Just as sure as any Italian kitchen makes sure its dishes are the freshest it can offer, so too has ROSTO cleaned up when it comes to its offering… As ROSTO nears its first year anniversary since opening its doors in Linden, the imminence of Spring has brought about the inspiration to change up the…
Forget what you know about whisky. This is not about doing the normal. It’s about thinking and doing things differently. It’s Monkey Shoulder. Unbeknown to many, there are several lesser-known animal/body part afflictions that affect people of whisky. For instance, there’s Flounder Toe, a condition suffered after dropping a full cask on your foot, very…
The Ginger Monkey cocktail, specially created for those with a modern, minimalism outlook on life. Making an appearance from the famous Monkey Shoulder Cocktail Book, here’s a mix to showcase the zesty orange and spiced oak notes found in this authentic, award winning whisky. This tall refresher enhances both notes with fiery ginger beer and the…
Hyde Park’s favourite restaurant for sharing conversations and hand-crafted food, Social Kitchen & Bar, is adding another meal to its extensive offering, breakfast. Served from 08h00 – 11h00 daily, internationally acclaimed Chef Russell Armstrong, and his team, have created a simple, fresh breakfast menu to get your day off to a ridiculously good start. Enjoy…
If you know anything, you’ll know that wolves and gin are all the rage right now.* Which is why the new Wolves Gin Bar makes perfect sense to us. Wolves will be hosting a Gin Bar every Friday and Saturday evening between 5pm and 10pm – serving selected molecular cocktails and ‘some of the most…
Cape Cola is the idea to make a change by changing the most popular soft drink and turn it into a drink still refreshing but locally sourced, ethically produced and made of natural ingredients. The producer’s vision is to give something back to South Africa’s society working together with social NGOs by donating a percentage…
We’ve all experienced the pain of standing at the bar, waiting to be served, and just being passed over for the person next to us and we just can’t understand why. Monkey Shoulder sheds some light on the occasion so to avoid standing in a long queue. It’s good to be patient, but it’s even better to…
Acclaimed chef David Williams recently took the helm as Executive Chef at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel. Today, he launched his inaugural menu for the hotel’s Central One Bar and Restaurant at a media lunch designed to set taste buds tingling. Fine dining should be a feast for all the senses. I don’t stop when…
Warm up this season with his newest Chef’s Selection sharing menu – a feast of comfort food inspired by the warm waters of the Mediterranean. Winter days are here, and while most South Africans head for hibernation to avoid the unfamiliar cold, Chef Russell Armstrong from Exclusive Books’ Social Kitchen & Bar in Hyde Park…
Wolves is a neat and happy little Cake and Coffee bar in Illovo. And they like to have a little fun now and then. Sometimes this leads to a bit of experimentation, which resulted in this amazing peanut butter and brittle gourmet milkshake. If you ask very nicely, they will make one just for you….
The Federal have put their own modern signature on a classic pancake! It comes with spinach & ricotta cheese wrapped in homemade pancakes. Garnished with aged cheddar, halloumi & a hearty tomato & onion relish. Accompanied with a mimosa and you have the perfect brunch. This pancake is part of the weekend brunch offering at The…
There’s never a “perfect time” to start treating your body and mind better. We’re only human. We make mistakes, we make excuses. But the best bit is that once we fall, we can stand right back up and get back to it again. Eat Well, Live Well understand that, and they understand that we need…
Striving to offer only the most exceptional quality and a fresh dining concept in Italian food, ROSTO made news for its succulent rotisserie chicken last year. Now, an expanded menu with a variety of dishes are the order of the day for Joburg diners looking for something warm, comforting and ideal for the colder winter…
Today marks World Cucumber Day and Hendrick’s Gin plans to forever enhance your life by acclaiming the pleasures of the unusual slice. We declare the importance of cucumbers role in a Hendrick’s Gin and Tonic and share a quick guideline to cutting the perfect slice. As the “Cultivate the Unusual” experiment draws to an end, we…
Chef Russell Armstrong, from Social Kitchen & Bar in Johannesburg uses his latest Chef’s Selection to highlight some of the best seasonal taste combinations. Searching for the right flavour combinations to not only please your palate and rumbling tummy, but also your wallet, can be difficult. Social Kitchen & Bar has put together a delightful…
There’s something about eating out for breakfast, whether it’s a breakfast meeting or catching up with friends on the weekend. It’s a treat without being extravagant, a time when you want something sustaining, comforting and not too fussy, nutritious enough to get you through the day. PRIMI’s newly launched breakfast menu fits the bill…
Cape Town-based SWARM Loyalty, a specialist developer of mobile loyalty and customer marketing applications, has helped Starbucks South Africa deliver its much-anticipated loyalty programme, Starbucks Rewards. SWARM was tasked with integrating the three key components of the Starbucks Rewards system: the point of sale (POS) system, the Starbucks website and the Starbucks Mobile App. The…
The food at PRIMI is fresh & fast, comforting & healthy with everything freshly prepared from scratch using only the finest sourced ingredients. All pizzas are made with double-zero grade flour, while premium pasta is directly important from Italy. Gluten & wheat free options are also always available. From free range chicken & eggs, free range…
