JUST one of the many wonderful things about travelling is the range of choice you have when it comes to picking your accommodation. For some it is a matter of…

CHEF Garth Almazan has been cooking for me for close to a decade, many of those years during his time at Steenberg where he introduced me to the joys of…

BEERHOUSE, the brand that has been championing the beer revolution (specifically craft beer) in South Africa for the last few years, is now extending its beverage offering by partnering with…

CATHY SPECIFIC and her Trolley Dollies Holly and Molly are at it again with another hilarious mini musical comedy at Gate69. Snip/Tucked holds a mirror up to the world of…

ATTENTION please! It’s Mother’s Day this coming Sunday so I hope you get – and get her – something nice. Even a phone call or a message can go a…

IT seems like every time I visit this tiny Swartland town, I end up drinking far too much and making a lot of new friends. “It’s because you’re here on…

FOR reasons which are many and varied, May is my favourite month. For starters, the weather in Cape Town is just perfect – not too hot, not too cold, not…

LA COLOMBE chef proprietor Scot Kirton is pleased to announce the appointment of current head chef, James Gaag, as executive chef. “James has headed up the La Colombe kitchen for the…

JENNY MORRIS, aka The Giggling Gourmet, is a household name – here and around the world. She’s written several cookbooks, starred in television cooking shows which are broadcast globally, demonstrated…

SOMETIMES it’s perfectly acceptable to scream like a girl. Like when, for example, you are whizzing along a zip line hundreds of metres high in the mountains. To be fair,…