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CRÈME BRÛLÉE is the stuff of dessert legend. The silken, soft yellow custard can be reached by cracking through a crunchy, caramelised sugar cap. A regular feature on The Hussar Grill menu since 1964, the restaurant’s classic crème brûlée is an all-time favourite. For the first time, The Hussar…
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THE latest vintage of Luddite Wines’ Chenin has been bottled and, as has become tradition with this popular white, is ever so briefly now up for grabs. Just 1 130 bottles have emanated from the celebrated family-owned winery of Niels and Penny Verburg. Luddite is among the stars of Bot River, a…
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WHEN you visit the Black Elephant Vintners (BEV) website, one of the first things you see on the landing page is a line that reads “A Robben Island native, an ex-stockbroker and an elephant walk into a bar ...” And you know immediately this is not your run-of-the-mill wine estate operating from a…
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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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The Cape Town International Comedy Festival is the largest comedy festival in South Africa and is relaunching in 2020 for one week, from March 1 Artscape Theatre Centre. The festival will host some of the most varied comedy shows and concepts produced in South Africa, catering for every comedy…
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HAPPILY single? Let down in love? Or deliciously paired and lapping it up? Whether you have a love life or a simple lust for life, Love & Lust at 44 on Long - Cape Town’s newest “hidden” venue - is surely the hottest way to round off the Month of Love. Featuring Lu Chase, it’s cabaret, it’s…
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GET on top of the world with StreetSmart with a sparkling high tea on Table Mountain, one of the world’s most iconic landmarks, on Thursday, February 27. Hosted by Melanie Burke, chairperson of StreetSmart SA, which celebrates its 15thanniversary this year, all proceeds go towards the upliftment…
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RHYTHM full on presents an Autumn Equinox Weekend in the beautiful village of McGregor from March 20-22, 2020. Take a scenic two and a half hour drive from Cape Town to experience the rhythm of the autumn equinox with a life-changing, mind-invigorating and transformative workshop, seasonal…
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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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