2014
August 2014 I presented a food photography session at Blogstock, the world’s first blogging festival
June 2014 I co-presented a food styling and photography workshop at the Britmums Live conference
May 2014 I was one of two workshop presenters at Venicefoto, an intensive 2 day course in Italy where I taught basic principles of photography, and low-light photography.
April 2014 I was interviewed by Chris Osburn for a feature on me on the CheapoAir travel website.
March 2014 I was listed by Flipkeyby Tripadvisor as one of the top 25 culinary travel bloggers to follow in 2014
February 2014 I was interviewed for a piece about me in the The South African newspaper here in London:
February 2014 My farro and roasted vegetable salad was featured on Huffington Post
January 2014 I was named as one of the top 10 UK food bloggers of 2013 by Foodies 100
2013
December 2013 I was featured in an interview on the Grootbos resort blog
December 2013 My peach and cardamom clafoutis was featured on Huffington Post
December 2013 My article and photos 48 Hours in Dubai appeared in Issue 36 of Crush! online magazine (p20)
July 2013 My recipe for Amarula and mint tiramisu was featured on the Good Food Channel website.
June 2013 Spoke as a panellist on How To Improve Quality of Food Blogging at Britmums Live conference
May 2013 My article and photos on Chihuahua, Mexico appeared in issue 1 of Legacy FS magazine
May 2013 My review and photos of Bizerca Bistro in Cape Town appeared in issue 3 of TravelSmart magazine, the FastJet in-flight magazine
May 2013 I was one of the four organisers and speakers at the Plate to Page food writing and photography workshop near Dublin, Ireland where I presented writing workshops.
March 2013 My article and photos on Eating & Skiing in the French Alps appeared in Issue 27 of Crush! online magazine (p19)
February 2013 I was interviewed for and quoted in an article by Saaleha Bamjee in the South African Financial Mail magazine about South Africa’s emerging foodie culture.
February 2013 I gave a photography presentation entitled “Getting your camera off auto and onto manual” at Bloggers’ Buzz in London.
February 2013 Presented a session on low-light and restaurant photography; and post-processing with PhotoShop at a Food Photography and Styling workshop in London.
2012
December 2012 I was one of the speakers at the #DigitalDining event in London, where I spoke on “Blogging like a Pro”
December 2012 My article and photos on A Taste of Northern Italy appeared in Issue 26 of Crush! online magazine (p36-37)
November 2012 Named on the Lastminute.com blog as one of the 5 top food blogs in the UK
October 2012 An interview and photo of me were featured in the two major Afrikaans language newspapers in South Africa: Beeld on 25 Oct and Die Burger on 30 October
October 2012 My article and photos of the Vaucluse region of Provence appeared in issue 24 of Crush! online magazine (p34-35)
September 2012 My article and photos on the Munich Oktoberfest appeared in issue 23 of Crush! online magazine (p36-37)
September 2012 A series of my photographs appeared on the MSN Food website to illustrate a piece on the world’s hottest chilli menu.
August 2012 My article on African food appeared on the Royal Opera House’s blog for the Deloitte Iginte 2012 series.
July 2012 My recipe for spiced plum semi freddo appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of Fabulous Food Magazine.
July 2012 I was one of the bloggers whose tips were featured in a piece on the best street food in London on the Hostelbookers website
June 2012 I was the keynote speaker at the 2012 South African Food & Wine Blogger Indaba in Cape Town, speaking on ethics in blogging, as well as presenting a photography and a post-processing workshop.
June 2012 I was part of a panel discussion on British Blogging Now at the Britmums Live conference in London, speaking on the state of British blogging now
May 2012 I was one of the four speakers at the Plate to Page food writing and photography workshop in Somerset, England where I presented writing workshops as well as a low-light photography presentation.
May 2012 My article on Corfu appeared in Issue 20 of Crush online magazine (p38-39)
March 2012 I was featured in an interview on Chef Afrik about the world’s top African food blogs
March 2012 I was voted one of reader’s favourite blogs in Taste Magazine http://m.tastemag.co.za/article/view/687
February 2012 I was named as one of Food24‘s top 20 South African foodies on Twitter
2011
December 2011 I was one of 200 “influential figures in business, tehcnology and arts” interviewed about what they wanted for Christmas by PostDesk for a special feature. I said I wanted 4 extra hours in each day and a Canon 24-70mm lens 😉
November 2011 I was one of the speakers at Bite n Write, a food blogger conference in Birmingham
October 2011 I was one of the four speakers at the Plate to Page food writing and photography workshop in Pistoia, Italy where I presented writing workshops as well as a low-light photography presentation.
