Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu
Food Feature with Anna Trapido
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Food Feature: 4th of July; the Soft Power of USA Food
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist, exploring how iconic American foods have become a form of cultural soft power. In celebration of America's 250th Independence Day, they discuss the global influence of classics such as Coca-Cola, red velvet cake, and Southern fried chi…
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Food feature: The Test Bakery: How a "test" became one of Joburg's favorite bakeries
Gugs Mhlungu chats to Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist about Prosopa is in Waterkloof Heights, they discuss its ambience and its broadly Mediterranean with a strong Greek centre menu. Tags: 702 Weekend breakfast, The Weekend Breakfast show, Prosopa Waterkloof Heights, Greek Cuisine ,Mediterr…
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Food Feature: The Test Bakery: How a "test" became one of Joburg's favourite bakeries
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist, reflecting on their recent visit The Test Bakery, exploring the story behind its name as a trial space for the upcoming café Pablo and Pistachio, as well as its sweet and savoury offerings, including Bounty cake slices, cardamom swirl …
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Food Feature: Hot Chocolate (and so much more) at The Sourcery
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist, The Sourcery in search of the best hot chocolate in town, they found a small bookshop with a coffee shop at the back, featuring a cosy, eclectic space filled with vinyl records, second-hand clothing, and a relaxed browsing atmosphere, …
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Food Feature: How GYD & Ghetto Cuisine is empowering the youth
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Daniel Sigasa, Founder & Director of Ghetto Youth Development and Ghetto Cuisine, discussing the work of the development NGO and how it is empowering young people through progressive, educational initiatives. The conversation also explores Ghetto Cuisine, a fast-service fo…
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Food Feature: Mandy’s Pasta’s: The hidden Pasta gem in Randburg
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist, chatting about their recent visit to Mandy’s Pasta in Randburg. They explore the restaurant’s approach to traditional Italian pasta-making, from handcrafted doughs and authentic shapes to the wide variety of rich, flavourful sauces on …
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Food Feature: In praise of posh pies
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist, reflecting on their recent outing exploring posh pies and French patisseries. They dive into the textures, flavours, layers, and cultural history behind these baked delights, while also unpacking what an entremets is and the different …
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Food Feature: Bay leaves: plant, history, flavour and symbolism
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist, exploring the rich history of bay leaves, their health benefits, and the various ways they can be used in cooking, including how best to incorporate them into everyday recipes. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend each Saturday…
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Food Feature: Bunny Chow Govenders Centurion
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Dr Anna Trapido, Food Anthropologist, on the history of bunny chow and the legacy of Bunny Chow Govender’s family business, unpacking its role in preserving Durban Indian diaspora cuisine and iconic dishes like mutton and samp, biryani with amasi, tripe and dhall, and masa…
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Food Feature: May Day and Food
Gugs Mhlungu chats to Dr Anna Trapido, Food anthropologist and Resident chef about May Day and Food. The celebration was known as "May Day" before it became Workers Day. May Day has a complicated past, but it has always included food, drink, and family. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend …
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