muchingachinga, mongu, mungongo and other marvels will.i.am. is quoted as saying, “If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it’s not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others – it’s the same with music.” Beyond simply cooking for others, great joy is…
“A person who is growing a garden, if he is growing it organically, is improving a piece of the world. He is producing something to eat, which makes him somewhat independent of the grocery business, but he is also enlarging, for himself, the meaning of food and the pleasure of…
mise en place – French (in a professional kitchen) the preparation of dishes and ingredients before the beginning of service Before the picnic, there’s the planning and the prep, the gathering, creating and displaying. There’s an entire dance that leads up to the event, an unseen dance that is worth taking a…
You know the moment just before you fall asleep? When, if you’re lucky, and still conscious enough, you can catch yourself falling, slipping… You feel your body and mind passing over. It’s out of your control. One minute you’re thinking about the day and your consciousness wanders, and the next,…
At this year’s get-together with our greater Relais & Châteaux Africa and Indian Ocean family, we as Royal Chundu were given a chance to share our “best practice” – which for us is and always will be: Community. Below are our Royal Chundu rules when it comes to that special…
What’s essential to you? We’ve been asking this in our quest to ensure that we’re living from the heart. To make sure that we don’t forget what is really important to us as individuals and as a community, as humanity, as we move along the journey of life. There are all kinds of moments…
