Ilse Van Der MerweIlse van der Merwe is an acclaimed cook, food writer, content creator, stylist and television presenter from Cape Town, South Africa. She is the author of three other cookbooks – Cape Mediterranean (2019), Simply Seasonal (2021) and Easy Al Fresco(2023), all published by Penguin Random House South Africa. Her first book, Cape Mediterranean, earned a bronze medal at the 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. She has presented two series on South African television and is a regular guest on other food programmes. Read More Read Less