Ilse van der Merwe’s book Cape Mediterranean is the winner for South Africa in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the category C05 Mediterranean. IIse, who lives in Stellenbosch, now qualifies to compete for Best in the World 2020 with winners from other countries in the same category. This year a total of 225 countries participated in the competition. The complete list of winners can be seen at www.cookbookfair.comÂ