



Food: East City Grill
Saskia Falken speaks to Jaycee Ferreira about her recent dining experience at East City Grill and how the restaurant is blending South African flavours with Asian influences to create a unique, high-end steakhouse offering. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour re…

Food: World famous macaron-maker Ladurée in Cape Town
Pippa Hudson speaks to executive pastry chef Chef Arno Ralph from LaDurée, who’ve been turning out world-famous macarons since 1862. They have a store at the V&A Waterfront. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to ta…

Masterchef SA contestant Karen vd Merwe leaves the kitchen
Pippa Hudson speaks to Masterchef SA contestant Karen van der Merwe who was the latest home cook to leave the kitchen. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The sh…

Food: The humble Rusk brings new flavour to Darling
Pippa Hudson speaks to Frits van Ryneveld, co-owner of the business previously known as the Swartland Kitchen, which was recently rebranded under the umbrella of Evita se Perron in Darling. They’ve been making rusks of many varieties alongside their popular cookies, for 5 years now. Lunch with Pip…

Food: Kyle Dods’ Foodie Experience
Pippa Hudson speaks to Kyle Dods about his new immersive dining concept, “Cooking with Kyle,” which blends live cooking demonstrations, storytelling, and curated multi-course meals. The experience explores global cuisines through themed evenings, with optional add-ons like accommodation and luxury …

Two Masterchef SA contestants leave the kitchen
Pippa Hudson speaks to Masterchef SA contestants Myles Heneke and Bandz Madinane who were voted out of the kitchen. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The sh…

Food: The joy of Pomegranates in season
Pippa Hudson speaks to Heleen Meyer, independent food consultant and cookbook author, about how to make the best of pomegranates, which are in season. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explo…

Food: Tony Jackman’s new cookbook Retro Karoo Food
Pippa Hudson speaks to author Tony Jackman about his new cookbook Retro Karoo Food. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The show - presented by former journa…

Food: Naqiyah - The Journey, a cookbook honouring Indian culinary traditions
Pippa Hudson speaks to Naqiyah Mayat about her new cookbook celebrating South African Indian cooking, called Naqiyah – the Journey, Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and…

Food: New team at city’s oldest pub, Perseverance Tavern
Pippa Hudson speaks to Maarten van Doesburgh, who gives an update on how Cape Town’s oldest pub, the Perseverance Tavern is going, two years after he took it over. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the …