Lerato Panyane from Springs is a chef lecturer at Capsicum Culinary Studio's Boksburg campus. Panyane will be celebrating her Basotho culture this Heritage Day and having lunch with her beloved gogo who she hasn't seen for the past six months. She shares with us what will be on the menu and her recipe for steamed bread. …
Robin Thabo Jerrams is a man on a culinary mission. The 25-year-old chef, who hails from Ennerdale but currently lives in Ormonde in Gauteng, is currently working on a concept which he calls "Braai Goes Michelin", and which he says is based on South Africans' love for open flame cooking. "In its simplest form,…
Who doesn't like pancakes? Sweet or savoury, this simple, yet delicious dish is celebrated all over the world in one form or another. They are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner all over the globe and are also known as crêpes, potato latkes, Irish boxty, Russian blini, Welsh crempog, Indian poori, Hungarian palacsinta, and Dutch pannenkoeken.…
Capsicum Culinary Studio – South Africa's largest chef school – has tasked its chef lecturers at its six campuses around the country to come up with delicious dishes for the whole family to enjoy.
Chef Anita Faku, from the school's Pretoria campus, shares her cheesy and creamy mac 'n' cheese recipe. The secret, she says,…
"The noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it" ~ Lawrence J. Peter
One of the most popular fast foods, after hamburgers and pizzas has to be the highly underrated hot dog and, in honour of International Hot Dog, which is celebrated on Wednesday, July 22, we decided to…
Cake lovers - if you're looking for a very special cake for that very special occasion, then look no further than Schuster Cakes, a home industry business run by Pretoria-based Rita Schuster. A recent graduate from Capsicum Culinary Studio's Pretoria campus, the 59-year old Schuster said being a pastry chef was a lifelong dream…
... by entering their Chef Talent Scout Competition
If you are an aspiring chef or want a change of career, then enter Capsicum Culinary Studio's Chef Talent Scout Competition to stand the chance of winning one of six bursaries - with the combined value of R740 000 - including the ultimate prize of a three-year…
... as well as a recipe or two
In honor of International Fudge Day which is celebrated on Tuesday, June 16, here are some fabulous fun fudge facts as well as recipes from chef lecturers at Capsicum Culinary Studio's Cape Town and Durban campuses.
In the late 17th century, the word fudge meant "to fit together or adjust [clumsily]."…
Capsicum Culinary Studio – South Africa's largest chef school – has tasked its chef lecturers to come up with delicious dishes and baking treats for the whole family to enjoy during the current lockdown. Chef Charne Wylie from the school's Pretoria campus shares her recipe for her Granny Lil's buttermilk scones which, she says,…
A Connected Generation
by Candice Adams, Academic Head, Capsicum Culinary Studio and The Private Hotel School
Generation Z is the group defined as growing up in the era of connected technology. Born between 1997 and 2012, most importantly, this is the generation entering the world's tertiary education systems today. In his article A Tsunami of Learners…