There are certain combinations in life that you just can’t go wrong with. Chicken and mushroom. Prawn and peri-peri. Steak, egg and chips. Vodka and lime. Oops, that one just slipped out. And another great combo goes something like this… Tantalising Tart. This is a rework of a dish that my mom used to make…
Supper Lounge recently started in South Africa with events in Cape Town and Johannesburg. There premise is simple: Never eat alone again… no matter where you are. And while you’re having a superb meal, enjoy the opportunity to meet exciting people, swap stories and get to know them better. Don’t be ‘the odd one out’…
I internal monologue. I also internal argue. I have been known to lie in bed, having rampant arguments with myself about pending decisions. So this challenge was no different. THE AMARULA PEOPLE OWE ME SOME SLEEP! I had to create a simple, creative and original, South African inspired dish using Amarula. First I was going…
I love burgers. I love them all. I can enjoy a burger from a fast food chain as much as I will enjoy one that claims to be gourmet. It’s an addiction that I’m not unhappy about. However, for some reason I don’t make them at home very often. This was about to change as…
Friday, the 3rd of August #FoodFact: Wine grapes rank number one among the world’s fruit crops in terms of acres planted. Special-of-the-Day: Power Lunch at Peddlars [read more] Caviar Mislabeling And Illegal Trade Down Thanks To Regulations When the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) listed sturgeon as endangered and began regulating the…
Saul’s Taverna is conveniently situated on Sea Point’s Main Road, almost directly opposite the New Kings Hotel. It is a cosy Mediterranean piazza restaurant offering Portuguese, Italian and Greek cuisine. CEO of The Saul’s Group, Saul Beder, says “It might be a Mediterranean eatery, but it undoubtedly serves South African-sized portions. We believe in dishing…
Five Flies is housed across 2 buildings which is a National Monument in the Cape Town City Centre. We have many different areas that can cater for many sized groups. For large sized groups our restaurant caters for 120 people downstairs and 100 people upstairs. With smaller and more adjacent rooms catering for groups from…
Caffé Villagio is a Mediterranean coffee shop-restaurant situated in Sable Square Mall, on the border of Century City, and trades 7 days a week, offering an extensive all-day-breakfast range and specialises in Mediterranean cuisine such as shwarma (lamb, pork and chicken), homemade pastries, meze (tapas) and sweets. We sat down with them recently to chat…
With a footprint of over 90 hotels in South Africa, Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, Tsogo Sun is synonymous with elegance, style and delectable cuisine and is renowned for their culinary creativity and innovation. The Tsogo Sun partnership with the MNET MasterChef SA series was a natural fit and we are delighted to have…
Cindy Crawford should have stuck to modelling. Britney Spears should have stayed away from the big screen. The Hoff should have… well, I don’t even know what to suggest… My point is that sometimes you should just stick with what you know. And that’s just how I felt about my final V&A Waterfront, “Master of…
Greece does have a few peculiar dishes. I can still remember a show on the Travel Channel where the presenter ate things like tripe soup, cow-lung soup and sea squirt. The things people do for money! I will rather stick to the more traditional Greek cuisine. Mykonos Taverna is situated on 343 Main Road in…
Friday, the 27th of July #FoodFact: In the Old Testament, only the Book of Jonah has no reference to the vine or wine. Special-of-the-Day: Breakfast & Lunch Specials at Anatoli [read more] Residents say No to Ice-Cream Trucks People in Scottsdale, Ariz. must really dislike ice cream trucks. A recent measure to lift the city’s…
