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WITH the ever-rising cost of living, Capetonians are looking for ways to entertain themselves without breaking the bank. Tasso Evangelinos, CEO of the Cape Town Central City Improvement District, says, “As Capetonians increasingly feel the pinch, there’s a lot to see and do in the Cape Town CBD that…
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THIS Women’s Day, the Liz McGrath Collection is embracing all that is feminine with High Tea at The Cellars-Hohenhort; Afternoon Tea at The Plettenberg and Tea by the Sea at The Marinein Hermanus. The ceremony of Afternoon Tea represents relaxing time with good conversation in a beautiful lounge…
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LIAM TOMLIN has opened the Paul du Toit private dining room on the second floor of The Bailey, Cape Town’s hottest new culinary destination, at 91 Bree Street. Seating up to 10 diners, the private dining room at The Bailey is named in honour of the late artist Paul du Toit (1965 – 2014), whose…
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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. …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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MMBATHO MOLEFE’S modern Zulu restaurant, Emazulwini, at the V&A Waterfront’s Makers Landing, has made waves in the local dining scene; now the young head chef’s visionary culinary interpretations have scored her a spot on The World's 50 Best’s 50 Next list. The second list of 50 Next…
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