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WHEN lockdown began all the way back in March (84 years ago), restaurants were in effect, shut down. Tragically, this has been permanent for some. During those early days, just about the only way to get a decent meal on the table was to shop for ingredients yourself and fling yourself at the mercy…
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THERE are wine tastings, and then there is Creation. Nothing is ordinary about an experience on this beautiful farm in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley near Hermanus, which can include food, art, and even an overnight stay. Owner Carolyn Martin is famous for her exceptional – and often unusual –…
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IT'S just the saddest thing (among many sad things) that when I went to Google to check the spelling of pianist Henry Dike's name, the box on the right of the screen the Belmond Mount Nelson search carries a red banner saying "temporarily closed". At least it's temporary; too many places have…
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IT’S been weighing heavily on my mind how one of my favourite places in all of Cape Town, The Labia Theatre, will survive this hideous pandemic. The independent cinema has been through so much already in its 70 years, and come out on the other side; it would be heartbreaking to see it disappear now.…
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JENNY MORRIS and I go way back, to when she was doing Monday night cooking classes at Jan van Riebeeck High School in Tamboerskloof. And now she has books, she has TV shows, heck she even has a Wikipedia page - and that's quite something. There were also restaurants and her own CooksPlayground ™…
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NORA THIEL writes a brilliant recipe, and you can tell she's a down-to-earth cook. Under ingredients, she notes "serves four adults who like dried porcini risotto". It's a reasonable statement, although I have no idea what we're to do about the adults who don't like the dish. My vote is nothing,…
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MOVING from the city bowl to the southern suburbs at the end of 2019 was one of my better life choices. While I was still considering the departure, I weighed up the pros and cons. The two things I decided I would miss the most were The Labia and Societi Bistro. The mountain didn't even come into…
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STEVE CARELL is a gifted and versatile actor, from comedies like 40-Year-Old Virgin, and voicing Gru in the animated Despicable Me franchise, to dramatic roles in films like Battle Of The Sexes and Welcome To Marwen, and serious outings, for example Foxcatcher. He got an Oscar nomination for that…
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ROBERTSON WINERY’S range of non-alcoholic sparkling wines includes a sweet sparkling white, a sweet sparkling pink and the new dry sparkling white. All three are widely available nationally and retail between R50 and R55 per bottle. GRAPEFRUIT & ROSEMARY SPARKLE INGREDIENTS Crushed…
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ON March 26, 2020, dinner-kit delivery platform UCOOK will launch of the option of adding a bottle of wine suitably paired with the recipe you choose - one more way to make busy lives easier. David Torr, founder of UCOOK, says "professional sommeliers from South Africa’s best wine farms are working…
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THE PARLOTONES, one of South Africa's most successful and love bands, will play songs from their Unplugged(ish) album Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, as well as some classics, at Leopard’s Leap in Franschhoek on Sunday, March 8. Says front man Kahn Morbee, “I’ve…
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WHEN you go see The Producers, the Mel Brooks comedy at Theatre On The Bay until March 28, and you’re sitting comfortably in your seat with your boiled sweets or glass of wine, pause for a moment to marvel at the sheer physical energy and stamina required of the triple threat cast. Acting,…
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