May 2011 I was one of the four speakers at the Plate to Page food writing and photography workshop in Weimar, Germany where I presented writing workshops as well as a low-light photography presentation.
May 2011 I was interviewed by IT Web for an article on food blogging and popular culture, “Cordon bleu bloggers”
April 2011 My article and photographs on foods for an Anglo-South African celebration of the Royal Wedding and Freedom Day appeared in the April 2011 issue of the SA Times Magazine
March 2011 I was the keynote speaker and delivered two workshops on food writing and food photography at the Second South African Food Blogger Indaba conference in Cape Town
March 2011 My article and photographs about South African braai/BBQ food for the English summer appeared in the march 2011 issue of the SA Times Magazine
2010
December 2010 My article and photographs about cooking a South African Christmas dinner in London appeared in the December 2010 issue of the SA Times magazine
November 2010 I was the subject of an interview and feature in the November 2010 issue of the SA Times magazine
November 2010 – My recipe for lemon blackberry cheesecake in a glass appeared in the Rate Your recipe section of Crush! online magazine (page 34).
October 2010 my essay entitled The Ghost of Chrismas Past was published in Creating Meal You’ll Love, a collection of culinary essays.
October 2010 Two of my recipes and photographs were published in Foodies of the World, a cookbook showcasing the best food writing from food blogs around the globe
June 2010 I was a speaker at the second Food Blogger Connect conference in London, delivering three presentations on recipe writing; copyright; and writing style and voice
May 2010 I was interviewed by the Canadian National Post newspaper for an article about BBQ traditions from around the world
May 2010 My article on exotic salts of the world appeared in the online luxury magazine The Address.
March 2010 I was named in the March 2010 issue of the South African Oprah Magazine as one of their 5 favourite blogs.
March 2010 I was the keynote speaker at the first South African Food Blogger Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
February 2010 Giant Lurpak posters and billboards appeared all over London (in stations and by roadsides) featuring the white chocolate cupcakes that I baked for their photoshoot in 2009.
February 2010 I was asked by Morrisons supermarkets to develop pancake recipes using seasonal ingredients, and two of my recipes were listed on the Morrison’s website.
January 2010 My article on Cuban wine was featured in the Winter/Spring 09/10 issue of on-line We Magazine for Women (see p. 30)
January 2010 I joined the Food24 site as Foodie Travel expert – feel free to pop in and ask me a question!
2009
December 2009 My recipe for chicken breasts stuffed with sun-dried tomato, cream cheese and sage appeared in the BloggerAid Cook Book
December 2009 I was interviewed by and featured on the Femina website (the feature later went on to be one of the top 5 readers’ favourites in the website’s food section)
December 2009 Four of my essays appeared in National Geographic’s book 500 Food Journeys of a Lifetime
November 2009 Cooksister was one of the featured blogs in the expat magazine SA Promo
November 2009 I was one of the speakers at the first Food Blogger Connect conference in London
November 2009 I was asked by NOMU (a South African company making an excellent range of seasonings) to suggest wine matches for the recipes in the November NOMU monthly recipe mailer.
November 2009 My article on whisky appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of on-line WE Magazine for Women (see p. 30). It is also my first piece for WE since being promoted to Wine Editor.
October 2009 One of my recipes was selected by butter manufacturer Lurpak to be photographed for a forthcoming outdoor media campaign launching early next year. I was fortunate enough to attend the professional photoshoot where I prepared my dish for the cameras.
September 2009 One of my photographs of meat on the braai was used as a large button on the Braai4Heritage site which promotes the concept of having a braai (BBQ) to celebrate South Africa’s heritage Day.
August 2009 My recipe for bunny chows was featured in the inaugural issue of Afar magazine.
July 2009 My article on sherry appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of on-line WE Magazine for Women (see p. 35&36)
April 2009 CookSister was a finalist and ultimately a winner in two categories of the 2009 South African Blog Awards – Best South African Food Blog and Best Overseas South African Blog.
February 2009 I started as a regular food columnist for South Africa’s hugely popular Food24 website – check out my column ever two weeks!
February 2009 CookSister was listed among 50 Of the World’s Best Food Blogs in a Times Online article.
February 2009 In a different article, CookSister was named (at number one!) as one of the Top Ten Food Blogs for the Home Cook by the Times Online.
January 2009 My article on Swiss wines appeared in the Winter 2008 issue of on-line magazine WE Magazine for Women (see p. 43)
2008
December 2008 My article on how to cover South Africa’s Garden Route in a week, together with my photos, appeared in the December issue of Galavanting online magazine.
October 2008 I was named as one of the Top Ten Food Blogs from around the world by All About You.
