SOUTH AFRICAN CULINARY HERITAGE
The book South African Culinary Heritage by Eunice Rakhale, is about local food history and traditions interlaced with family conversations. It illustrates the culinary diversity of Southern African cuisine and some neighbouring countries, comparing the similarities and unique palatable heritages thereof. Written in a conversational style, the book is a handy culinary compilation which will bestow the reader with explorations regarding local African lifestyles history, art, clothing, music and perhaps even some song and dance. For tourists visiting these African countries – possessing a diversity of ethnic cultures, it is a worthy read regarding heritage and of-course African cuisine. A guide which should be included in any tourist’s travel pack and families. It is about a genuine story told with an extraordinary ability that draws parallel between the author’s struggle in the restaurant industry and in her personal life. Ultimately, her passion for food is where she finds solace to learn, heal and grow. Mother Daughter relationships can be extremely complex and Eunice is no exception. In the book, besides a plethora of authentic recipes and history, she shares candidly about her strained relationship with her daughter Mothei Makhetha. Being estranged for seven years, Mothei writes her mother a letter, in a desperate cry for help, which she hopes will begin the healing process. After receiving the letter, circumstances of her life took Eunice back home to her mother in Moletsane, Soweto. This happens while she is researching her culinary book authenticating the recipes through the help of her mother. This handing down of recipes from her mother gets them connected on a very deep level, thus, creating compassion and trust they never had. In desperation Eunice seeks counselling from her own mother to try and mend the relationship with her daughter. Their journey is one of true and sincere conversations handed down from one generation to another, around family meals and prayerful family meetings.
The book South African Culinary Heritage by Eunice Rakhale, is about local food history and traditions interlaced with family conversations. It illustrates the culinary diversity of Southern African cuisine and some neighbouring countries, comparing the similarities and unique palatable heritages thereof. Written in a conversational style, the book is a handy culinary compilation which will bestow the reader with explorations regarding local African lifestyles history, art, clothing, music and perhaps even some song and dance. For tourists visiting these African countries – possessing a diversity of ethnic cultures, it is a worthy read regarding heritage and of-course African cuisine. A guide which should be included in any tourist’s travel pack and families.
It is about a genuine story told with an extraordinary ability that draws parallel between the author’s struggle in the restaurant industry and in her personal life. Ultimately, her passion for food is where she finds solace to learn, heal and grow.
Mother Daughter relationships can be extremely complex and Eunice is no exception. In the book, besides a plethora of authentic recipes and history, she shares candidly about her strained relationship with her daughter Mothei Makhetha. Being estranged for seven years, Mothei writes her mother a letter, in a desperate cry for help, which she hopes will begin the healing process. After receiving the letter, circumstances of her life took Eunice back home to her mother in Moletsane, Soweto. This happens while she is researching her culinary book authenticating the recipes through the help of her mother. This handing down of recipes from her mother gets them connected on a very deep level, thus, creating compassion and trust they never had. In desperation Eunice seeks counselling from her own mother to try and mend the relationship with her daughter.
Their journey is one of true and sincere conversations handed down from one generation to another, around family meals and prayerful family meetings.
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Eunice Rakhale-Molefe
How Clutter Plays Out in Our Lives
Mobile banqueting was a major part of our business model,
and had exposed us to a lot of people in their organic
settings. Experiences varied, and some of these were greatly
influenced by the guests’ extent of attachment to things;
somehow meaning that you disappear from their radar and
become part of their objects of value, which define them
and their space, giving meaning to their lives. Such hosts’,
have a mental stock-taking list running in their minds, all the
time, and the update of this list consumes them as they add
more “things” to their “things”. And, should any of the
things be displaced, then drama ensues, ever so often, and
this occurs at a cost, including relationships. The main
feature of their decorative spaces are the cupboards, and
more cupboards; for storage, and more storage; with
clogged rooms filled to maximum capacity – with “things”,
among which are people, who have been hurt, deeply.
On this occasion, the restaurant was hosting a private
banquet, onsite, and the event seems to be well-organised
and flowing according to plan. On the last day of the site
inspection I realise that the hostess’s focus on the event is
not balanced. A hefty portion of the budget is on
equipment. In addition to all the things that she has in her
storeroom, she hires more equipment and, sadly, I am
unable to stop her. The result is, the service levels were likely
to become compromised, which would adversely affect the
flow of the event. After long hours of hard work, most of
which was outside of our agreement, the event goes ahead
and we finally go home. As I am relaxing at home I get a
hysterical phone call from the hostess. I must have taken
one of her gadgets by mistake; or; if it was not me, it might
be my workers, she cried out. I decided to go check if the
item was there, or if it was true that it had been taken.
Following a polite explanation, I had then promise to get
back to her as soon as I have checked (our agreement was
not for us to bring equipment, but rather for her to use her
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