My Cape Malay Kitchen is Cariema Isaacs's heartfelt and poignant account of the extraordinary relationship between herself and her father and how that was reflected in their shared passion for food and cooking. She recollects all of the dishes they cooked and ate together, and shares her childhood memories of growing up in Bo-Kaap.

Cariema Isaacs's tribute to her late father as she shares their mutual passion for food and cooking, as well as their Cape Malay heritage.