Directory of South African food and wine blogs
When I started blogging way back in 2004, as far as I know, there was only one other South African blogging about food and that was my friend Brian over at Kitsch 'n Zinc. And that's the way it stayed for some time.
Which was a bit lonely.
And then, over the last year or so, South Africans have started peeping over the parapet and coming out as food bloggers. Some are living abroad like me, others are still in South Africa, while others are foreigners who have emigrated to South Africa - but the wonderful thing is that they all write about the tastes of the place my heart calls home, to a greater or lesser extent.
Before this select group also explodes in numbers and I lose track of them all, I have decided to start a directory of South African food and wine bloggers here on Cooksister. Cast your eye over the growing list and go and browse their diverse interpretations of South African food and wine. And if you know of a blog (must be predominantly about food and must have strong South African connections) that I have missed, please drop me an e-mail and I will add it.
Over the coming weeks I also hope to feature short interviews with some of the bloggers on the list below so that you can get to know them better.
FOOD BLOGS
Add to Taste - great home cooking from Cape Town
A Spoonful of Sugar - initially from my hometown Port Elizabeth, now blogging from Cape Town
Capsicum Consumption - like chilli? Then this is the blog for you!
Chew on This - excellent photos and great writing from Cape Town
Coffeecup Diaries - tales of cooking and eating from Johannesburg
Cookie (Not Cheffy) - Michelle eats largely local and organic in Cape Town
CookSister! - that would be... me here in London!
Cupcake's Chronicles - yummy recipes from the Cupcake in Cape Town
Diary of a Food Nobody - Indressa blogs in London - when her hectic schedule allows!
Eating Alphabetically - eating their way arond Cape Town's restaurants... sometimes alphabetically ;-)
Fairy Food - Debs is the first other PE food blogger I've come across!
Food & Family - Kit did what I did in reverse and moved from England to the Cape
Gluten-Free South Africa - Living gluten-free in Cape Town - with desserts and baked goods!
Greedy Gourmet - SA Expat Michelle takes some of my favourite food photos
Homemade Heaven - Rosemary - another Cape Town foodie!
Jo's Pot of Endeavours - yummy recipes from Joburg
Just Food Now - no recipes but wonderful cosmopolitan culinary essays from Jacoba
Kitchen Diary - gorgeous cooking and baking from Browniegirl in Cape Town
Kitsch 'n Zinc - Brian used to work in Cape Town restaurants but he's better now
Lick Your Own Bowl - Robyn is a South African expat blogging from Canada
Marita Says - A South African foodie blogging from Bangkok
Meals on Speed - Saaleha's speedy cooking blog for working wives
Mieliepap (in Afrikaans)
Mint Tea and Tagine - Wendy serves up exotic posts and stunning photos from Morocco
Mother City Living - living the "green" life in Cape Town
My Easy Cooking - Nina cooks up a storm in Cape Town
My French Kitchen - Ronell lives the good life in France
Piece of Cake (formerly Hell's Kitchen) - join Nafisa in Joburg as she shares her yummy recipes
Rainbow Cooking - Marietjie and Jaco educating New Zealanders about South African food
Relax with Dax - Dax keeps you up to date with restaurant reviews from Cape Town
Rosseau's Restaurants - restaurant reviews in the Western Cape & garden route
Scrumptious Blog - Juno in Joburg provides the answer to the age-old question "what's for supper?"
Shawza Life - good food, good drink and good times in Cape Town
Sophia Lindop - Sophia is a trained chef and blogs from Cape Town
Spice4Life - Aisha in Durban invites us into her kitchen
The Aspirant Locavore - Candice in Cape Town tries her best to eat local and get to the bottom of where our food comes from
The Healthy Lunchbox - Debbie's healthy luchbox inspirations [inactive]
The World Needs More Chocolate - vegetarian cuisine and beautiful photos from Johannesburg [inactive]
Till We Meat Again - Sarah cooks up a storm in Sydney
Timeless Herb Secrets - Di-Di Hoffman owns the Bouquet Garni Nursery and knows his herbs
Tongue Tickle - beautiful photos and a wealth of interesting recipes
Vanielje Kitchen - the lovely Inge hails from Cape Town but blogs from Wiltshire
Will Fork for Wood - Mark in Seattle often blogs about food
Word Chef Says... - restaurant reviews, recipes and more from Joburg
Wots For Lunch - daily bento-style lunchboxes from Cape Town
Yum!! - Shamz in Cape Town shares great recipes
WINE BLOGS
A Word from the Herd - news and views from Fairview wine estate and cheesery
Back Chat Blog - blog by Simon Back of the Backsberg estate
Cathy's Blog - blog by Cathy Van Zyl, a Master of Wine
Grape - a collection of blogs by various independent South African wine writers
Hand To Mouth - a professional wine writer talks food & wine
Kumkani - the blog of Kumkani wines
My Wine Cellar - South African wine lover Brandon blogs from Sweden
Pendock Uncorked - unbiased expert opinions on wine from Neil Pendock
Serious About Wine - not only wine but also marketing, packaging, design & tourism
Spit or Swallow - reviews of South African wine estates
Stormhoek - blog of Stormhoek Wines
The Cru - Brendon shares his obsession with South African wine
The Pinotage Club - Peter's celebration of this unique South African cultivar
Vilafonte Luxury Wine - a joint American-South African winemaking venture
Warwick Wine - blog of the Warwick wine estate
Wine Country - a group blog featuring the best of SA wine writing
Wine Diva - news and views from wine diva Caroline
Wine Goggle - casting an eye over food and wine in Cape Town and the winelands
Winning with Wining - join Val as he tours South Africa's vineyards [inactive]
What a great idea, Jeanne! There are lots here I haven't yet visited and I didn't know there were so many Capetonian food and wine blogs about! I'm looking forward to exploring.
Posted by: Kit | May 18, 2008 at 05:51 PM
Hello there! ...
What a treat - i just came across my blog on your listing :) -thanks!-
Posted by: Tongue-Tickle | June 16, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Hi, It's jacoba from justfoodnow. I would love you to list me here. Thanks so much. And thanks for the links.
Posted by: Jacoba | July 11, 2008 at 03:22 PM