Ep 29
May 2026 · 29 min
The Kraal Restaurant — Susan Dehosse
At The Kraal on Joostenberg Farm, Susan Dehosse combines a family farming legacy with classical European kitchen training — a restaurant that feels both grounded and personal.
Podcast · A Table Talk Show
A Table in
the Corner
One mic, one table, the stories behind South Africa’s most exciting kitchens.
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About the Show
The show chefs listen to.
“It’s not about the food on the plate—it’s about the person who put it there.”
— Russel Wasserfall, Host
A Table in the Corner started in 2020 with a simple premise: sit down with the people shaping South Africa’s food scene and let them talk. No rush, no script, no soundbites—just honest conversation over a meal.
Each week, host Russel Wasserfall pulls up a chair with chefs, winemakers, farmers, and the unsung operators who keep restaurants running. The format is deliberately intimate—recorded in restaurants, kitchens, and cellars rather than studios—because the best stories surface when people feel at home.
Over 175 episodes the show has become a living archive of South African hospitality: tracing how a young industry found its voice, weathered a pandemic, and emerged with a culinary identity that is unmistakably its own. From Wolfgat to the corner café, every seat at the table matters.
Your Host
Russel Wasserfall
Founder · Host · Industry Insider
Russel Wasserfall has spent two decades embedded in South Africa’s food and hospitality world—first behind the pass, then behind the pen. A trained chef who pivoted to food journalism, he brings a rare dual fluency to every interview: he knows the pressure of a Friday-night service and the craft of shaping that chaos into story.
His interviewing style is disarmingly relaxed, built on real relationships cultivated over years in the industry. Guests don’t perform for Russel—they confide in him, which is why A Table in the Corner consistently surfaces the conversations other shows miss.
Career
20+ years in food media
Background
Chef-turned-journalist
Written for
Eat Out, Crush Mag, Food24
Based in
Cape Town, South Africa
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