Celebrating life with food, wine, friends & happiness! Writer, cook and blogger. Author of four cookbooks. Passionately South African, proudly Capetonian.
There's never a time of year that's not great to visit magical Elgin Valley, but right about now seems to be a perfect choice! Especially to visit Paul Cluver for one of their fabulous...
Who’s your Darling, Bru?
As a Capetonian, one must acknowledge that beer is a cardinal part of our culture. Pale ales, dark ales, slow brews – it’s all lekker, bru!
On the 2nd of March 2019,...
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Just outside Paarl lies a piece of Paradise: Avondale Estate. A biodynamic wine farm run by owner Johnathan Grieve, it's the closest I've ever come to the actual Garden of Eden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JQTyXUxSRY
Avondale's certified organic wines...
If there's one thing guaranteed to lift my spirits, it's a newsletter from Bartholomeus Klip hopping into my inbox. Always something good happening at that gorgeous Swartland guest farm, and man, do they know...
What's better than sizzling hot chicken wings?
STICKY hot chicken wings. of course!
Sticky chicken wings are one of South Africa’s best loved snacks. When having friends or family over, you can’t go wrong with presenting...
Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery situated on the beautiful Spier Wine Farm is now serving pizza every Friday night!
The sourdough pizza bases are made with stoneground flour and the dough is then fermented for 48...
Ginlovers, rejoice! The Original Gin and Tonic Festival returns to Cape Town on the 24th February 2019 at the iconic Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock. It's popular, so get a move on to book...
Marlien Wright is one of those people who inspires us all to live our best life. This yogi extraordinaire is smart, wise, creative, accomplished, astonishingly beautiful, and as humble as they come. Killer sense...