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" This sauce is used extensively in Argentina with their famous beef steaks, although it's also brilliant with chicken.It has the consistency of runny pesto and it's best to experiment a bit until it's perfect for your palate.The acidity and rich herby flavours make it totally addictive." Mariza de Jager, d'Olyfboom Chef. INGREDIENTS:A few beef ste...

If you asked Mariza de Jager, newly appointed Chef at d'Olyfboom Family Estate in Paarl, about the most important element in cooking, she would say it's balance.This comes from her year of working in Taiwan where she learnt amongst other things that the balance between sweet, sour, salt and bitter is what makes a dish OK or spectacular!"I learnt to...

South Africa celebrates Father's Day on Sunday 17 June this year and d'Olyfboom Family Estate in Paarl is proud to present a new exhibition by Wellington artist and photographer Hennie van Loggerenberg called "I Found a Father", which opens on this day at 18h00.Hennie explains: "This collection consists of 12 installations all celebrating the conce...

"South African farmers are in general well educated, highly motivated and knowledgeable and this gives me hope that a solution to the Western Cape's water challenges will be found in time," says Professor Eilon Adar, Alain Poher Chair in Hydro-Geology and Arid Zones, Director of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (2002-2015), ...

Andrias Bok (31) is a lucky man, but as he agrees immediately when you meet him, recognising opportunities when they come your way and working hard to make your dreams come true, are a large part of his success. Born in Springbok in the Northern Cape, Andrias' golden opportunity came when he starting working in the kitchen at Naries Namakwa Retreat...