Bianca Coleman 469 posts 46 comments

ERRIEDA du Toit and her husband Ian were seated across the table from me at last week's celebratory luncheon at KWV's Cathedral Cellar in Paarl. "Bianca, you've been around..." she said. That is not inaccurate, but in this case it was leading to a question as to whether I have ever encountered…
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SORRY not sorry for the headline; sometimes alliteration gets the better of me. Yes, there are snails on the menu. No, they won't make you squeamish. They are finely diced and cunningly hidden inside gnocchi browned in the pan, which is served with minted peas and smoky pancetta, all liberally…
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BRUNCH can be confusing. Technically, it's a contraction of breakfast and lunch, served from mid-morning till about 1pm - with or without alcoholic beverages, although I don't understand why you wouldn't have a Bloody Mary or a Mimosa since it's probably weekend when day drinking is not as frowned…
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OVER time, I have eaten at One&Only Cape Town on various occasions, from Nobu - which of course is amazing - to the "big" restaurant which has been helmed by the likes of Reuben Riffel and Gordon Ramsay. To date, the dishes we sampled last week in the Vista Bar & Lounge, created by…
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UNLESS you hang out at book launches and signings, you seldom get to see your favourite authors in real life. Writing is a solitary occupation, so those who do so, seldom get to meet their fans (apart from book launches and signings). Then there is me, who, although actually shy, introverted and…
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ADRIEN BRODY can do whatever he pleases and I shall watch it, even if his more recent work doesn't reach the same heights as The Grand Budapest Hotel, Cadillac Records, The Darjeeling Limited or Hollywoodland. In 2003 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29, for The Pianist (2002),…
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USUALLY, when I write about restaurants, I feature pics of the food. This one is a little bit different in that I am instead sharing photographs of the gorgeous interior of Sonny And Irene, The Kove Collection’s newest restaurant, which offers a nostalgic, yet contemporary dining experience. This is…
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BREAKING NEWS: Tokara is number 47 on the World's 50 Best Vineyards list, announced on October 26, 2022. Garden Town is happening in Stellenbosch until this Sunday, October 30 and it's well worth a visit. My advice is to get there early and plan well. I did neither, and ended up visiting only…
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THIS past weekend I popped over to Stellenbosch to see what Garden Town is all about. You can read my story here. The nice people at Visit Stellenbosch arranged for me to spend the night at Southern Sun de Wagen. It's just off Dorp Street at the R44 end, or what I would call the top end (the bottom…
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OVER the past few months, from the time when theatres were not allowed to sell full houses because of social distancing (does that also feel weird to you now, or is it just me?) to this very week when no such restrictions apply, I've been fortunate to attend several productions at Theatre On The…
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ONCE upon a time, because they were on a silly R10 special, I bought a pastel de nata from a supermarket. Just as a shopping snack, you understand. When I ate it, it made me so sad because it was...not awful, exactly, to the point of being inedible, but miles away from being as good as such a pastry…
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IT is law that anything enjoyed at a hotel, that you sneak into your bag to take home, will not be quite as satisfying as it was at that establishment (the criminal thrill notwithstanding). I'm not talking about the big ticket items like the robes or the kettle or the pillows. Don't take those; pens…
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