Franck Dangereux, chef

Chef Franck Dangereux was born in Cannes and his early years were surrounded by flavour. “My earliest memories are strongly connected to food… My gran who lived in Nice cooked delicious food for us – rabbit with red wine, cep mushrooms and prunes. Asparagus with a vinegary, creamy sauce, strawberries with homemade custard.” At 15 he started at the Nice Hotel School and then trained with Roger Verge of Moulin de Mougins. After stints at two Michelin 3-star restaurants in Paris, Franck travelled to St Bart in the Caribbean where he started a laid back restaurant at the top of a hill. Further travels lured him to Cape Town where after working with Franck Swainston at Uitsig, he started La Colombe where he was placed 28th on the list of the world’s 50 best restaurants.

Malu Lambert, wine writer

Malu won the title of the Mont Blanc Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2019. She also won the Veritas Young Wine Writer in 2015. She writes for numerous South African titles. Internationally, she has also written for Jancis Robinson, The Buyer & Decanter and Imbibe. Notably, she has just been inducted as a taster on Platter's by Diners Club South African Wine Guide, South Africa’s most definitive and respected guide to wine. Malu is also currently a WSET Diploma student and loves nothing more than to geek-out about wine. She sits on various judging panels and is a graduate of the Michael Fridjhon Wine Judging Academy. She is also the author of this site.

Keli van der Weijde, photographer

Keli van der Weijde is a photographer based in Cape Town. As an extraordinary visual storyteller she excels in capturing moments. She prefers to work on location with natural light, which comes from her reverence for the old masters. Time spent in the darkroom has left a knowledge and passion for black and white analog photography. Keli marries commercial sensibility with artistic vision and finds her inspiration in people, culture, traveling, food and art