{"id":29,"date":"2021-08-11T08:40:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T08:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2021-11-10T16:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:35:29","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b19b4b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2b19b4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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I'm known for my love of food, art, wine and a good braai.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef481d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef481d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5d1c0d\" data-id=\"a5d1c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d98fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94d98fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"2879\" src=\"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/David-Higgs-Website-build_0002s_0002s_0001_dh86_kobo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/David-Higgs-Website-build_0002s_0002s_0001_dh86_kobo.png 1920w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/David-Higgs-Website-build_0002s_0002s_0001_dh86_kobo-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/David-Higgs-Website-build_0002s_0002s_0001_dh86_kobo-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/David-Higgs-Website-build_0002s_0002s_0001_dh86_kobo-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/David-Higgs-Website-build_0002s_0002s_0001_dh86_kobo-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/David-Higgs-Website-build_0002s_0002s_0001_dh86_kobo-1366x2048.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db049b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6db049b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08c4065\" data-id=\"08c4065\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e805551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e805551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-1024x37.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-1024x37.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-768x28.png 768w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD.png 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb5f56 text-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-adv-text-block\" data-id=\"bfb5f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-adv-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-plus-text-block-wrapper\" ><div class=\"text_block_parallax\"><div class=\"pt_plus_adv_text_block animate-general\"  data-animate-type=\"transition.slideDownIn\" data-animate-delay=\"50\" data-animate-offset=\"85%\"><div class=\"text-content-block\"><p class=\"p1\">A chef, restaurateur and artist, I feed off everything in my environment. A restaurant space almost dictates what ends up on the plate - I'll hand pick the lettuce as well as the ceramic plate you will eat it off.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7afcf96 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7afcf96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08b97b6\" data-id=\"08b97b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0df91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd0df91\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cbb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83cbb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-1024x37.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-1024x37.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD-768x28.png 768w, https:\/\/davidhiggs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DDD.png 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6cb64 text-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-adv-text-block\" data-id=\"1e6cb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-adv-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-plus-text-block-wrapper\" ><div class=\"text_block_parallax\"><div class=\"pt_plus_adv_text_block animate-general\"  data-animate-type=\"transition.slideDownIn\" data-animate-delay=\"50\" data-animate-offset=\"85%\"><div class=\"text-content-block\"><p>A restaurant space almost dictates what ends up on the plate - I'll handpick <br \/>the lettuce as well as the ceramic plate you will eat it off.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9116293 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default 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