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All About Aubrey Ngcungama.

November 25, 2011

Aubrey was born in 1984, in KwaZulu Natal’s lower south coast. He is a proud Zulu man with a love for all things British. At the age of 2 he was ‘adopted’ by an English family – whose hospitality businesses in the UK have earned many accolades. It is through this that a love for…

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Japanese Bakery Scans Pastries Without Barcodes. Domo Arigato Mr Roboto!

October 31, 2012

First we had the cupcake ATM which ensured you could satisfy your cupcake craving any time of day or night and while this new Japanese technology is not available 24 hours it does speed up the process a little bit by removing humans and the pressing of a few buttons on a cash register. Donq…

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Heston Blumenthal admits to using tampons for soaking up juices in his mouth!

October 31, 2012

The chef claims that by soaking up the juices in his mouth with a tampon he enjoys the ‘richness, creaminess and sweetness’ of the food much more. Blumenthal told the Guardian: ‘If you drain the moisture in your mouth you experience richness, creaminess and sweetness more intensely and there is really nothing more absorbing than…

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30 000 Napkins are stolen from Jamie Oliver every month!

October 19, 2012

Jamie Oliver says 30,000 napkins per month depart his restaurants in diner’s pockets and handbags. Jamie Oliver accredits these thefts to the current economic conditions and thinks that maybe the dinners consider them entitled to a little more than dinner. The napkins can also be purchased from Jamie’s Italian in packs of four for £8…

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Burger King’s Gourmet Charred Bamboo & Squid Ink Burger!

October 16, 2012

The premium ’Kuru Burger’ made with buns baked with bamboo charcoal and squid ink ketchup. This is not a Heston Blumenthal creation but Burger King Japan celebrating it’s 5th Anniversary with some local flare. The buns are made from dough mixed with bamboo charcoal, the patties infused with paprika and tomato, then to top it all off…

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World’s Heaviest Pumpkin! The first one ton pumpkin.

October 16, 2012

A Rhode Island man has set a new world record with the first pumpkin ever to weigh more than a ton. The pumpkin grown by Ron Wallace of Rhode Island, came in at 1 ton guaranteeing him first place in the competition and a $5,500 prize for first place plus $10,000 for breaking the one-ton…

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Nun caught on camera stealing beer!

October 15, 2012

Unaware of the other ‘eye above’ with a photographic memory keeping a close watch on the fridge, a nun saunters past and casually pockets a can of her favourite brew. The ‘perp’ obviously felt some guilt as she picks up another can when heading back down the aisle and looks as though she intends to pay…

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Come Dine SA Episode 4 gets ugly, “I’m an idiot from America”. Get ready to cringe South Africa!

October 14, 2012

Let’s gang up on the American at the Come Dine SA table! It looks as though we are about to see the ugly side of South Africans as they gang up on the American and trick her into saying something stupid. How dreadfully childish! What do you think? Should foreign guests be treated with a…

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MasterChef SA Season 2 Audition Dates! Get your act together quickly, no time to lose.

October 12, 2012

MasterChef SA will return to South African television in 2013 with auditions to begin in October. It’s time to get in the kitchen and start practising those audition dishes as the hit show makes a comeback for Season Two. Gourmet Guys can officially confirm that South Africa’s premier reality TV cooking competition, MasterChef SA Season…

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Oh Lord! Now it’s Gangnam Cappuccino

October 11, 2012

As Gangnam fever takes over the world, if only for a brief 15 minutes of fame, we now have the Gangnam Cappuccino! Too be honest, I don’t get out much any more so I have no idea if Gangnam fever has swept across the dusty Karoo plains or traversed the Drakensberg mountains. But if I…

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Healthcare assistant addicted to coca cola! Guzzles down 6 litres a day!

October 10, 2012

A healthcare assistant who drank around six litres of Coca-Cola a day has spoken out about her desperate struggle to kick her addiction. Charlene Daley, 25, was so hooked on coke that she would gulp it down as soon as she woke up in the morning and relied on the drink to boost her energy throughout the day.…

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