Racking up awards everywhere you look! The Hospitality Counsel are the proud hosts of the South African Luxury Tourism Awards, as well as the South African Luxe Restaurant Awards who have recently awarded Eighty8 as with the best food truck in South Africa which they can add to a very long list of accomplishments: 2018 […] More
Flowstone’s Snuffbox Gin was developed as part of the collector’s edition range. The snuffbox tree – Oncoba spinosa – gets its name from its hard-shelled fruit which, for thousands of years have been hollowed out to store snuff in. The dark fruit itself has an intoxicatingly complex smell that includes notes of cacao, burnt caramel […] More
With millions of South Africans drinking bottled water every day, landfills across the country are brimming with plastic bottles. There needs to be a concerted effort by water producers to find more sustainable packaging solutions in order to alleviate the problem. Aquasky, a pioneer in their field – by using atmospheric water generating machines to […] More
Are you still looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift idea? Usually, we only know dumplings and postickers from our favourite Asian restaurants. If you want to make these little pockets of goodness at home, you first need to hunt down all the ingredients and folding them takes quite a bit of time. wundercook & […] More
With Father’s Day approaching, are you still searching for the perfect gift for your dad? What started as a journey of discovering the role that the foods that we eat, has become a business that seeks to make a nourishing life possible. At The Harvest Table, they believe that ancient wisdom can be used to […] More
When people think of a tonic, they often refer to Indian tonic mixers, but there is so much more to tonics than that. Jean-Baptiste Cristini, distiller of the Symmetry Tonic Essence range, unpacks why the Symmetry range of tonics offers a healthier alternative to its counterparts. A LITTLE HISTORY “Indian tonics, as we know them, […] More
You may have heard the phrase “drink responsibly”, but you’ve probably never applied it to your impact on the environment. Distilleries have the potential to play a significant role in creating a chain of sustainable practices – but they can conversely have a huge impact on the environment if sustainability is not at the heart […] More
Award-winning botanical artist Jenny Hyde-Johnson is the designer behind the gorgeous artwork on the Flowstone Gin labels. The artist unpacks her collaboration with Flowstone Gin founders, Mark and Glyn French, her inspiration during the creative process and her passion for all things botanical. When Flowstone Gin’s founders – mother-and-son duo Mark and Glyn French – […] More
Aquasky MD, Brendan Williamson, talks about the birth of the atmospheric water brand and the changing face of the company. The Aquasky story begins in 2017, when the Western Cape government started raising alarm bells about Cape Town’s low dam water levels. Like most Capetonians, Brendan Williamson was paying attention. By 2018, the province was […] More
James and Vicky Peech from Johannesburg’s eco-chic The Peech Hotel are delighted to announce that highly respected South African Chef Candice Philip is to lead the hotel’s signature Basalt Restaurant as Chef in Residence. Following the success of The Peech’s late 2020 Guest Chef pop-up series to support independent Johannesburg chefs during the COVID-19 pandemic, […] More
Have you heard about icewine? It’s wine produced from grapes that have been naturally frozen while still on the vine in the Canadian Niagara Peninsula. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing for a more concentrated grape juice to develop. The icewine grapes’ must is pressed from the […] More
Icewine is wine produced from grapes that have been naturally frozen while still on the vine in the Canadian Niagara Peninsula. It’s not just wine, it’s Icewine! The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing for a more concentrated grape juice to develop. The icewine grapes’ must is pressed […] More