VISIT Spier Hotel for the ultimate family-friendly getaway this Easter. While the little ones search for Easter Bunny clues and decorate delicious cookies, grown-ups can savour award-winning wines, stroll around the farm, or relax and rejuvenate at the spa.
Guests booking their stay at Spier Hotel this Easter weekend will enjoy a 21% discount – in the spirit of the hotel’s 21st birthday – on…
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Make your Easter sparkle with gorgeous KWV bubbly cocktails
MELLOW into autumn with an enchanting KWV Sparkling Wine cocktail as we adapt to cooler climes and warmer hues with our tastes leaning towards richer, more comforting pleasures.
Vibrant KWV Sparkling Wine tempered with a gently sweet splash of their Classic Cape Ruby fortified dessert wine is a gorgeous combo for an indulgent autumn cocktail. This sultry Ruby Sparkler allures with dark berries…
Easter weekend plans sorted with Galileo Open Air Cinema
SOMETHING exciting is hopping on over to Six Gun Grill Newlands Cricket Stadium. The Galileo Open Air Cinema, sponsored by Santam, presents an exciting Easter-inspired open-air movie experience for families and friends to enjoy on Sunday, 9 April 2023, which also sees the last month of this seasons’ summer screenings.
Moviegoers have the opportunity to sit on the lawns of the Six Gun Grill…
JOIN some of SA’s favourite musicians Emo Adams, Jesmoné Damonse and Berry as they celebrate Love Life and Happiness on Saturday 8 April. The show, presented by LRI Productions, is created by Cape Town artists for Cape Town audiences and will take place at La Pineta Restaurant in Stellenbosch.
“I believe it is important to host and showcase local talent to local audiences because I don’t think…
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The Buddy Holly Story, now live on stage at Artscape Opera House
PIETER TOERIEN presents a new, full-scale stage production of the hit rock 'n roll jukebox musical, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, at the Artscape Opera House, now until 16 April, and thereafter at The Teatro at Montecasino from 21 April to 28 May.
Directed by internationally renowned English director and choreographer, Nick Winston (Bonnie and Clyde, Fame, Cats, Chess, We Will Rock You! and …
Devil Song is a glittering cabaret of villainous proportions
INSPIRED by Tony Award-winning Audra McDonald’s song cycles The Seven Deadly Sins, Devil Song is a delicious new cabaret that’s devilishly good fun. The new South African cabaret is running now until 5 April at the Avalon Theatre at The Homecoming Centre.
Presented by Dal Segno Theatre, Devil Song is created by a stellar team of theatre makers. Compiled and directed by David Fick, it is…
THE exciting and diverse Sound On Screen music film festival is in its 13th year, and the biggest yet, streaming across South Africa via Quicket from 31 March - 9 April, with 53 new movies and documentaries from around the world, across all genres, plus a special pre-release cinema screening of new ‘70s record company biopic Spinning Gold.
The Sound On Screenstreaming programme includes…
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Yellowjackets season 2 drops first two episodes on Showmax
THE first two episodes of season two of Yellowjacketsdrop on Showmax on 1 April 2023, with new episodes on Saturdays. The hit Showtime series follows a high school girls’ soccer team that survives a plane crash in the '90s. The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer, but now, as winter begins to bite, we’ll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis. Meanwhile, 25 years later,…
No meat, no gluten – but still all the deliciousness
THE corn products used in Mexican cuisine are gluten-free which means those with an intolerance can still enjoy these yummy tostadas made with a recipe from the SA Mushroom Farmers' Association. Also good for Taco Tuesdays.
GLUTEN-FREE MUSHROOM TOSTADAS
Serves 2-3 / makes 6 tostadas
Ingredients
1 small red onion, quartered and sliced
4 Tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp salt
2…
AS you will have seen in my previous post, I was in the Hemel en Aarde valley for Creation Wines' 21st anniversary celebration in February. I don't even like driving from town to the southern suburbs at night so obviously I had to stay over.
Carolyn Martin from Creation pulled some strings, as she does, and so it came to pass I was to stay at The Guardian, luxury self-catering accommodation.…
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Creation Wines celebrates 21st anniversary milestone
IT'S not breaking news that I adore Creation Wines (and wines) and have a long standing love affair with the Hemel en Aarde valley. Therefore I was honoured to be invited to Creation's 21st birthday celebration in February 2023, and it was as extraordinary as anything and everything else that happens in what co-owner Carolyn Martin calls their little piece of paradise. In this excerpt from her…
Solo show is testimony to women’s vulnerability and strength
CELEBRATED internationally and locally, artist Jaret Loggenberg will showcase her first solo exhibition in South Africa, titled Gratitude, at Avontuur Estate in Somerset West from 30 March to 2 April 2023. The show, which explores the feminine form through a collection of oil paintings, highlights the vulnerability and strength intrinsic to women and serves as a reminder for self-love and respect.…
HERE'S a quick, easy and scrumptious option from the SA Mushroom Farmers' Association, when you're in the mood for pizza. Add a salad for a full meal, or snack just like this in front of the TV with a nice glass of wine.
MUSHROOM BAGUETTE PIZZA
Serves 4-6 / makes 4 pizzas Ingredients
4 large portabello mushrooms / 400g large brown mushrooms
100g baby portabellini mushrooms,…
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Delicious Indian cuisine at Bombay Brasserie, Taj Cape Town
SOME people who know me, and know I don't do hot-spicy food, questioned why on earth I was going to have dinner at Bombay Brasserie, the Indian restaurant at Taj Cape Town. The answer is simple: not all Indian food is hot-spicy; it is often delicately flavoured and nuanced and will not take the top layer of skin off your mouth.
The restaurant is tucked away in a corner of the city centre hotel…
Wine legends collaborate to create a Riesling that’s Staying Alive
LAST week I attended an interesting tasting event at ëlgr, at which German winemaker Christoph Hammel thoroughly entertained us with a tasting of three German Rieslings.
Not only is Christoph an excellent raconteur with a great sense of humour, but the Rieslings were unlike most of those made locally, all different from each other too. He talked a lot and since I am three sleeps away from an…