Chef Carolize Coetzee might be home-grown, but her cuisine is world-class. Inspired by the local countryside and farm produce, she’s designed Tokara Restaurant’s menu to celebrate refined farm-to-table cuisine. And she’s so looking forward to spoiling you.
Raised in the small town of Humansdorp, in the Eastern Cape, her fondest memories are of laughing and sharing stories around the kitchen table while watching her mother prepare recipes passed on from previous generations.
“My most cherished food memories involve emotional and physical sensations. Some are rooted in the expectation of reliving a fond memory, like waiting for a cherished ingredient to be back in season. While others are more nostalgic, for instance, heaping that morning slice of farm bread with my grandmother’s homemade marmalade.” Carolize Coetzee
