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Meet

The Chef

Series

Q: What are the kitchen tools Q: What is your favourite
or appliances you cannot South African dish to eat?
function without? A: Pap and tripe.
A: My cooking spoon and a sharp knife.
Q: What will we always find
Q: If money were no object, in your fridge?
what kitchen appliances A: Lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes and
would you invest in? milk.
A: Most definitely the Snappy Chef stove!
Q: If you could choose your
Q: Who is your chef idol and last meal, what would it be?
why? A: I would have to say Casa Bella’s Beef
A: Lebogang Tlokana, ‘The Funny Chef,’ Short Rib.
who always gives great recipes!
Q: What fast food is your Casa Bella’s Beef Short Rib would be Chef Lorraine’s last
Q: If you could prepare a secret indulgence? meal of choice.
meal for one celebrity, who A: Who can resist fresh and authentic
would it be, and what would spicy beef nachos? It is a given! Visit Casa Bella, Mall of Africa and
you serve? enjoy authentic Italian cuisine made
A: I would love to prepare our Spinach Q: Pro or anti air fryers? the original way.
and Ricotta Ravioli for Gordon Ramsay. A: Pro.
Casa Bella
Q: What do you think of Q: If you weren’t a chef, what Mall of Africa
cooking shows? Do you have would you be? 011 805 0889
a favourite? A: A musician. https://casabelladining.co.za/
A: I am thoroughly entertained by
cooking shows. They combine my love Q: Any advice you would like
for food with added drama, and the to share with budding chefs?
opportunity to learn a new recipe – the A: To be a great chef you need to know
perfect combo! Two of my favourite that this is not just a job. Being a chef is
shows to binge at the moment are a way of life; it is the every-day-all-day
MasterChef and Gordon Ramsay love for food and the creation process.
Masterclass.

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