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La Parada Constantia Nek toasts new Toast Brunch on first Sundays!
La Parada is my favorite Constantia venue, spending every Sunday afternoon there, enjoying the music of DJ René Tanguy, and dancing. From tomorrow onwards, Toast Brunch will be served at Constantia Nek...
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HQ gets social with monthly Brunch Sunday Social!
Yesterday I attended the HQ Brunch Sunday Social, the first time that the restaurant in Heritage Square opened on a Sunday. Brunches are a new trend, La Parada Constantia Nek also launching its new...
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Tango not just a sensual dance, but has spiritual lessons too!
At the beginning of this month I attended a weekend Argentine Tango workshop at Temenos, the spiritual retreat in McGregor. I learnt more than just the basic Tango dance steps, and learnt about myself...
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Harbour House Group uses panel to blind-taste wines for its restaurant...
As a restaurant writer in the main, and focusing on the food side mostly, it was an honour to be invited by Harbour House Group Brand Manager Stuart Bailey to participate in a blind-tasting of more...
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Harbour House Constantia Nek High Tea is a first in Constantia!
Last Friday I joined a media table to experience the new High Tea offered at Harbour House Constantia Nek, the first and only High Tea offering in Constantia.We were seated at one long table, and it...
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Cape Town’s smallest steakhouse Rare Grill named 2017 Wolftrap Steakhouse...
On Tuesday evening I had the honour of experiencing Rare Grill, which was named 2017 The Wolftrap Steakhouse Championship winner, the first time in the five year history of the Championships that a...
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Chef Brad Ball appointed as Group Executive Chef of the Harbour House Group!
I was grateful to be able to interview Chef Brad Ball at La Parada Bree Street last week, in preparation for the announcement of his appointment as the new Harbour House Group Executive Chef, given my...
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Leeu Estates launches Afternoon Tea with brand new Leeu Collection Group...
Yesterday I attended the Media Launch of the Leeu Estates new Afternoon Tea, which had been created by Leeu Collection Executive Chef South Africa Oliver Cattermole, and brand new Group Pastry Chef...
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New Tiger’s Milk Restaurant & Bar Splendido on Kloof Street splendid success!...
In less than a week after opening its newest Tiger’s Milk Restaurant & Bar on Kloof Street in Cape Town, the restaurant is operating smoothly, as if it has always been there. It is already busy,...
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Restaurant openings continue unabated in Cape Town and Winelands: October 2017!
The explosion of restaurant openings in Cape Town and the Winelands in September is flowing into October too. Last month saw the opening of Tiger’s Milk Kloof Street, Marrow, Davy Croquettes, The Yard,...
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2017: A year of finding my feet, both on and off the dance floor!
A year ago I posted here on my Blog that 2016 was the best year of my life. Looking back on 2017, I can echo this sentiment about 2017, surpassing what was already a fantastic 2016! The year was...
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‘SwitchBitch: My Journey of Transformation from Sour to Sweet!’ reprint...
On Friday I took delivery of the printed copies of my first book ‘SwitchBitch: My Journey of Transformation from Sour to Sweet!’, a reprint and edited version of the book I launched in December. Last...
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Walking up Lion’s Head: a personal challenge, and walking in my Camino shoes!
On Easter Sunday I was challenged to walk (well more like scrambled, slip and slide, pulled, supported….) up Lion’s Head, the reward being a beautiful pair of blue eyes waiting for me at the top. I...
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Winter 2018 a restaurant bloodbath in Cape Town and Winelands, but exciting...
Every winter is a tough time for the restaurant industry. With the dip in Tourism due to the water shortage, and the early heavy winter rains, the restaurants in Cape Town and the Winelands are feeling...
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FitBit a fabulous fitness tool and motivation, discovering my health and...
I have not been fitness-conscious in many years, but in preparation for my Camino walk, I decided to invest in a FitBit, a watch that not only tells the date and time, but also provides information...
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Will the arrival of Summer and Tourists lift the Restaurant industry in Cape...
Every winter is a tough time for the restaurant industry. With the dip in Tourism due to the water shortage, and the early and continued winter rains, the restaurants in Cape Town and the Winelands...
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Exciting top-end restaurants open in Cape Town and Winelands this month,...
November is an exciting month, with new restaurant openings by Chef Luke Dale-Roberts (The Commissary), by Chef Peter Tempelhoff (FYN), and the very eagerly awaited restaurant Gåte by Chef Rikku...
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Restaurant Review: Macho Tiger’s Milk Kitchen/Bar Camps Bay opens, a mix of...
Yesterday afternoon at 16h00 the eagerly awaited Tiger’s Milk Kitchen/Bar Camps Bay opened its doors, blowing some fresh wind into the Camps Bay beachfront, the first opening in the suburb of a new...
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The Crypt Jazz Club reopens in Cape Town as restaurant, cocktail bar, and...
Last night I attended the reopening event of The Crypt Jazz Club, located below St George’s Cathedral on Wale Street in Cape Town. It is the only live jazz venue in the city centre, and is a...
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Corona Virus: Cancellations of events and temporary closures of Tourist...
South Africans are still reeling after hearing the speech broadcast by President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday evening in how the government is implementing measures from today onwards in combatting and...
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