Guide to Eating and Travelling Across South Africa
South Africa has always felt like a place that asks you to pay attention: to the view from a Cape Town hillside, the first bite of Durban bunny chow, a Joburg table of lemon-butter prawns or a farmer explaining why indigenous crops matter. These stories move between city restaurants, townships, wine country, safari lodges, food festivals and working farms, with food as the way into the people, history and generous, sometimes surprising moments that stayed with me.
I quickly learn that South Africa is really a beautiful country of contrasts and surprises. I have to admit that I didn't know what to expect when I first visited but I'm excited to see more. Heading to the Franschhoek and Stellenboch, the pristinely beautiful vineyard area where most of South Africa's wine is produced, we pass the notorious shanty towns where 3 million people still reside. The ramshackle, colourful buildings don't hide the sadness and are a reminder of South Africa's controversial past.
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