Babel

Softcover

Maranda Engelbrecht 

Coffee Table Book

Occasionally one comes across a recipe book so essentially beautiful that one just has to own it not to cook from (although you can), but to delve into and to indulge. Babel is such a book exquisite in every way.

In this book, Maranda Engelbrecht has magically encapsulated the essence of Babylonstoren in all its elements ­ the restaurant, the farm, the garden, the fresh produce, the kitchen, the tasting room, the bakery, charcuterie, the farm shop, green house and, most importantly, the food with a palette that varies from clean-white, starring the freshest foods glowing jewel bright to colours earthy, dark, rich and sultry.

A food lover's delight, this is one of the most beautiful cookbooks you will ever see. Babel charts the restoration of a Cape Dutch farm, started in 1692, into one of South Africa's leading food innovators and restaurants. 224 pages filled with magnificent color photographs of farm and food, along with easy to follow recipes.