Michael Olivier was a champion of wine and of food in South Africa whose sudden passing in late December leaves a gaping hole in the country’s culinary world. Tributes to him from those who truly knew him celebrate his singular role over many decades.
Today, the whole world knows about our classic and comforting South African dessert, malva pudding. Many celebrity chefs and notable food bloggers from elsewhere in the world have had a go at it, and it features on the menus of some very fine restaurants, even in Manhattan. But until the second.