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  • Saul’s Grill Review

    Saul’s. It’s been around for years and never seems to stop growing. I came to Cape Town on holiday when I was 15, we went out somewhere in town, then ended up at Saul’s at 3am eating burgers and chips – pretty much welcomed me into the world of late night (tipsy) eating. Reminiscing the […] More

  • Mid-Summer Tasting Menu at La Mouette

    And they have done it again, La Mouette have changed their menu and changed lives. Ok, well, at least my life. It is really great, I had a sneak peak of it at their annual Twitterati Party, which was better than I could ever have imagined. Well done to Mari, Henry and the entire team […] More

  • Grandad Johnny Christmas

    If you (or someone you care about) like a ‘lil heat in your life, this new range of chilli relishes from Grandad Johnny is going to get that brow sweaty. Husband and wife team, Paola and Brad, started this chilli adventure sometime ago and have brought this new range of HAWT to markets around Cape […] More

  • 100 Calories of Fruit

    We all grow up learning that fruit is so good for you. “I’m hungry, Mom!” followed by, “Then eat an apple, darling!” FRUIT IS HEALTHY DAMMIT!!!!! Well, sometimes it’s not. It depends how much you have. I found this online, it helped me understand. Now you can too. More

  • League of Beers Christmas Ideas

    Craft Beer is all the rage this year. Why not buy the League of Beers’ special mixed case this December? A set of 12 craft beers that have been hand-picked to complement each other and will introduce “the man who has it all” to new tastes from micro-breweries around South Africa and the rest of […] More

  • Jack Black Beer endeavours to make our Oceans safer

    Jack Black Beer and Shoestring Productions have teamed up in time for this year’s Wavescape Film Festival to launch their latest craft beer. The collaboration was born from a love of surfing, a passion for the ocean and all that its waters encompass. The launch of our new Great White Weiss beer couldn’t have come […] More

  • Brandy in my belly

     If you’re a brandy lover you would have heard of Van Ryns Distillery out in Stellenbosch. (Plus I wrote a Van Ryns review on a dinner of theirs earlier this year.) Looking for an Xmas pressie? If you buy a bottle of award-winning Van Ryn’s 20 Year Old 750ml for R1 225, you’ll get a leather […] More

  • Cafe Manhattan Review

    It isn’t often that a restaurant seems to have the perfect amount of staff. They normally succumb to the following problems:  Too few: you wait 45 minutes to get your drink, “the” waiter is a sweaty, panicky mess and when your chicken arrives at your table, it’s beef. Too many: they stare at you from […] More

  • La Mouette a la Carte Menu

    La Mouette is well known for their superb tasting menu. And when I say superb, I mean it. It really is a complete work of art. But the tasting menu is not all that La Mouette do so well – their a la carte menu is truly remarkable, affordable and has something that everyone can […] More

  • NY Bagel Review

    My surname is Levitan. From this you may gather that I am Jewish. I have grown up on smoked salmon, gefilte fish, potato kugel, chicken soup, latkes and mon cake. So, when I was invited to try the new menu at New York Bagel, I was looking forward to enjoy a little bit of home. […] More

  • Monks Takeaway Review

    Sometimes you just don’t feel like going out. You want to sit on your couch, in your pyjamas, watch TV, and eat something divine. Say hello to Monks. Open all week, from 5pm – 10pm, this delivery-only Chinese restaurant is feeding hungry humans in the Cape Town City Bowl and surrounding areas. Not only is […] More

  • Veggie Buntch Supper Club Review

    “So Kayli, are you vegan or vegetarian?” asked someone, with their head resting on a toned arm, as they looked deeply into my eyes. I panicked and went blank. I looked around, worried that a raw-food loving, healthy goddess would jump up and shame me with her -12% body fat and long flowing, shiny hair. […] More