect kick-off to the ...
In the kitchen at African Relish our Karoo Tapas classes have become well liked and often asked for. We did a little internet research on the history of tapas. They are a variety of small savoury Spanish dishes, often served as a snack with drinks, or with other tapas as a meal. Because tapas are ...
