Welcome to the world of The Grub Club

Better late, as in 8 years late, than never. We've been promising ourselves for yonks that we'd get a website of sorts up and running to share our recipes and pictures. It's really for our own benefit as we'd like to remember what we've cooked but, whatever, you can look too.

Who are we? We call ourselves "The Grub Club". Other people call us "Those amazing bunch of people who cook those amazing meals for each other", the envy in their voices usually only thinly veiled.

We're basically just a bunch of friends who meet once every two weeks and kuier around a lekker meal. If you don't know what "kuier" or "lekker" means then you're obviously not from around here. It's OK, nobody's perfect.

Where is here? That would be Johannesburg, South Africa - and more specifically the northern suburbs but we've had representation from all over Jozi throughout the years.

What? Years? Yes, we've been at it since 2005. The membership has been in a perpetual state of flux but the current active members are:

Déwald Swanepoel: The only remaining founding member of The Grub Club. This makes him hoofseun but he's still trying to figure out what benefits that might bestow upon him.

Heidi Swanepoel: Spouse of Déwald and foodie extraordinaire. Some argue that her charming personality and keen kitchen skills are the only reason that Déwald has not been kicked out of The Grub Club yet.

Johan Grobler: For when the party gets big. Even though most Grub Clubs are an intimate affair, he has been known to entertain small crowds. Suspicions abound that he is working on a medium term plan to service all of Johannesburg.

Elmarie Kotzee: Some go for numbers, others go for stature.Why invite half of the suburb if you can invite your boss. We're uncertain as to the points she has scored in the corporate environment but she certainly has scored points with The Grub Club.

Denise Nel: The wanderlustige member of The Grub Club. We're envious every time she zips off to Morocco, Italy or Neverknewitexististan, but we're thankful when the cuisine manifests in her next Grub Club hosting.

Former prominent members of The Grub Club include:
Ebbi v.d. Bergh
Jannie Muller
Elsie Labuschagne
Erina Weder
Elizma Oosthuizen
Jacobus Oosthuizen
Bernard Wolff
Cornelie Wolff
Heidi de Swardt
Hannelie Bruwer
Mari Molefe van Heerden
Louisette Hofmeyr

Guests members of The Grub Club are too numerous to mention.

At any rate, that's us. Hopefully recipes and pictures will start following soon and hopefully this will end up becoming a useful repository of recipes and ideas.