Who moved my cheese?
I've been trying to put my finger on what it was about this year's Cheese Festival that didn't quite gel for me. There was a lot I did enjoy... but something wasn't quite right. Somebody moved my cheese. more
Jacu Bird Coffee: bird droppings have never tasted this good…
So, you've probably heard about Kopi Luwak coffee - the Indonesian variety made from coffee berries guzzled, digested and (ahem) excreted by Asian palm civets - but what about one made from bird droppings? I found some just this morning... more
Bottle Plate Pillow: A new wine farm search engine for the Western Cape
I don't spend a lot of time trawling wine farms, but I've just discovered a new website that might just... more
Tea for two, and two for tea… Indulging in high tea at the Mount Nelson
I had the immense pleasure, earlier this month, of being invited to enjoy High Tea at the luxurious Mount Nelson... more
Review: Shared Earth Magazine
Shared Earth is a magazine I've been eagerly looking forward to laying my grubby green paws on since I first... more
Review: Simply Green Magazine
So I picked up a copy of the newly launched Simply Green magazine at the Natural & Organic Products Expo... more
Review: The Whole Food Almanac – A shopping guide to healthy eating in the Cape
Let me jump right in and declare it: I LOVE this book. With all of its 143 pages... more
Crush: Fresh Food Fast In The City Bowl
Crush is a relatively new eatery in the also fairly new Wembley Square complex, in Gardens. The focus: fresh food,... more
How A Sudden Craving For Seaweed Led Me To Try Wasabi
Most people have cravings for normal things, like chocolate, or peanut butter or even sour worms (ouch - feel that... more
Accidental Lunching At 5 Park Road, Gardens
I love finding new places accidentally, especially when they turn out to be really good - and that's exactly what... more
Pretty Petit Fours at Knead Bakery
Beautiful, aren't they? These are petit fours available at the Knead Bakery in one of Cape Town's trendiest new places,... more
Whale-Spotting And Crustacean Munching At The Black Marlin Seafood Restaurant
I went to a beautiful place this weekend: the Black Marlin, a seafood restaurant overlooking Millers Point (about 20kms from... more
A Visit To The Cape Town Fish Market: Dirty Plates And Sushi Do Not Mix
There are buttons at the outside tables of the Waterfront Cape Town Fish Market (CTFM), buttons that say 'Push Button... more
Cafe Puka: Buondi Cappuccino And A Fabulous View Of Table Mountain
I went wandering today, through the streets of Tamboerskloof (as one does). It was such a beautiful day, and... more
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