Jackie Cameron Features In The Daily Maverick
Jackie Cameron's Thanks to Tony Jackman and The Daily Maverick
“I wanted to express my heartfelt thanks for the wonderful feature article Tony Jackman of The Daily Maverick wrote about me and my students. The beautifully crafted words capture the essence of my passion for cooking and teaching. The support and recognition mean the world to me, and I am honored to have been featured in your publication.”
Chef Jackie Cameron was so keen to take part in this series that she sent us a second helping, and two portions of it: her intriguing Caprese tart, and her secret recipe for puff pastry too. It’s laborious, and it’s the real deal.
“I don’t have dropouts,” says chef and cookery school owner Jackie Cameron, with the same passion for teaching as she has for cooking her award-winning food.
And her students don’t necessarily go directly into professional kitchens. Some do, like Carla Schulze, head chef at Luke Dale Roberts’ Salon in Cape Town. Cheri Kustner is Development Chef for the La Colombe group, while Marizen Smit and Zandy Armstrong are both at Restaurant JAN in Nice.
But others find professional posts outside of restaurants. Sarah Farrington is a personal chef who catered for Tom Cruise during the filming of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning. Jordin Shelley is a chocolatier in her own business, Cocoa Africa. Georg Lens is satisfying his travel bug by cooking on super yachts. Connor Benn owns The Tipsy Cup, creating alcohol-infused ice cream.