Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
This is like the Supermodel of wine pairings, because it's something you WILL get out of bed for : L'Ormarins MCC and nougat pairings, now offered at Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate outside Franschhoek.
The estate’s three gorgeous L’Ormarins Methodé Cap Classiques (MCC) are each matched with hand-made nougat creating blissful...
The French have historically done champagne and revolution rather well. While South Africa easily match the former these days, we're still working on getting the latter right. But patience is a virtue, right?
In these days of doom and gloom, it brings enormous cheer to the heart to receive an...
However you're honouring Easter, most likely your weekend will include festive foodie fun with loved ones. Here are some suggestions for Top Ea(t)ster Treats this weekend:
HAVE AN EGG-CEPTIONAL EASTER AT ONE&ONLY CAPE TOWN!
Whether you’re looking for an indulgent Easter meal or chocolate blowout, One&Only Cape Town has it all...
This Freedom Day, The President is dialing up the heat for Cape Town diners with a big surprise. No, not that president, The President Hotel in Cape Town, with a lavish 6-course fine-dining gastronomic blowout featuring two top chefs: one from The President itself, and one all the way from...
What a happy feeling it is to bake something so delicious. This is Pure Pie Happiness, my friend, with capital letters. My baking motto is: if I can bake this, then so can you. Because I'm not a great baker. And when I find a recipe that turns out...
What goes together like love and marriage? Trout and rosé, of course! To push out the boat a little for this Valentine's Day, chef Mynhardt Joubert suggests serving his gorgeous creation below with KWV's equally lush Shiraz Rosé. It's a lot easier to make than it looks, so don't...
Douglas Green went and sexed up the whole local sherry scene with the launch of their new Spanish sherry range. It’s not for sipping, it’s for drinking by the bottle! Yep, you read that right.
Long relegated to the back of the drinks cupboard as the preferred tipple of little...
Have you booked somewhere swoony to woo your love on Valentine's Day yet? If not, step up to celebrate with a Brut Rosé MCC French Breakfast or Antipasto platter to share at the picture perfect Constantia Glen. Framed by outstretched vineyards and majestic mountain views, this tranquil setting is...
Before I get cracking with the recipe for this gorgeous tart, I want to ask you just to take a long, lingering look at the photo above. Doesn't it look deliciously delectable gotta-grab-it-off-the-screen-and-eat-it YUM?
This recipe is why I love food, and why can never stay vegetarian for too long.
Because...
Pancake feasts on rainy days were family tradition where I grew up in the Freestate. It never rained enough for us to get bored with pancakes and to this day, I rush to get out my mom's pancake recipe at the very first drops of rain. We have been...
