Founder of FoodBlogSA Media. B.Bus.Sc. - Marketing; M.Bus.Sc- Tourism. A career in destination marketing was calling but then my passion for food took over. Welcome to our restaurant marketing platform.
Thursday, the 8th of November Peanut Allergy Treatment Shows Promise In Controlling Reactions In a mouse study, researchers at National Jewish Health in Denver have discovered what might be a breakthrough in treating peanut allergies. They found that levels of the enzyme named Pim 1 kinase rise in the small intestines of peanut-allergic mice. Depressing […] More
Setting out on a quest to create ‘The Best Burger’, the owners of Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers and Ribs visited the top burger joints in the ‘Burger Capitals of the World’ – Chicago, New York and Las Vegas, and then tapped into the expertise of Belthazar’s Master Butcher, and feedback from hundreds of burger tastings with colleagues, friends […] More
Thursday, the 1st November World record sees 45 glasses in one hand Beijing-based sommelier Philip Osenton breaks the world record for the number of wine glasses held in one hand. The previous world record was 39, set in Spain, five years ago by Reymond Adina from the Philippines. [read more] Jack Daniels Creates White Whiskey […] More
I’ve been a frequent shopper at TAKEALOT.com for several years – getting my monthly fix of books, games and movies.. Over the past few months, they’ve also been slowly adding more categories and products to the site including Beauty, Baby & Toddler, Sports gear and a new category: Home and Kitchen. Takealot – Safe & […] More
The Secret Festival is a weekend event from 27-28 October at Spier exploring the latest in food and wine trends. Secrets of all kind will be revealed — from secret ingredients and family recipes to South Africa’s best-kept wine secret,Chenin Blanc. The festival includes art installations, talks, presentations, workshops, tastings, unforgettable meals, Secret Home Dinners, […] More
Thursday, the 25th October The World’s Strongest Beer (65%) is being produced in Scottland Paging the Guinness World Records. A Scottish brewery claims it has produced the world’s strongest beer, Brewmeister’s Armageddon, with an ABV of 65 percent. [read more] Top 10 Food Trends For 2012 by Forbes Once again, on National Food Day, we […] More
The Wellness Warehouse Group has added to Wembley Square’s healthy lifestyle offering, with the addition of the uberstylish and uberhealthy Wellness Café, on the ground floor of the trendy Cape Town shopping and office precinct. I was invited to the launch of the Wellness Café last week where journalists, bloggers and influencers were hosted to […] More
Keenwa – located in the Cape Town City Centre – will also provide patrons with a trendy drinks/cocktail bar upstairs, called Pisco bar. It is the first and only bar that offers the Peruvian liquor Pisco! What is Pisco? Pisco is a colorless grape brandy produced in Peru. Pisco was developed by Spanish settlers in the […] More
Keenwa opened its doors in December 2010 in the Cape Town City Centre. The location is very exciting because the whole area is becoming more vibrant and more of a destination. The building itself is a gorgeous double storey Victorian. In a few months it has come a long way from a motorbike accessory shop […] More
Internationally renowned chef Gordon Ramsay has put local supermarket chain Checkers and their butchery to the test. Chosen because of his reputation as the world’s toughest food critic, Ramsay appears in a new Checkers’ advertising campaign endorsing their premium meat ranges. The famous British chef, known for his no-holds-barred attitude when evaluating food and chefs […] More
The weekend marked a pretty awesome Twitter milestone for FoodBlogCT – our 10,000th follower! We want to thank all of our our followers (even the occasional bot and fake pornstar) for helping us reach this target. We also appreciate all your support and for being a part of our daily online conversation. We have been […] More
Thursday, the 17th October SA hospital figures for food spend are wildly inaccurate It should have been a straight forward story. The Department of Health yesterday released figures showing how much every hospital in England spends per day, per patient on food. In an accompanying press release the new Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt expressed understandable […] More
