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Waterfall City Lifestyle

MEET THE CHEF

LORRAINE MABE

Chef at Casa Bella, Mall of Africa

F resh, authentic and carefully Q: What is your favourite

considered Italian cuisine is
home-cooked meal?
A: It would have to be sour porridge
the focus of Casa Bella. They
make Italian food the original
way, and in this edition of our Meet and lamb curry!
the Chef series, we introduce you to Q: In your opinion, what
one of the talented chefs heading up is the most underrated
their Mall of Africa branch, Lorraine ingredient and why?
Mabe. Find out more about Lorraine’s A: I think fresh basil is totally underrated.
inspiration for new recipes, her Basil (and basil pesto) are my favourite
favourite dish to prepare from the Casa ingredients as they lend a full-bodied,
Bella menu and which celebrity chef rich flavour to any dish.
she would love to cook a meal for.
Q: If you could cook with
Q: When did you decide to only three ingredients, what
become a chef? would they be?
A: I’ve been interested in food from a A: I would say butter, chicken breasts
very young age, but I knew at nine that and salt.
I wanted to become a chef.

Q: Did you study?
A: Yes, I studied at the Brinspur Training
Academy.

Q: Do you have any
accolades?
A: Not yet, but I have great ambition.

Q: What is your cooking
style?
A: I am a seasonal person, so I base my
menu on what is in season.

Q: What is your inspiration
for new recipes/dishes?
A: I find inspiration in the challenge
of making something work that
technically shouldn’t. It is the ultimate
self-confidence boost.

Q: What is your favourite
dish to prepare on your
current menu and why?
A: I absolutely love preparing our
Fettuccine Vongole (made with mussels
and clams), as I love seafood. The Fettuccine Vongole is Chef Lorraine’s favourite dish to prepare on the Casa Bella menu.

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