Tamu by Jane

Sunday 6 December · Cape Town · 20 seats

Cook plant-based African food the way it's meant to taste.

A hands-on cooking class with Jane Nshuti. You'll cook rich, filling dishes from indigenous ingredients, learn the swaps that keep the flavour when an ingredient is hard to find, and see how Jane plans a menu.

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Jane holding a basket of fresh vegetables in her garden
When

Sunday 6 December, 11am to 2pm

Where

Cooktastic, Woodstock, Cape Town

How long

About 2 to 3 hours, hands-on training

Seats

Only 20, so everyone cooks and everyone gets Jane's attention

The thinking behind the plate

The part
nobody sees.

“People ask me all the time how I actually plan a menu.”

It's sourcing the right indigenous ingredients, knowing which substitutions keep the flavour, and building a dish that still feels like home.

This is the part nobody sees: the thinking behind the plate, not just the plate. I'm thinking about teaching it properly, in person, in one focused day.

Jane

Jane showing a student how to season a dish at the cooking class, as another guest films on her phone

What you'll do

Learn by cooking, tasting and asking.

A practical, hands-on introduction to the flavours and decisions behind plant-based African cooking. No experience needed.

Cook
Make a rich, filling plant-based dish from indigenous African ingredients, hands-on, with Jane guiding you.
Swap
Learn the substitutions that keep the flavour when an ingredient is hard to find.
Plan
See how Jane plans a menu, from sourcing the ingredients to the finished plate.

Book your seat

Two ways to join
us on 6 December

Only 20 seats in total, across both options. Pay securely online and you'll receive a confirmation email straight away.

Class seat

R1,450

  • Your place at the hands-on class
  • Recipe cards from the class
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Recommended

Class seat + Pantry Kit + signed book

R2,950

  • Your place at the hands-on class
  • African Pantry Kit to take home
  • Signed copy of Tamu: A Journey Through Africa's Plant-Based Cuisine
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Take it home

Your African Pantry Journey begins here.

The class seat + Pantry Kit + signed book option comes with a signed copy of Jane's cookbook and a kit to start your own pantry, so what you learn on the day carries on in your kitchen.

What's in the kit:

Indigenous ingredientsSorghum, millet, Bambara groundnuts, baobab powder, dried hibiscus flowers

Jane's Signature Spice CollectionBerbere spice blend, suya spice blend

Learning materialsAfrican Indigenous Ingredients Guide, a recipe booklet (8 to 10 recipes), a 7-day plant-based meal plan, recipe cards from the class

Also included: a signed copy of Tamu: A Journey Through Africa's Plant-Based Cuisine, with more than 70 recipes from across the continent.

Kit contents are packed for you to collect on the day.

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Cover of Tamu: A Journey Through Africa's Plant-Based Cuisine by Jane Nshuti
Five students in aprons at their cooking stations, listening during a class at the community kitchen

For those who want more

Take it further with Jane, over eight weeks.

If you're curious about turning your cooking into something of your own, whether that's teaching, catering, cooking for others or sharing your food online, we're offering an 8-week masterclass with Jane, starting in January 2027.

What you get:

  1. 01Eight live weekly sessions with Jane, one hour each
  2. 02Assignments between sessions, with feedback
  3. 03Everything in the class seat + Pantry Kit + signed book option: your place on 6 December, the Pantry Kit and a signed copy of Tamu
  4. 04Audience Discovery and Monetisation Audit, delivered by our digital strategy team (59er Digital): a one-to-one session to understand your business and customers, plus a review of your social media presence. You get a written plan with clear steps to turn your audience into income. Valued at R30,000.

Price and spots:
R15,000, paid in full or in 3 monthly payments of R5,000 (same price, no extra fee). Limited to 10 people so everyone gets real attention.

Who it's for:
home cooks, caterers, private chefs, food creators and teachers who want to build something around plant-based African food.

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Meet your teacher

Jane Nshuti

Jane Nshuti is a Rwandan-born chef, recipe developer and plant-based food educator based in Cape Town.

In 2021 she founded Tamu by Jane, which has run African feasts, plant-based Sunday lunches and hands-on cooking classes. Her debut cookbook, Tamu: A Journey Through Africa's Plant-Based Cuisine, was published by Prestel in March 2026 and brings together more than 70 recipes from across the continent.

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Jane in her kitchen with a wooden spoon, smiling beside a pot on the stove

Who it's for

Come as
you are.

  1. 01Home cooks who want to make plant-based African food with confidence.
  2. 02People who love the flavours of African cooking and want to keep them in a plant-based kitchen.
  3. 03Beginners and experienced cooks alike.
  4. 04Anyone who wants a rich, filling meal without meat.

Curious about turning cooking into something of your own? See the 8-week masterclass above.

Good to know

A few
answers.

Sunday 6 December 2026, from 11am to 2pm, at Cooktastic in Woodstock, Cape Town.
R1,450 for a class seat, or R2,950 for the class seat with the African Pantry Kit and a signed copy of Jane's cookbook. You can also add just the Pantry Kit to a class seat for R500 more.
Yes. Everything we cook will be plant-based.
No. All levels are welcome, from beginners to experienced cooks.
About 2 to 3 hours, hands-on.
Only 20, so everyone cooks and everyone has time with Jane.
Just yourself, and containers if you'd like to take leftovers home. We supply the aprons, the cooking ingredients and everything else you need.
Both include your place at the class. The class seat + Pantry Kit + signed book option also includes a signed copy of Jane's cookbook and the Pantry Kit.
Tell us when you book, and we'll let you know what the menu includes.
Yes, up to 7 days before the class, and you can pass your seat to a friend right up to the day before. See our refund policy for the full details.
We'd love that. Join the list at the bottom of the page and you'll hear first.
Yes. You can pay the R15,000 in full, or in 3 monthly payments of R5,000. It's the same price, with no extra fee. The first payment is taken when you book.
It's an 8-week programme with Jane for people who want to build something around their cooking. See the details above, or ask us.

Sunday 6 December

A seat at the table starts here.

Twenty seats, one afternoon of cooking, and the thinking behind the plate. Book yours today.

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