Dominate in the kitchen with tips from Your Family’s Food Editor
Our chef of the month and Your Family magazine’s Food Editor, Margie Els-Burger, is an expert at preparing easy meals …
Read more >FEATURED CHEF - February
Chef J'Something
From Instagram foodie to published author, singer, J’Something says that loving what he does has made his hectic schedule of running a restaurant, hosting a primetime TV show and publishing a coo... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - January 2018
Chef Alix Verrips
Alix Verrips, chef and author of the book Brunch Across 11 Countries has an extraordinary job and lifestyle. Working as a private chef - sometimes on yachts - she leads a "tasteful" and colourful l... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - November 2017
Chef Anna Carolina Alberts
Adventurer, chef, food stytlist and food writer Anna Carolina Alberts is passionate about real food, beautiful produce and people.This farm girl turned city slicker was almost ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - October 2017
Chef Tony Jackman
Tony Jackman is a journalist, columnist, playwright and occasional restaurateur, who writes with knowledge, wit, irreverence and an abiding love for family, friends, humanity, liberal v... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - September 2017
Chef Jean Nel
A braai is a “go-to” event for any South African, regardless of race, colour, religion or social status. From the backyards of Bloemfontein to the patios in Camps Bay; the be... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - July
Chef Cass Abrahams
Of all the chefs in South Africa, Cass Abrahams is possibly one of the most legendary. Self-taught, she is the ultimate master of Cape Malay cooking. Often described as the “queen of spices... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - May 2017
Chef Jenny Morris
Better known as the Giggling Gourmet, Jenny Morris is an author, magazine writer, radio and TV presenter, celebrity chef, teacher, caterer and culinary tour guide who has had an ongoing love af... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - April 2017
Chef Ntwenhle Gcabashe
We chatted to talented food editor of Bona magazine, Ntwenhle Gcabashe, and promptly invited her to present the first Spekko rice sponsored Kasi Kitchen series on Soweto TV. Ntwenhle – is not onl... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - March 2017
Chef Karen Hart
Our chef of the month, Karen Hart, has a tasty chicken recipe for every day of the year. Author of “Toor met Hoender”, food editor at Kuier magazine, and successful blogger of Toorkombuis.co.za... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - February 2017
Chef Errieda Du Toit
ERRIEDA DU TOIT just released her 7th cookbook TUISTAFEL. A self-proclaimed tradition-foodie she has a knack to invigorate delicious recipes from the past with new ideas. She’s the... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - November 2016
Chef Mynhardt Joubert
Mynhardt Joubert was, with his cooking partner Chef Tiaan Langenegger, the winner of kykNET's first Kokkedoor reality cooking series back in 2013. Mynhardt can be seen in his quaint kitchen in... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - October
Chef Herman Lensing
October’s featured chef, Herman Lensing, can be seen in action on "Sarie Inspirasiekos" on VIA; South Africa's new Afrikaans Channel on DSTV channel 147. Herman can boast being one of the you... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - September 2016
Chef Jade de Waal
Jade de Waal is taking the country by storm, bringing people together through “Food Jams”; where she can be seen daily creating culinary magic. Food Jams is an initiative by Jade, which is ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - August 2016
Chef Hope Malau
DRUM Food Editor and Chef Hope Malau grew up in Klerksdorp and admits his first experience with good food came about when he, as a young boy, accompanied his father to work at the mine kitchen. Since t... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - July 2016
Master Chef Kuan Lai
Growing up as a child, Master Chef Kuan heard the words, “Eat Rice”, used at all meals as these were the words used to call the family together for a meal in his country. Now deemed as one of t... Read more >
FEATURED RESTAURANT
Saravanaa Bhavan
A unique, exotic and totally magical food experience. One of the largest vegetarian restaurant chains in the world, Saravanaa Bhavan, recently opened its first restaurant in South Africa.Serving south-... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - May 2016
Mynhardt Joubert
Mynhardt Joubert was, with his cooking partner Chef Tiaan Langenegger, the winner of kykNET's first Kokkedoor reality cooking series. This month he features as the Spekko Chef of the Month.Mynhardt, a ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - April 2016
Johnny Hamman
