207pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Cape Town, 2026
ISBN: 9781776195169
Self-taught home cook and food content creator Onezwa Mbola has over a million followers on TikTok. She is a passionate food enthusiast who believes in the power of home-cooked meals to connect people and create lasting memories. As a mother with roots in rural life, she shares this love for food not only with her son but also with her wider family, using the kitchen as a space for bonding, learning and nurturing. She demonstrates how home-cooked meals using ingredients grown, raised or foraged can connect people to the land, each other and ancestral traditions.
In A Food Love Story, she traces her culinary journey, from her mother’s kitchen in the Eastern Cape to destinations around the world, and back home again. Her wholesome recipes will inspire readers to explore the joys of cooking.