{"id":75575,"date":"2020-01-21T14:31:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T14:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=75575"},"modified":"2020-01-21T14:42:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T14:42:04","slug":"the-second-season-of-chef-jan-hendrik-van-der-westhuizens-jan-tv-series-launches-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/the-second-season-of-chef-jan-hendrik-van-der-westhuizens-jan-tv-series-launches-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"SNEAK PREVIEW! The Second Season of Chef Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen\u2019s JAN TV Series Launches in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen<\/a> has been very, very busy since we last saw him on our TV screens in 2016. For starters, Restaurant JAN\u2019s Michelin star has been renewed four times! On the 3rd of February, viewers will get to see exactly what the chef has been up to when the highly anticipated second season of JAN TV series makes its debut on both VIA (DStv channel 147) and Showmax.<\/p>\n

With the first season of JAN having won both a SAFTA (South African Film & Television Award) for Best Variety Program and an ATKV-Mediaveertjie Award, VIA certainly seems to be backing a winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cJan Hendrik\u2019s creative process and creations are so unique \u2013 you can\u2019t help but be in awe of his talents,\u201d says VIA channel head Izelle Venter. \u201cWe are so excited that VIA can air a second season of JAN.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Second Season of the JAN TV Series – What to Expect<\/h4>\n

Over in Nice, France, chef Jan Hendrik is equally excited about the second season of JAN.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith season one, we showed viewers what happened after the Michelin star,\u201d he says. \u201cIn season two, we take them back to where it all started.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The second season of JAN was shot over the course of two years in France, Italy and South Africa and continues to offer viewers a behind-the-scenes look at Jan Hendrik\u2019s life in Nice, but this time around, they\u2019ll also get to see a much more vulnerable side of the chef. \u201cMy father and my grandmother passed away within three months of one another,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandmother was actually present at the opening of Restaurant Maria, which was named after her. A lot of the second season deals with me questioning why I do what I do. The show\u2019s director Carien Loubser has an amazing talent for getting me to open up in front of the camera, so you can expect a fair bit of tears from my side.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Braaibroodjie Macarons, Say what?<\/h4>\n

Like season one, the second season of JAN is also produced by Brainwave Productions, who offer viewers a tour de force of breath-taking cinematography, especially when it comes to capturing the chef in his kitchen as he creates his exquisitely beautiful dishes that all have a bit of South Africa at their core. Think pap<\/em> and snails, braaibroodjie<\/em> macarons and blue cheese filled with moskonfyt<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dishes tie in with the emotional themes of each episode,\u201d explains Jan Hendrik. \u201cWhen I pay homage to my father, for example, I create a dish that centres around Hansa \u2013 the only beer he ever drank \u2013 and another one that\u2019s a tribute to his favourite pap<\/em> tart, which turns out to be this fantastical sculptural creation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

JAN TV Series Preview<\/h4>\n

Take a sneak peek at what’s to come…<\/p>\n