Chef Johnny Hamman won Kokkedoor 2, kykNET’s 2nd Afrikaans reality cooking series, with Free State home cook, Elsa Buys.In this process he became the darling of thousands of people, gained the respec... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - March 2016
Carmen Niehaus
Carmen is one of South Africa's most loved food editors. And no one knows food like Carmen, especially when it comes to a classic home-cooked meal. For the first time she has gathered her favourite recipes... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - February 2016
Lufuno Sinthumule
Lufuno Sinthumule, better known as Chef Funi is renowned for his South African inspired cuisine, and his recently, the much talked-about cookbook – Funi Cooks South Africa.This Limpopo boy is no ordi... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - December 2015
De Vette Mossel Group
This chap from Hopefield is one in a million – a man who lives his dream on a daily basis.Totally content and happy with a plate of perlemoen or fresh lobster in front of him, Niel launched his own b... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - October 2015
Herman Lensing
Lauded as the youngest ever food editor for Sarie magazine, Herman Lensing has launched his 2nd cookbook. Aptly named “Nog ‘n Voorskoot” (another apron), it’s been published in English with the tit... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - September 2015
Clement Pedro
Clement Pedro, Woolworths Taste magazine food assistant and a winner of a Spekko Rice Celebrity Chefs Cook-Off earlier in 2015.“Food is my life” says talented chef Clement Pedro. This is no wonder,... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - August 2015
Barbara Joubert
“Kostalgie”, roughly translated as the “sweet memory of food”, is Sarie magazine food editor, Barbara Joubert’s, third cookbook. Part travel memoir, part beautifully photographed recipe book, it... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - July 2015
Tumelo Sebopa
Tumelo Sebopa – True Love Food editorShe is the person in the food business who gives the nicest hugs. But don’t be taken – she is a top food editor, a baker to reckon with and a ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - June 2015
Christine Capendale
Christine Capendale – some domestic goddess for sureShe’s one smart cookie. With her cookbook Baking for Profit and Pleasure, and the Afrikaans version Bak vir Pret en Profyt freshly... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - March 2014
Citrum Khumalo
Every month Spekko Rice chooses an inspiring chef to feature on our social platforms. This month we visit Chef Citrum Khumalo, president of African Chefs United. He ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - January 2015
Nina Timm
Award winning food blogger, chef cookbook author and radio presenter. Nothing on this earth that is greater, better and more pleasing than food that is made wit... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - May 2015
Zola Nene
She's vivacious, can cook like a champion, and she is the Spekko Chef of the Month. Chef Zola Nene is most well-known as the SABC 3 Expresso Show Chef and stylist. But ... Read more >
FEATURED RESTAURANT
Kitima at the Kronendal
If your mouth waters at the thought of five star authentic Asian food, then Kitima at Kronendal should be on your bucket list. Housed in a so-they-say haunted national monument building in Hout Bay, Kit... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - August 2014
Niel Stemmet
Niel Stemmet is known amongst foodies and restaurateurs as a maverick designer of décor, menus and restaurant concepts. In the last years however, he became most well-known for his nostalgic food columns ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - September 2014
Hein Scholtz
Hein Scholtz – student entrepreneur and nutrition expertHe is seen as a maverick in the cookbook business and the guy whose cookbook is stuck in between academic tomes in many students’ bookracks. ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - October 2014
Chef - Marinda Engelbrecht
Well-known as the producer of Afrikaans children’s theatre, Marinda Engelbrecht, shot to fame when she became a finalist in the first Kokkedoor reality TV series screened in 2013.Now, ... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - November 2014
Chef - Tannie Poppie
Her favourite food is lamb, and her dream is to teach people how to “make more of a meal”.This is the Tannie Poppie who became a household name during the screening of Kokkedoor I, w... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - January 2014
Isabella Niehaus
Stylish, successful, an entrepreneur, blogger and talented cook – these are the words generally used to describe Isabella Niehaus, our cook of the month.Isabella lives on the Dune in L... Read more >
FEATURED CHEF - July 2014
Caro Alberts
Spekko fans knew her as the presenter and MC on Spekko’s now famous innovation – the Spekko Searle’s Trading “Tafelpraatjies” concept stand at the GF & WS in Cape Town in 2013.On 21 June,... Read more >