THE annual release of De Wetshof Limestone Hill, one of South Africa’s most popular unwooded Chardonnays, has always been cause for excitement. Not only for the wine, which is wonderful of course, but for the event at which it is unveiled. After two non-years for that, it was back with a flourish and a lunch […]
IT began with me being tagged in an Instagram post by Kim Katzke of Homestead Serendipity in Montagu. She’d eaten at the brand spanking new Kapokbos restaurant at Weltevrede in Bonnievale, and urged me to visit “when I was in the area” which I was (spending a long weekend in McGregor), so I went. Kapokbos is […]
A CHILLY winter afternoon is the perfect time to indulge in The Table Bay’s luxurious new four-course high tea at Cape Town’s best address. High tea is served in hotel’s hub, The Lounge, with majestic, world-renowned views of Table Mountain and the working V&A harbour. Gather friends or family members to cosy up next to the […]
DURBANVILLE Wine Valley will help banish the cold and ensure a fantastic time too with the much-anticipated return of its annual Soup & Sip winelands experience. From July 27 to 31, wineries of the valley will sell delicious winter soup and sides alongside tastings of fine wines. “We’re excited to welcome visitors back for Soup […]
NEDERBURG is calling on carnivores to indulge when meat maestros Pete Goffe-Wood and Steven Maresch appear at the Paarl winery’s restaurant, The Manor. They will be creating a fabulous five-course meal on the nights of 29 and 30 July. Everything (except for dessert!) will involve meat. Well-known to South Africans as a judge on Masterchef SA […]
WHAT if – hear me out – you could eat a delicious almost exclusively vegan meal, without even realising it? In all my years as a food writer, I’ve been happy to eat almost anything (late-in-life allergies notwithstanding), which has been very useful, allowing me to enjoy meat, dairy, and yes vegetables too. I love […]
LAST week we shared some winter warming soup recipes from the South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association. Here are some breads to go with them, or to eat on their own. Because bread is life. The methods are long but the results are worth the effort. MUSHROOM BREADSTICKS WITH MUSHROOM TZATZIKI Makes 18 breadsticks Ingredients 250g […]
THE countdown to the annual Stellenbosch Wine Festival has begun. There are just weeks to go before it opens as the centrepiece of Wine Town Stellenbosch, a celebration of the humble grape from 4 to 9 August. Inaugurated last year, Wine Town Stellenbosch features a diverse series of events and experiences designed to offer something […]
TALENTED ballet dancers from South Africa and around the world will be gathering at the Artscape Opera House from 26 to 30 July for the 9th South African International Ballet Competition (SAIUBC). In exciting news, the full international jury will be adjudicating in person, for the first time in two years. The SAIBC, launched in […]
NO naming and shaming but there are some series that are utterly incomprehensible. I’m not talking about sharp, intelligent series that exercise the brain and bring joy like an Amor Towles novel does, because we love those; I mean the ones that when a new season begins and you can’t remember what happened so you […]