Salty sea air is said to stimulate the appetite, but chef Christo Pretorius' gorgeous culinary creations hardly need the boost. Simply breathtakingly beautiful food served in such a stunning setting must rate as one of the top Cape Town fine dining experiences.
For the new Winter Menu, Azure's executive chef...
Lemme give you the lowdown on Laborie: it's special. Go there. Eat, drink, stay over. Linger. Longer.
It was completely revamped a while ago and it's better than ever. Clever folks that they are, Laborie are also offering more than one teeny thing to entertain you. There is amazing food;...
Why are you not at Steenberg Wine Estate today? Ask yourself that question, and start making plans to get there soon. Read the whole entire lengthy post below for all the details. Trust me, you wanna know.
Almost more than any other destination, Steenberg offers a sizzling hot array of...
Cape Town has become a very exciting place to live in. For a greedy gannet such as I, it's mainly because there are so many brilliant chefs currently working at the height of their powers in the Cape, all cooking their merry little hearts out. And who's complaining?
I have...
Located just outside Botriver in the Overberg, Gabriëlskloof has earned a reputation for fun special meal offers throughout the year. Following the trend for laidback traditional Sunday roast lunches, Gabriëlskloof now hosts Sharing Sundays until the end of August. Slow down, sit down and make a day of it!
Expect...
This recipe is Vindaloo-ish, but altogether milder, fruitier and sweeter while retaining the tang of the original pork vindaloo recipe.
Coconut cream, tomatoes and apricots give this easy pork curry a deliciously creamy, fruity, sweet and sour taste. Even if you are not a fan of fruit in curry (neither...
You can't style a photo of tamatiebredie, and you shouldn't.
Why? Because it is bredie. The wonder of Bredie is not about how it looks, but about how it tastes. And about how it makes you feel inside. Happy.
Bredie is a long, slow simmer of mostly vegetables, cheap cuts of meat,...
Keftas, koftas...just another name for deliciously fragrant, mildly spiced lamb meatballs beloved throughout the Levant.
The recipe below was adapted from the one in Sabrina Ghayour's Persiana cookbook, and it was made by my teenage daughter to celebrate her return to a carnivorous lifestyle (sigh of relief from Mom, who'd...
You can't say you've been to Cape Town good and proper unless you've had a Gatsby.
Forget your fancy sunset cocktails at your glamorous hotels and your twee canapés at cocktail parties; forget your hipster single origin organic lattes and your raw juice bars: Gatsbys are where it's at if...
I first learnt to make this version of hot-hot-hot harissa paste many moons ago, when I was cook/presenter of a TV cookery series. Our guest for one episode whipped up some harissa and chermoula in her kitchen while her home-made bread was baking in the oven. I can't remember...