July 2008 My article on cachacas, the Brazilian spirit that forms the base of caipirinha cocktails, appeared in the Summer 2008 issue of online publication We Magazine for Women (see p. 43).
July 2008 I was invited, along with five other South African female bloggers, to participate in the Can You Twist short story competition (part of one of South Africa’s first guerilla marketing campaigns for Woolworths) – read my story here (although you need to read from the bottom up – start with 1 of 5, then 2 of 5 etc).
July 2008 The award-winning Woolworths Taste magazine printed a small piece in their August 2008 issue selecting their top five South African food bloggers, and CookSister featured as one of the five.
July 2008 A picture that I took for my post on SA favourite Peppermint Crisp fridge tart was used by New Moon Magazine to illustrate an article in their July/August 2008 issue.
June 2008 I reviewed a London restaurant for the “Pro vs Punter” feature in the BBC’s Olive magazine, and my picture and review appear the July 2008 issue.
June 2008 CookSister! was named as one of the world’s top 100 foodblogs by FoodVu.
11 June 2008 I was featured in an article in my hometown newspaper, the Eastern Province Herald, dealing with my winning two categories in the recent South African Blog Awards 2008. Here’s the article and the original picture (which didn’t come out so well in the scan).
April 2008 My article on carbon-neutral wine from the Backsberg estate in South Africa appeared in the Spring 2008 Earth Day issue of online publication We Magazine for Women (see p. 54).
April 2008 I was asked to make and review a recipe for individual macaroni cheese pots for the BBC’s Olive magazine, April 2008 edition. It’s not a long piece, but both my text and picture appear in the magazine.
3 April 2008 CookSister was a finalist and ultimately a winner in two categories of the 2008 South African Blog Awards – Best South African Food Blog and Best Overseas South African Blog.
March 2008 A piece that I blogged a while back and subsequently tidied up and updated was published in the Winter 2007/2008 issue of online publication We Magazine for Women(see p.57). Apart from the article (on South African red wines), there’s also a short bio of me and a photo.
9 February 2008 I was interviewed (together with Andrew) by Chris Valance from the BBC’s 5Live. Click here to listen to the podcast of the full programme.
2007
November 2007 CookSister was a finalist in the Best Food Blog: Writing category of the international 2007 Food Blog Awards.
14 Aug 2007 CookSister was the Typepad Featured Blog and was featured for 24 hours on the Typepad homepage.
March 2007 CookSister was was a finalist and runner-up in two categories of the 2007 South African Blog Awards – Best Food Blog and Best Overseas Blog.
A number of my posts have been picked up by and featured on the Guardian Word of Mouth Blog favourites, including Nigel Slater’s slow-roasted lamb, the Waiter, There’s Something in my… Topless Tart! announcement; the Menu for Hope 2007 announcement; roast duck with potatoes and pancetta; and Aunt Dulcies’ tomato and marmalade soup.
2006
July 2006 I was interviewed live on Regatta Radio at the Henley Royal Regatta. The radio station had contacted me after they had read about our food blogger picnic that takes place at the regatta every summer. Sadly, though, they never sent me the promised link to an mpeg of the interview 🙁
23 June 2006 A quote from my review of The Fat Duck made was used on the Guardian News Blog in a piece called Making a meal of it.
March 2006 CookSister was the winner in the Best Food Blog category of the 2006 South African Blog Awards.
January 2006 I was interviewed (alongside Clotilde and Anne) by the Wall Street Journal Europe for an article that was published on 7 January 2006. No pictures but lots of verbatim quotes from yours truly! Read the full article here.
January 2006 CookSister was featured as one of the Top Five Blogs in the January 2006 issue of the BBC’s Olive Magazine.
My brother texted me in a great state of excitement to say that I had been mentioned in the South African Woman and Home magazine as a great source of recipes and beautiful food pictures online.
Skyways (the SA Airlink in-flight magazine) included an article on the blogging revolution where CookSister was mentioned as one of South Africa’s top blogs. Here are both pages of the article.
2005
March 2005 CookSister was was a winner in two categories of the inaugural 2005 South African Blog Awards – Best Food Blog and Best Overseas Blog, as well as being a runner-up in the Best New Blog category.
June 2005 Three pieces from CookSister were included in the Digital Dish (ISBN-10: 1933249005), a book bringing together some of the best food writing from the Web that year.
October 2005 Australian paper The Age ran an article mentioning a host of wonderful food bloggers – but they ended on a high note with a long quote from me, drawn from one of my quirkier End of Month Egg on Toast Extravaganza posts. Here’s the full article.
