Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse has happy news!
Book now for their Easter Picnic on 1 April 2018 11.00 - 15.00
Join Bartholomeus Klip for a family day out in the nature reserve with a picnic-style "Breakfast in the Veld".
Enjoy a hearty spread from the farm kitchen, with local Swartland wines, craft gins...
Eikendal Weintaufe is an annual Cape jollification loved by young and old, celebrating the End of Harvest each summer.
The Stellenbosch winelands get their carnival on when Eikendal Vineyards celebrates the end of harvest with a farm-style Weintaufe jol on Sunday, 4 March 2018.
The Eikendal Weintaufe is a summer tradition...
Nightscape at Design Indaba Festival 2018 presents: a series of pop-up foodie experiences featuring Bertus Basson, Studio H and Third Culture Experiment!
The Design Indaba is going beyond design, to create a multi-sensory event where you can hear, see, learn and experience the future of creative thinking across all disciplines...
On Wednesday, 28 February, the table will once again be set for the annual Longridge Langtafel - a magical fine dining experience under star-lit African skies. This unforgettable open-air dinner takes place in the magnificent gardens of this Stellenbosch wine estate, with breath-taking views across the Cape Peninsula.
Each dish...
Anthonij Rupert Wyne Lunch: Inspired by the Grape!
The grape is but a tiny thing, yet it blesses lives across the world with many superb wine varietals that add pleasure to our lives. On Saturday, 24 March Anthonij Rupert Wyne Estate in Franschhoek will pay homage to this bountiful fruit,...
Druk-My-Niet Wine Estate celebrates a new dawn on 7 April 2018.
Cape Winelands locals and wine lovers everywhere recall early 2017, when a devastating fire raged through the family-owned Druk-My-Niet Wine Estate. The fire destroyed almost everything in its path including historic buildings and irreplaceable artifacts.
In the spirit of...
Celebrate the 10th annual Hands-on Harvest festival in Robertson Wine Valley!
The Cape social calendar is pretty much wine-centric and at this time of the year, there are Harvest Festivals aplenty. This weekend, 23-25 February, is HOH - shorthand for the Hands-On Harvest Festival.
Held annually in the Robertson Wine...
Good news from Africa: Afrikoa presents the first African Heirloom cocoa beans from Tanzania! Unique in being free-trade, bean-to-bar, 100% African chocolate, it's also Halaal, Kosher, vegan and utterly delicious.
This unique, all-African Afrikoa chocolate hit an historic high recently and it's cause for celebration: Afrikoa just became the first...
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One of the best nights out I had last year was an interactive cooking session at Ginger and Lime Food Studio. Located in upmarket Fresnaye, Cape Town, it's the brainchild of chef Denise Levy and offers a great variety of classes for beginners and old hands alike.
The sessions are...
Soak up Summer Goodness at Bi-monthly Stellenbosch Street Parties #1OAK experience
Forget the streets of Paris or Rome...Stellenbosch is where it is all happening this summer when the City of Oaks spills onto the pavements to share its vibrant street culture and jovial charm during its ever-popular Street Soirées.
“Stellenbosch is...
