Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
'Proper wine', but with no alcohol in it. Impossible, right? Hold your horses there, buddy, and read this:
Leopard's Leap is adding quality to life with Natura De-alcoholised is changing the game. Added bonus: it contains a tenth of the calories of real wine, and it's vegan!
In line with the...
Constantia Glen - A timeless vision
This beautiful book chronicles the evocative journey, spanning over 140 years, of Constantia Glen, a jewel in the crown of South Africa’s oldest wine region.
Constantia Glen – A timeless vision captures the life and times of this boutique wine estate through its turbulent early...
One of the big benefits of winter in Cape Town are the fantastic - and affordable - winter special menus at many top flight restaurants. If La Colombe is out of your price range most of the year, now's the time to put on your fancy pants and head...
Joostenberg Bistro, Joostenberg Wine Estate, Woodford Truffles and Great Domaines would like you to join them on Friday 24th May for a feast of black truffles and fine wines.
The dinner will take place at Joostenberg Bistro, and will begin at 7pm sharp, with truffled canapés and aperitif, before sitting down...
Constantia Glen kick-starts winter with a delicious menu of comfort food!
Winter will be a hearty one at Constantia Glen with a selection of delicious homemade soups and more substantial dishes to tuck into at their tasting room.
Available as single servings or as a trio of smaller portions, visitors can...
Den Anker is one of my top recommendations for the full deal when dining out in the Mother City. Put a visit to Den Anker on your Must Do list now! You'll have superb food, staggering views of Table Mountain across the yacht basin, 5-star service, a big choice...
Where would you expect to find the greenest hotel in Africa? Airport Industria, Cape Town, seems the most unlikely place, but yep, there it is. More than a hotel, Hotel Verde is a haven, and what most hotels aspire to when they grow up.
I was invited on a media...
UPDATE!
We had Mother's Day lunch at The Shop yesterday, and I can truly say it was one of the best meals I have ever had. Service, food, mood, everything world class. Perfection from start to finish!
Some photos:
The Shop in Seapoint is that rare thing: a true neighbourhood restaurant...
Faber Restaurant on Avondale Biodynamic farm is a very special place. Small and intimate, peaceful yet dynamic, it follows biodynamic principles to maximise on natural goodness with minimum intervention. The food itself is inventive yet simple, and fresh, fresh, fresh, with almost all ingredients coming from the farm itself,...
95 at Parks, the authentic Italian eatery bringing Chef-proprietor Giorgio Nava’s Milanese flair to the doorstep of the Southern Suburbs, is dishing up delicious pizza including the famous deep-fried Neapolitan Montanara. Here it is--->
The new pizza menu comprising five top notch Italian classics, is offered daily in addition to...
