Woolworths TASTE

Woolworths TASTE is a multi-award-winning magazine, with an annual frequency of 11 issues, which is produced by New Media Publishing as a flagship brand for South African retailer, Woolworths. Innovative in design and content, it presents more than 50 delicious recipes in each issue in an exquisitely photographed yet accessible way, showcasing the variety of top-quality food products offered by Woolworths alongside the abundant creativity within the South African food industry. Woolworths TASTE consistently offers credible, easy-to-use dining-in solutions and creative entertaining ideas, and also shares new developments in the culinary world, keeping readers informed about food trends and personalities. For more visit taste.co.za

THE FOOD OF LOVE • Want to treat your special someone to a spectacular meal? Tasty South African pork fits the bill perfectly. Succulent and tender, it’s all you need to impress. Cook until the crackling is crispy and serve with deep red plums. It’s as easy as that.

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THE TEAM SAYS • What’s your favourite low-effort meal?

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Woolworths TASTE

taste.co.za • What's happening online?

2020 VISION • What are the new ingredients, flavours and dishes to look out for on shelves and restaurant menus this year? Abigail Donnelly predicts the future of food and we hope it tastes this good

Table Talk • EAT THIS, DRINK THAT, BUY THESE. RIGHT NOW.

ON TREND: Small wonders • They might be little, but they‘re every bit as fierce as their more spacious counterparts when it comes to putting up award-winning food and earning cult status

High profile • With the opening of its new spot on Cape Town’s Buitenkant Street, Jason Bakery has embarked on an, erm, joint venture with its new neighbour to create the city’s first ever CBD-infused doughssant

Brave new resolutions • In an effort to start the year right, TASTE ed Kate Wilson has committed to eating a more balanced diet – i.e. three meals a day. Naturally, this will involve last-minute panic buying and several Woolies lifelines

Vegan honee • This genius ingredient – made from apple concentrate – hits the sweet spot without overworking the bees

Deon Meyer • When he’s not writing some of SA’s best crime fiction, you’ll find Deon Meyer eating pork cheeks in Bordeaux or Melrose burgers in Stellenbosch. Fellow crime writer Irna van Zyl spoke to him about his favourite restaurants

SA’s got talent • There are some world-class South African cookbooks on the shelves right now. This month’s line-up appeals to everyone from retrophiles to armchair foragers

Richard Carstens • This legendary SA chef has reinvented his craft yet again, this time at Arkeste in Franschhoek. We invited ourselves round for an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Saturday lunch service

DRINKS: Tee-total hysteria • Over your hangovers? Make like the millennials and join the Mindful Drinking movement – geared towards “sober-curious” folk. Sceptical? These zero- and low-alcohol tipples might change your mind

A dry light season • Your post-holiday resolution to cut back doesn’t have to mean cutting out entirely. New low-alcohol and de-alcoholised wines mean you’re free to decide exactly how dry you want your January to be

TREND WATCH • We asked La Colombe sommelier Joseph Dhafana, winner of the Eat Out Wine Service Award 2019, what we should be drinking this year

The Taste case • In honour of long days and balmy nights, Allan Mullins picks six of the best rosés to see you through summer

Bittersweet symphony • A traditional, celebratory Turkish drink reminds Sam Woulidge of the magic of her childhood and the possibilities that a new year can bring

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