Today, Zola is a renowned food stylist and writer, media personality, recipe developer, cookbook author, and above all, chef. We joined her as she visited one of the country’s most famous vegetable gardens – Babylonstoren.
Set at the foot of the Simonsberg in the Franschhoek valley, lies Babylonstoren, one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms in South Africa. With its magnificent fruit and vegetable garden, unique accommodation, fine food and wine, Babylonstoren has become a fan favourite for both local and international guests. This week, we got to savour what the farm has to offer.
Every variety of plant in the garden is edible or has medicinal value. They are also grown as organically and biologically sustainable as possible, by a team including gardener and floral artist Constance Stuurman, who gave us a brief history about the magnificent farm.
As we found out more about where Chef Nene’s love of cooking came from, we find out how some of the ingredients she cooks with, can be combined into the most luxurious skin treatments, with the help of Nadine Afrika, Scent Room Expert at Babylonstoren.