Posts tagged Le Quartier Francais Hotel
A Tribute to Margot Janse – My Friend and Role Model
A Tribute to Margot Janse – My Friend and Role Model

With no immediate plan, apart from having “fun with my son, Thomas and contemplating the contents of my next adventures”, executive chef Margot Janse, Africa’s only female Grand Chef and the genius behind The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Français in Franschhoek, has resigned after 21 years.

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OPEN KITCHEN : Bon Appetit Ladies
OPEN KITCHEN : Bon Appetit Ladies

Women chefs are just as good, if not better than most male chefs, but, in most cases, females lack confidence. Females can second guess themselves whereby males don’t seem to as much – my second guessing myself is what I feel has given me the edge. Confidence, not arrogance, is essential.

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