Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
Ideal for twosomes, this February The Hussar Grill provides a perfect setting for steak - and other - lovers with an irresistible special!
The calendar month of February in the auspicious-sounding year 2020 seems to have been made for two. This special time - conventionally known as the month of...
Bubbly-maker Genevieve’s Harvest Lunch puts an array of classy Cap Classiques on show on Saturday, 7 March 2020!
2020 certainly started with a bang, and not necessarily in a nice way either. Put some fizz and pop back into your life with a sparkling wine post-harvest party!
Specialist bubbly-maker Genevieve MCC...
Constantia Glen is one of the most beautiful wine estates in the Cape, and have long had a reputation for their amazing special offers, platters and wine. So hallo 2020 you gorgeous thing, full of surprises, one of them being that Constantia Glen now does dinner too!
Just look at...
Spier has a magical picnic experience to make this Valentine’s Day your most romantic one yet. I mean, it's a beautiful place, right? The food and range of choices are bedazzling, right? So all you have to do is get Mr/Ms Right to say 'Yes!, and you're all set for...
HEY SUGAR... WE’LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.
So say the good people behind the best new sugar substitute on the market.
Introducing SWEETLY™, a brand-new, South African range of products, focused on sugarless health and wellness. It has been developed by NOMU, and launched in December 2018.
A fresh and truly delicious...
As if drinking wine wasn't fun enough on its own, you can now pair it with popcorn. Yes, really. I can handle that, no sweat, how 'bout you?
The ultimate anti-serious wine experience, this Polkadraai and Popcorn wine pairing is the fun must-do of the season! Available until 30 April,...
It really doesn't come easier than this. I first ate this sublime concoction in Rome during a blisteringly hot summer and I couldn't believe how incredibly good something so simple could be.
One proviso, though: you really need the very, very best ingredients you can buy. The freshest herbs, the...
The original version of this timeless recipe for Pasta al Limone comes from Pasta Fresca, by Evan Kleinman and Viana La Place. It's sheer perfection, lemony and tangy, and the most delicious light lunch or supper for a summer's day. I've taken the liberty of substituting the anchovies in...
Summer heat has a way of killing one's appetite for the heavier stuff. So it's great news that Hussar Grill has a fantastic vegetarian option in their fab Halloumi Salad! Great as a stand-alone meal, or as a nice little side dish for when, you know, you must HAVE...
In case you don't know what EVOO stands for, it's for extra virgin olive oil. Easy, see? And if you don't know what Tokara's EVOO is all about, well, best you get yourself some and give your tastebuds the ride of their life. Tokara EVOO truly is the nectar...
