Never before have South Africans been gripped by a food phenomenon quite like MasterChef South Africa, aired on M-Net. Now, with MasterChef South Africa – The Cookbook, the gazillion fans following every beat of the whisk can recreate the dishes that made celebrities out of 18 hopefuls. This cookbook has it all: Behind-the-scenes moments, flashbacks…
Deena Naidoo opens Aarya, his MasterChef SA Grand Prize
South Africa’s first MasterChef Deena Naidoo opened his restaurant Araya at MonteCasino last week. It was a sparkling affair at the newly renamed Aarya restaurant (formerly Mondo Vino) at MonteCasino in Johannesburg. An array of guests were on hand to witness Deena’s MasterChef journey continue into the unknown territory of managing a restaurant, not that he will…