Winter Specials: Diemersfontein Winter Weekend Breakaway
It’s winter specials time in Cape Town and, for the next few months, in addition to listing them on a... more
Nitida Market slips into winter gear
Every month, rain or shine, the lovely Nitida Wine Estate in the Durbanville Wine Valley hosts the Nitida Degustazione -... more
Winter Specials: Cafe Caprice’s 2-for-1 burger deal
It’s winter specials time in Cape Town and, for the next few months, in addition to listing them on a... more
Make your own artisan bread
I've decided I'm going to learn how to make bread by hand, the old-fashioned 'artisan' way... and I've found just... more
Unconventional and innovative: Backsberg’s blueprint for green management
Recently, I was invited, along with a number of other 'green' journos and bloggers, to Backsberg Estate near Paarl to see... more
Here comes the weekend! What’s on in and around Cape Town (15 May ’09)
Highlights of the weekend ahead... and a little beyond, taken from the Mother City Living 'What's On' Calendar. Cape Town Marimba... more
Winter specials: Jonkershuis Cape Malay Winter Buffet
It's winter specials time in Cape Town and, for the next few months, in addition to listing them on a... more
Catharina’s Winter Warmer special
It's winter time, which means fewer tourists, and restaurants and accommodation providers traditionally start publishing special deals to keep the... more
Foodbarn Cookery Theatre: free cooking demos by Franck Dangereux himself!
I rather like the sound of this... a new food experience at acclaimed chef Franck Dangereux's justly famous Foodbarn Restaurant... more
Here comes the weekend! What’s on in and around Cape Town (8 May ’09)
Brrrr... have we skipped autumn and gone straight into winter? Certainly feels like it, and if it weren't for the... more
Have clothes, will swop: get ready for Fashion Exchange
How many times have you bought something, for a special occasion, or just on a whim, only to find you've... more
In search of small producers and artisan cheesemakers at the SA Cheese Festival 2009
The 2009 SA Cheese Festival was on this weekend (24-27 April) and I went along on the first day (a... more
Things to do for Mothers’ Day 2009
Mother's Day is coming... (Sunday 10 May) and I certainly think there's nothing wrong with spoiling one's mom (even if... more
A new organic market for Cape Town: Mielie Market @ Montebello
The Mother City has a new organic market: the Mielie Food Garden Organic Market. The venue: Montebello Design Centre, 31 Newlands... more
Here comes the weekend! What’s on in and around Cape Town (24 April ’09)
Bring on autumn! One of the Cape's favourite foodie festivals kicks off today, and there are ever more to come. SA... more
Cape Town’s best autumn food festivals
Ah, Autumn, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness... and cheese, and wine and olives, and all those good things that... more
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