UCOOK has released a fresh take on its festive offering this year with the Market Feast Box. This twist on the classic Feast Box is packed with all the goodness and ethical produce customers have come to expect from the Market Box, and it comes with all the ingredients you need to create a festive three-course lunch or dinner that you can prepare and serve at home. Customers looking for an easy…
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A sweet reward at the year’s end: Cherry season is here
WHAT treasures are truly worth the wait? A pie in the oven, a long-awaited holiday, holding a loved one again? Good things come to those who wait, and the moment is here at last. Cherry season has arrived.
Sensual, sweet, chirpy and cheerful; you can’t help but smile when a cherry’s tucked in your cheek, releasing all its juices.
When planning festive feasting, a more suitable fruit is hard…
Classics & Moments – new Fitch & Leedes sodas and mocktails
GET a taste of old Hollywood glamour this summer with Classics and Moments, a new selection of timeless 300ml soft drinks and mocktails from Fitch & Leedes, the premium range of authentic mixers.
Fitch & Leedes Classics will take you down memory lane with cherished retro favourites. Classics Ginger Beer has the authentic fiery kick of ginger spice. Classics Passionade is a modern…
WITH two remarkable years of offering guests an all-encompassing experience, FYN chefs Peter Tempelhoff and Ashley Moss and their team are marking the occasion with a once-off dining series – at birthday prices - that celebrates the journey thus far.
Inspired by Tempelhoff’s longstanding affinity for Japanese food and culture, and his first experience of the cuisine - the “quick kaiseki”…
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The 2020 Wavescape Surf & Ocean Festival is on
A REVITALISED Wavescape Surf & Ocean Festivalpresented by Vans will be held in Cape Town from Friday, December 4 to Saturday, December 12, and will include outdoor films with The Galileo Open Air Cinema. The partnership with Galileo - a drive-in surf movie in Constantia and an outdoor film at Kirstenbosch Gardens - will add a welcome physical element to a diverse programme of online and hybrid…
Cap Classique Garden Party… a special event for bubbly lovers
While many people will be disappointed the much anticipated Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival has been postponed to 2021, there is a bubbly event to bring cheer to the MCC lovers in the Western Cape. It's The Cap Classique Garden Party, which will be held on the lawns of the exquisite Plaisir de Merle Wine Estate on Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6, 11am till 4pm.
Says…
GROOTE POST in Darling released its limited-edition maiden Seasalter in 2015 - a flagship Sauvignon with a Semillon component and a touch of oak. The stature of the Seasalter was confirmed when the 2019 vintage earned a Top 10 placing at the 2019 FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 competition.
Winemaker Lukas Wentzel’s tasting notes for the 2020 Seasalter: Sauvignon Blanc - partially wooded with a…
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Warwick Wine welcomes Professor Black II Pitch Black
WARWICK Wine Estate has welcomed the Professor Black II Pitch Black to its celebrated portfolio of wines. This exquisite red blend is inspired by the wines that come from the Simonsberg region, where in the middle of the previous century it was a common practice to blend classic Bordeaux varieties with Cinsault.
The Professor Black II Pitch Black is made up of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36%…
New small plates, big flavour at Catch 22 Beachside Grille & Bar
RESTAURANTS all over the world have had to adapt to what 2020 threw at them. We all know what that means, please don’t make me say it again, it’s exhausting. Operations and functionality have been adjusted front and back of house, and for diners the most obvious are probably menu changes.
In my experience thus far, these have been streamlined, but that doesn’t necessarily mean constricted.…
A NEW family- and pet-friendly dining experience has opened at Diemersfontein, the celebrated wine and country estate in Wellington, just 40kms from Cape Town’s northern suburbs.
Called PROE, the deli-style offering provides visitors with the broadest choice of top quality charcuterie, goat and cow’s milk cheeses, fresh bread, preserves and more to be enjoyed in a laid-back setting – as a…
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Celebrate with Van Loveren’s stylish zero-alcohol sparkling wine
Take your enjoyment of alcohol-free wine to the next level with new Absolute Zero sparkling wine – a range of sophisticated bubblies by Van Loveren.
Absolute Zero expands Van Loveren’s offering in this segment and follows on the heels of Almost Zero, a trio of wines containing less than 0.5% alcohol that is defined as “non-alcoholic”. By comparison, the new range of sparkling wines has 0.0%…
Sourcing local and sustainable produce in restaurants and at home
SOURCING produce sustainably, seasonally and locally has grown over the years from an optional trend to being the gold standard that we expect of South Africa’s fine-dining restaurants today.
This demand boosts local economies and benefits the security of local food systems, with small-scale specialist producers scaling up to supply restaurants with more varied produce than ever. Savvy home…
DO you remember those long road trips, when you left home in the early hours of the morning, stopped along the way for a picnic with cucumber and egg sandwiches and over-sweet coffee, breaking overnight at a Karoo farm, and going to bed with a tummy full of lamb and roast potatoes?
The pandemic has made us all hanker after these simple and comforting experiences. If you’re still dilly-dallying…
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Irresistibly al fresco: The Mount Nelson is back for summer 2020
JASMINE-SCENTED breezes, majestic mountain views and expansive African skies: with the arrival of summer at the Mount Nelson Hotel, you are invited to enjoy languid days in the lush gardens and amazing new outdoor dining options.
The legendary pink retreat is reopening its doors on December 10, 2020, allowing guests to once again kick back, relax and enjoy the open-air pleasures of our leafy…
Perivoli Lagoon House opens in Stanford
PERIVOLI Lagoon House has opened outside Stanford on the Whale Coast close to Hermanus, a two-hour drive from Cape Town. The villa is booked on an exclusive-use basis for up to eight people with flexible booking options that include housekeeping service, as well as a choice of all-inclusive or self-catering. Special launch rates are available until December 15, 2020.
Designed by architect Gregg…