Bianca Coleman 573 posts 46 comments

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 too windy – and the soft autumn light is gentle and flattering. The promise of winter is in the crisp mornings and chilly evenings, and the…
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THERE is that moment when you realise the entire country is probably going to be closing down for almost a week; Friday is a public holiday, as is next Tuesday so you can pretty much write off those five days in terms of getting any work done. But that’s not a bad thing, right? It means plenty…
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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 at foodie events from Durban to Dubai, taken groups on culinary tours to exotic countries, put her…
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THE Snug Bar at Societi Bistro is a fabulous place to meet friends for drinks and snacks, to take advantage of the good free wifi to make it an office (even better with a glass of bubbly, which is what I like to do), or to have your own intimate party. One extremely lucky Eat Play Drink Cape Town…
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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, the shrieks are generally more expressions of delight than fear, because this adventure with Cape Canopy Tour is…
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SINCE it opened in September 2017, The Yard At Silo has forged ahead with new offerings including Sunday brunch and (coming soon) high tea. The gorgeously curated space includes the restaurant, Rosetta Roastery, and a shop with shelves filled with desirables from wine and deli items to homeware…
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IN its simplest definition, a bistro is a small restaurant serving inexpensive meals. Expanding on this, is that those meals are home-styled and comforting. Societi Bistro, which has been meeting this brief for a decade in its current location, is inviting diners to experience the contemporary…
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THERE are people out there who take their coffee extremely seriously, and you’ll find many of them at Origin in De Waterkant. They will be the casual drinkers who frequent the coffee shops of Cape Town and beyond, ever on the hunt for the perfect brew; and some of them – perhaps a somewhat…
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THERE is one thing I can never resist and that's hot cross buns...soft and fresh, or toasted and crunchy - as long as there's a dangerous amount of butter on them. This Easter, Pick n Pay has come up with a new idea: the hot cross bunny chow. Using the traditional South African dish as an…
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WHERE are you even going to begin writing this story?" Divine Lady D asked me at some point over the weekend. "Don't worry about that," I replied, "it will be easy." It was our first Littlegig 24-hour festival, two veterans who never in our wildest dreams expected to attend another outdoor event…
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WHATEVER dietary lifestyle you follow, there's no denying that a super-fresh healthy meal nourishes not just your body but your soul. Founded by Adam Reilly, since its inception in 2015 Fresch Foods has expanded from pop-up stalls at markets to a café in Muizenberg, and is now located in the surf…
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NOT having been in Long Street since I don't know when, I suddenly found myself there twice last week: once for lunch and then back for dinner. That's me - all or nothing. Divine Lady D and I took our early evening meal at Sentir Tapas & Spirit Space, which opened above the micro bakery…
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