We have launched a special Zambian-style feast for our new multi-course tasting menu. Consider it a culinary adventure along our riverbank and through our greater national terroir, an honouring of the families living here today and the generations before them, and a celebration of our team of local chefs and waiters and their favourite tastes, textures,…
The skimmers are here, the skimmers are here! Ah, how sweet those words are to hear. We wait all year for them. When we’re away from the river, dispatches announcing the news find us and onto the plane we climb. Because there’s no ignoring the call of the African Skimmer. Some…
Meet one of the true stars of our culinary family at Royal Chundu John Siantuba… How did you start working as a chef at Royal Chundu and what is your role today? I started working as a chef de partie in 2012 and today I am a chef de tournant. My…
Colour has great power to transform energy, to affect moods and create change. It speaks to us in different ways, just as art or music or a fine meal does. It is in every corner of Africa, in the petals of flowers and feathers of birds, in the homes of our…
A Taste of Zambia
Our Secret Picnic Recipes: Wild Garden Basil, Cherry Tomatoes & Cream Cheese Frittata
For a taste of our special Zambezi picnics, why not try your hand in the kitchen, making your own dishes from our selection, starting with a breakfast frittata, as served on our riverbank… And when it comes to the picnic itself, read our 10 Rules to Throwing One Fine Picnic for guidance. RECIPE Wild…
When it comes to picnics, our approach is a little Jane Austen 19th century style meets a Wind in the Willows setting (sunlit riverside days on a grassy bank) and lavishness… Think of Ratty’s offering of: ‘coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrenchrollscresssandwiches pottedmeatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater- ‘ There are times when we too echo Mole’s subsequent cries of, ‘O stop, stop. This is too much!”…
