“One of Australia’s most acclaimed restaurants, pier is renowned for the just-caught freshness of its seafood and the delicacy and restraint of its dishes. In the book Pier’s Executive chefs Greg Doyle, Grant King and Katrina Kanetani share 99 of their exquisite innovative recipes and the philosophy behind them.”

This book is one of the best seafood books i have read in the past couple of months with its sharp, clear and colourful pictures,  Greg Doyle and Grant King take the freshest seafood and turn it in a work of art while keeping in simple and letting the freshness of the ingredients speak for themselves, from the Thai-influenced sashimi of kingfish to Blow-torched prawns. This book has a wide variety of interesting canapes, mains and desserts to keep the seafood lovers busy for months with great tasting recipes that with practice well have your food looking like it has come out of a three star Michelin kitchen.

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Wickedfood Cooking school runs Johannesburg cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built cooking studios. Cooking lessons are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

Our classes are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these classes are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.

In 2003 Alastair Handy was voted the world’s best food journalist and food photographer at the World Media Food Awards for his book Food and travels – Asia. This stunning book, part travelogue, part recipe book, part photographic essay, documents his travels through India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore and Bali. It documents his quest for the best of home cooking in each of the countries, which he has translated into easy to follow recipes , while capturing both the authenticity and flavour of the dishes featured. This is a must book for anyone interested in Southeast Asian cuisine.

Wickedfood Cooking School

Sunninghill – (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za

Wickedfood Cooking school runs Johannesburg cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built cooking studios. We offer a variety of Cooking Classes. Cooking lessons are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

Our classes are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and teambuilding cooking classes these classes are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.

2T butter
2T oil
1kg short ribs (Find ones with a good fat-meat ratio)
Salt and pepper to season
2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
3 celery stalk, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
2 anchovy fillets
2 bay leaves
¼t thyme
¼ cup bourbon (or other whiskey)
2T tomato paste
1½ cups water
1T soy sauce
1/3 cup pomegranate molasses (or regular molasses)
fresh ground pepper

1. Preheat oven to 150°C. Heat the butter and oil in a large casserole dish over medium heat.
2. Season the short ribs and brown (about 3 minutes each side) in the casserole. Remove the ribs and set aside.
3. Add the onion, and cook to translucent.
4. Add the carrot, celery, garlic and anchovy and sauté for 5 minutes.
5. Add bay leaves, thyme, bourbon, tomato paste, water, soy sauce and pomegranate molasses. Return ribs, cover, bring to the boil and place in oven on center rack. Cook for ±2 hours or until the meat is soft.
6. Serve with rice or cuscus.

Serves 4-6

Wickedfood Cooking School

Sunninghill – (011) 234-3252 sunninghill@wickedfood.co.za

Wickedfood Cooking School runs Johannesburg cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built cooking studios. We offer a variety of Cooking Classes. Cooking lessons are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). The venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

Our classes are hands-on, where every person gets to participate in the preparation of the dishes. They are also a lot of fun where you not only learn new skills, but get to meet people with similar interests. For corporate groups and team building cooking classes these classes are a novel way of creating staff interaction or entertaining clients.