A Table in the Corner
A Table in the Corner is the space where Russel Wasserfall chats to people in the food industry about their passion and their take on the business of eating. Russel has worked in the media and food space for over 3 decades. He's run bars, restaurants and a confectionery factory, written for dozens of food and travel publications and made a bunch of cookbooks. His show is about the nitty-gritty of the food trade in all its forms. Top chefs, food artisans, proprietors, bakers, farmers, foragers, cheesemakers, writers, photographers, bloggers... you name it. If they’re involved in the food industry, you will meet them with Russel at A Table in the Corner.
Episodes
174 episodes
S2-22. Mozambik - Brett Michielin
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Brett Michielin, the operator behind Mozambik, one of Southern Africa’s most recognisable casual dining brands. What began as a forty-seat restaurant in Ballito, KZN has g...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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37:43
S2-21. In the Meantime - Sepial Shim
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Korean-born chef Sepial Shim, whose quiet, wandering path through Cape Town’s food world has taken her from cooking school to markets, pop ups and now a tiny sixteen seat restauran...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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32:26
S2-20. Ouzeri - Aidan Zieff
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Aidan Zieff, head chef of Ouzeri, one of Cape Town’s most quietly influential restaurants. Aidan reflects on a fast-moving early career that took him from local fine dinin...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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32:07
S2-19. Tomson - Andrew Kai
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Andrew Kai, chef and co-founder behind Tomson, Max Bagels and One Park, to talk about building small, culture-driven food businesses in a city increasingly dominated by scale.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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37:14
S2-18. Lello's Deli - Chiara and Dani Turilli
In this Special Thursday episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with brother and sister team Danillo and Chiara Turilli, the operators behind Lello’s Deli, to talk about inheritance, identity and building something d...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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45:27
S2-17. Arum - Travis Finch
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel travels to Boschendal to sit down with Travis Finch, head chef of Arum, to talk about cooking inside one of the Cape’s most ambitious agricultural ecosystems. Travis reflects on a career...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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33:39
S2-16. Tashas - Natasha Sideris
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Tasha Sideris, founder and chief executive of the Tashas restaurant group, to unpack two decades of building one of the most recognisable hospitality brands to emerge from...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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30:24
S2-15. Reverie Social Table - Julia Hattingh
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Julia Hattingh, chef and owner of Reverie Social Table, to unpack one of Cape Town’s most singular dining models. Julia talks through a career shaped by classical training...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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29:59
S2-14. Bao Down - Philippa & Graham Oldfield
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Philippa and Graham Oldfield, the partners behind Bao Down, one of Cape Town’s most beloved independent restaurants. The conversation traces their parallel routes through ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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33:47
S2-13. Toevlug - Drikus Brink
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Drikus Brink, chef/proprietor of Toevlug, to trace a quietly serious cooking life shaped by farms, butcheries and long service beside Bertus Basson. Brink talks through hi...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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33:58
S2-12. Wiggle Room - Lester & Fish
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down at the counter of The Wiggle Room on Bree Street with co-founders Lester Riffel and chef Ismael ‘Fish’ Amos to explore one of Cape Town’s most provocative new dining concepts. Built aro...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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31:36
S2-11. Salon - Carla Schulze
In this week’s episode, Russel sits down with Carla Schulze, executive chef of Salon which is part of the Test Kitchen family of restaurants. Carla reflects on her journey from studying under Jackie Cameron in KwaZulu Natal to becoming a key cr...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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36:27
S2-10. Mertia - Matt van den Berg
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Matt van den Berg, head chef at Mertia in Stellenbosch and one of the most quietly respected chefs in the Western Cape. Matt reflects on his unconventional path into cooki...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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28:42
S2-09. Melting Pot - John van Zyl
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, I sat down with John van Zyl, chef and co owner of Melting Pot, one of Cape Town’s most talked about contemporary restaurants. John reflects on his unconventional journey into food, from music ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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35:50
S2-08. Melfort - Tasmin Reed
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Tasmin Reid, the young, fiercely thoughtful chef behind Melfort, a seasonal farm to fork restaurant on Marianne Estate near Stellenbosch. Tasmin shares her journey from Si...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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34:54
S2-07. TTK Fledgelings - Nathan Clarke
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, Russel sits down with Chef Nathan Clark, head chef of Test Kitchen Fledgelings. Apologies in advance - the sound quality is not the best, as I had a few technical challenges, but Nathan's story...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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25:40
S2-06. Emotions of the Sun - Seth Shezi
In this episode of A Table in the Corner, we step into the golden world of Veuve Clicquot’s Emotions of the Sun, the global photographic exhibition created with the legendary Magnum Photos agency, now shining in Cape Town at Youngblood Gallery ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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28:43
S2-05. Galjoen - Anouchka Horn
Join me at my table in the corner for this incredible conversation with chef Anouchka Horn, co-owner of Cape Town’s acclaimed restaurants Belly of the Beast and Galjoen. In this episode, Anouchka shares her journey from her grandmother’s tradit...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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34:52
S2-04. Post & Pepper - Jess van Dyk
Join us at A Table in the Corner as we chat with Chef Jess Van Dyk, the creative force behind Post & Pepper in Stellenbosch. From growing up in a small town with a love of food, to training at top kitchens, and now running her own restauran...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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34:44
S2-03. EDGE @ Vue Shortmarket - Vusi Ndlovu
The best meal I've eaten in Cape Town recently whas hands-down the one I enjoyed with my wife at Vue Shortmarket. With Vusi Ndlovu in the kitchen and Absie Pantshwa out front, this is the exceptional product of a pair of fascinating minds who t...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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37:29
S2-02. Belly of the Beast - Neil Swart
Until very recently, Belly of the Beast was my favourite restaurant I'd never eaten in. That sad situation has been remedied and lunch at this Harrington Street legend was everything I'd imagined. I sat down for Episode 02 of the second season ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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33:25
S2-01. De Eetkamer - Marco Cardoso
In Season 02 of A Table in the Corner, we talk to the chefs we love about the restaurants or the menus they create. In the first episode of the new season Chef Marco Cardoso of De Eetkamer in Stellenbosch has to stare unblinking into the spotli...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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24:21
See you in Season 2.
That's it for the first chapter of A Table in the Corner. Join me next Tuesday for Season 2 and much more chef- and restaurant-focused content.Message me here with comments or guest suggestio...
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