the gardener

‘My dog-eared Ina Paarman cookbooks will tell you something of the love I have for this doyenne’s delicious recipes, and of the trust I have in her tried-and-tested methods. Ina herself has always been something of a legend, the very embodiment of a household name’, says chef, food writer and restaurateur, Karen Dudley. ‘Ina is a family business pioneer with a love for food and a passion for possibility – a woman creating a brand when there were no rule books or guidelines for such. And so it was with considerable eagerness that I found myself in a perfectly appointed building in the middle of Ina’s garden; a building radiating her