Dining with Elephantsis not your every day cookbook. It’s a story of French cuisine and an African journey by Françoise Malby-Anthony, who moved from Paris to Durban, and was just getting used to living in what she describes as ‘a small provincial town’ when she and her husband uprooted and moved to the middle of nowhere. It’s a love story, a collection of true stories from 27 years of living in the African bush, and recipes for the wonderful dishes that are served up at Thula Thula Private Game Reserve.
With anecdotes throughout, the book is a delight … as are the recipes. The Croque Madame which one UK guest asked for at every meal, scrambled eggs with biltong and potato rosti, venison terrine, coffee and chocolate tart, malva pudding rusks.Rockhopper Books, R430
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