The Table Is The Heartbeat of Your Home...

Welcome to my studio

Do you feel like you don’t know what to make for your friends and family when entertaining?

Or you want to impress them, but don’t have the courage to entertain?

I am here to help!

This blog is a tribute to my way of life and to everything I love.

Join me on my journey through the winelands and back to my kitchen as I discover new wines and create new and exciting recipes.  

Here, my family and friends join me around the kitchen counter where some of our best moments have been shared.

The Table

The Table is a cookbook that celebrates the fusion of South African and Lebanese cuisine. Author Elmarie Berry shares her grandmother's cherished recipes, offering a collection of easy yet flavourful dishes that are perfect for entertaining. With stunning photography and styling, this book inspires readers to create memorable dining experiences.

Work with me on...

Styled Shoots

Recipe Development

Styled Product shoots

“I know once people get connected to real food, they never change back.”
—Alice Waters​

Follow my journey

@elmarieberry
Elmarie Berry

@elmarieberry

Author, Chef, Food Stylist SM Gourmand Award winner.🏆 👩🏻‍🍳 Cooking Experiences 🍽️ Partnerships & Products 🍷 Exploring the winelands
  • 🍇 Luxury Montagu Cooking Retreat 🍷

Escape to the heart of the Klein Karoo with me for an unforgettable culinary experience. Choose a weekend breakaway or a mid-week spoil – both promise soul-nourishing food, breathtaking surroundings. 

✨ Only a few spots available for each retreat, so book soon to avoid missing out!
Let’s cook, unwind, and connect around the table. 💫

#MontaguRetreat #LuxuryCookingExperience #WeekendBreakaway #MidweekSpoil #CookWithElmarie #RetreatToTheTable #elmarieberrycookingclasses
  • My go-to appliance in the kitchen? 

The OmniBlend—always on my counter and always in use. From silky sauces to vibrant pestos and the smoothest soups, it helps me develop recipes that are full of flavour and texture. A true workhorse in my kitchen!

💛

#OmniBlend #ElmarieBerry #RecipeDeveloper #EffortlessEntertaining #StyledByElmarie #TheTable #Kosbaar #FoodStylist #MiddleEasternMeetsSouthAfrican
  • ✨ NEW IN STOCK ✨
Our Pewter Plate Napkins have just arrived – styled and photographed by me, inspired by my Granny’s pewter plate and her beautiful silverware collection.

I grew up watching her set the most exquisite tables, and these napkins are a tribute to those cherished moments — classic, refined, and full of heart.

Bring a touch of heirloom charm to your table. Now available to shop on my website – link in bio!

#TableStyle #HeirloomInspired #PewterNapkins #ElmarieBerry #StyledByElmarie #TheTableByElmarie #ElegantTablescape #TimelessStyle #SouthAfricanDesign #HostWithHeart #TablesettingInspo #GrannysLegacy #ShopNow #EntertainEffortlessly
  • Lebanese Shredded Lamb with Rosmarino | Ultimate Comfort Food 🔥 

#tuesdayrecipe  #thetable #elmarieberry #comfordfood
  • 🍫 It is Chocolate Day 🍫

#ChocolateDay #WorldChocolateDay #ChocolateLovers #ElmarieBerry #PublishedAuthor #TheTableByElmarie #Kosbaar #DecadentDessert #SweetMoments #FoodStyling #CookbookAuthor #EffortlessEntertaining #FoodPhotography #StyledWithLove #SupportLocalAuthors
  • ✨ The Classic Lady range is BACK! ✨
Our most loved collection — featured in top magazines and now gracing beautiful villas in Italy — is finally restocked.

Timeless, elegant, and effortlessly chic.
Shop now on our online store before she’s gone (again)! 🕊️

The link is in my bio SHOP

https://elmarieberry.com/product/classic-ladys/

#ClassicLady #TimelessStyle #TabletopDreams #BackInStock #ElmarieBerryHome
  • 🍲Mediterreense hoender
Hierdie resep kom uit ’n klein dorpie in Toskane, Montepulciano. Die dorpie word omring deur wingerde en is bekend vir hulle rooiwyn. Ons het dié geurige dis by een van die restaurante op die plaza geniet.
 
Porsies 8
 
Bestanddele
¾ koppie goeie olyfolie
3 eetlepels botter
16 hoenderporsies, met vel aan
1 ui, gekap
8 knoffelhuisies, gekap
250 g chorizo, in skywe gesny
400 g murgpampoentjies, in skywe gesny
250 g sampioene, gehalveer
250 g ontpitte swart olywe
2 koppies droë witwyn
2 koppies hoenderaftreksel
2 x 410 g-blikke gekapte tamaties
410 g-blik botterbone, gedreineer
sout en varsgemaalde swartpeper
’n hand vol vars basiliekruid
 
Metode
Verhit die olyfolie en botter in ’n groot kastol en braai die hoenderstukke tot goudbruin. Voeg die ui, knoffel, chorizo, murgpampoentjies, sampioene en olywe by.
Giet die wyn oor en verhit tot kookpunt. Laat 5 minute vining kook voordat jy die hoenderaftreksel en tamaties byvoeg. Sit die deksel op, stel die die hitte effens laer en prut vir sowat 40 minute of tot die hoender sag is. Voeg die botterbone by en laat weer prut vir 10 minute.
Skep die hoenderstukke in ’n opdienbak. Hou warm. Prut verder sonder die deksel tot die vloeistof ’n lekker dik sous vorm. Geur met sout en peper na smaak. Roer die basilie vining by die sous en skep dit oor die hoender. Sit voor met stomende wit rys of ’n kraakvars brood.
Resep kom uit my Kookboek #Kosbaar #tuscanyfoodexperience #elmarieberrytastesitaly
  • @spekenbone a must visit. 
#tappas #spekenbone
  • Signing books and packing your online orders with a full heart 🤍
Thank you for the love and support- it means the world! 
#Grateful #Booklove #thankyou
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