The 2023 Chronicle

CULINARY SOCIETY

Staff Members in Charge: Michael Sevenoaks, Mr Xolisile Mzinyane Chairman: Muako Maepa

of Michaelhouse.

Moving forward into next year we are excited to announce the launch of the inaugural Michaelhouse Culinary Society cooking book. The book will provide the recipes from the first few years of our society, and we are eager to grow this collection year by year, adding more delicious meals as we go. Looking ahead, we are eager to further expand our culinary repertoire and cultivate a culture of creativity and exploration among our boys. Our mission extends beyond the kitchen as we aim to expose more individuals to the joys of cooking and practical culinary skills.

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his year, the Culinary Society welcomed over 200 members and celebrated its second year of collaboration with the Jackie Cameron Culinary School. Highlights included a “Digs” Cooking Masterclass for A Block boys to learn the basics of cooking for university, the second annual Michaelhouse MasterChef competition, with more than 100 boys and girls from schools across KZN, and engaging cooking classes with a variety of themes voted for by the boys

FILM APPRECIATION SOCIETY

Staff Member in Charge: Mr Chris van der Berg Chairman: Seth Segal Deputy Chairman: Kian Moses

Memento (the brilliant Christopher Nolan astounding the viewer with his ability to play around with time), and Whiplash (a portrayal of what it takes to be a professional musician). It was at times difficult to get the boys together to have a meeting because of the busy programme at the school. I am strongly considering throwing the society open to the whole school, but that will mean that we will be limited when it comes to what we will be able to watch, and we will also not be able to have those wonderful discussions that always follow watching a movie. This possibility will be discussed and a decision will be made before the start of the 2024 academic year.

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nother year has come to an end and we managed to get together a number of times to watch movies like Almost Famous (a look at a young reporter’s journey as he joins a famous rock band on a US tour), Tsotsi (South Africa’s first Foreign Language Film Academy Award winner about a young man’s struggle to survive in post-apartheid South Africa),

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