As a foodie and local traveler, the Cape Town scene is perfect for me to indulge in both. Food and cooking have always played a significant role in my family’s life. Having a mother that produced four cookbooks, hosted Pampoen tot Perlemoen, worked on Expresso and SmileFM, and have fierce cooking passion it was a no-brainer that her next step in life would be food blogging. Which is why my brother and I are continuing her legacy.

Having started Eat Drink Cape Town initially on her own was an obstacle itself, due to technology being so advanced and my mum not being a tech guru. Mamma would always ask myself or Guillaume to help her with her post ideas, her sentence structures, her recipes; even how to use a television remote. She saw this as a mere stepping stone to her goal.

She was courageous in her blogging of new avenues and industrious opportunities in Cape Town itself. She, herself, was a tremendously courageous person when it came to food. She introduced juice detoxes and ate healthily before it was even a thing. Or, as she would say it, a “thang”!

Not only was food and cooking her passion or fire. It was a common ground for not only us as a family to connect, but for the world to see the beauty from her eyes. We founded the blog to usher anyone towards the direction of supporting local. “Local is lekker” and we know it, too. Not only did we endeavour into farmer’s markets with copious baskets, but we dove headfirst into recipe challenges, tourist attractions, even food trends such as making homemade oat milk.

Spoiler alert – it’s just not the same, tsk.

Documenting our food expeditions and event attendances was our family’s way of showcasing the community. Not only is the richness of cuisine found in person, but at home. We felt from the start that everyone should know about the fun that is involved with cooking, and running off into the sunset… Or accidentally off-roading on a Segway tour into a field of chickens.