Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen, South Africa’s first Michelin-star has launched a show about his food and work that will have every foodie drooling.
If you have had any experience with ‘Chef’s Table’ on Netflix then ‘JAN’ is the show for you! It is a fusion of South African, French cooking that looks like edible art. We watched the trailer and are officially hooked!
For the first time in SA television history, this exclusive food series will explore the work and world of SA’s first Michelin-star chef, Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen.
The series kicked off last night, Tuesday, 24 October 2017, at 19:30 on the Afrikaans lifestyle channel VIA (DStv channel 147) and is simultaneously available on Showmax. If you missed it last night, don’t worry they have repeats on Sundays at 20:30. The series consists of nine 50-minute episodes in Afrikaans, French and Italian, with English subtitles.
A brief synopsis…
Jan gives viewers an intimate look into the life of a creative artist and the processes that inspire Jan-Hendrik to create his award-winning culinary creations. We discover how his childhood on a dairy farm in Mpumalanga prepared him for opening his restaurant in the capital of the culinary world and why he received the highest accolade in the restaurant business three years later.
Jan begins in his swanky restaurant on the French Riviera, where Hollywood stars, international sportspeople and other VIP guests queue for a table. The cameras then follow him to the small Italian village of Apricale, where he goes to recharge his batteries and to explore distinctive ingredients in the company of local characters. Each episode ends off with a spectacular dish inspired by the episode’s characters and ingredients – usually accompanied by a robust South African touch.
“Guests at my restaurant should not only say they enjoyed eating there; they must say they had a great experience,”
“The same goes for the series: we are taking the viewers on a visual and sensory journey. If viewers feel that the programme was an experience for them as well, then we have done good work.” – Jan-Hendrik
Watch the trailer below and prepare to be amazed!
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