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After coming third in the gruelling second season of MasterChef South Africa, Van der Wat left her industrial engineering career behind to pursue her food-filled dreams full-force. She dove head first into the culinary world – opening her business called ‘Es’, writing for local publications – and now adding the title of author and face of LoveFood! blog to her name.

Van der Wat adds a fresh, delicious variation to the blog with her trend towards the sweeter side of life. “I tend to sway more towards the sweeter side of the kitchen, specialising in extravagant desserts, creating old-school sweet treats from scratch and baking cakes for anybody available to try them,” she adds.

She is passionate about South African cuisine, fresh ingredients and sustainable farming and hopes to bring that through in the LoveFood! blog.

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