Z o l a N e n e
A l l T h r e e C o o k b o o k s
Zola Nene Cookbook 01
"Simply Delicious"
Zola Nene Cookbook 02
"Simply Zola"
Zola Nene Cookbook 03
"Simply Seven Colours"
C h e f / C u l i n e r y / J o u r n e y
Matanna Katz was honoured to be able to work with her dear friend and client, the beautiful and bubbly Zola Nene.
Together they have created ethereal imagery encapsulating Zola's delectable dishes in a way that represents her "Visual Voice". You can see these images below.
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In the images above from left to right is Zola's trio of cookbooks. The cookbook cover on the right is Zola's third cookbook called "Simply Seven Colours" which was created and launched in 2022. Matanna Katz was the Photographer and Prop Stylist for the entire book front to back.
The above middle image is Zola's second cookbook called "Simply Zola", and the above image on the left is Zola's first cookbook called "Simply Delicious". Matanna was the Prop Stylist for the first and second cookbooks.
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Cookbook 1 "Simply Delicious" Credits :
Recipe Development and Food Styling - Zola Nene
Prop Styling - Matanna Katz
Food Stylist Assistant - Sebastian Newman
Photographer - Dawie Verwey
Publisher - Penguine Random House South Africa
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Cookbook 2 "Simply Zola" Credits :
Recipe Development and Food Stylist - Zola Nene
Prop Stylist - Matanna Katz
Food Stylist Assistant - Sebastian Newman
Photographer - Toby Murphy
Publisher - Penguine Random House South Africa
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Cookbook 3 "Simply Seven Colours" Credits :
Recipe Development and Food Stylist - Zola Nene
Photographer & Prop Stylist - Matanna Katz
Food Stylist Assistant - Sebastian Newman
Publisher - Penguine Random House South Africa
THE EXPRESSO SHOW | Zola Nene Cookbook Launch
Below are the portraits of Zola and a few of her recipes captured and Prop Styled by Matanna.