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  • 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

  • Joe’s Easy Diner Review

    Joe’s Easy Diner is the new kid on the block, after opening their first branch out in the new Blue Route Mall in Tokai. This restaurant has been completely decked out to look like an American-style diner – but somehow, it isn’t kitsch at all. The concept isn’t a new one as Joe’s is actually […] More

  • Van Ryn’s Distillery Food Pairing

    Up until recently, the extent of my brandy drinking was in Coke – and I loved it. But I’ve begun to realise that brandy has more to offer. And since the Van Ryn’s Distillery brandy and food pairing, I’ve found myself choosing to drink it, over a glass of wine. Every few months, Van Ryn’s […] More

  • Curry & Craft with F.east

    Tasting menus and food and drink pairings are one of the best ways try new things and learn about food. Pairings are often quite traditional, like French or Italian cuisine with wine. But F.East Indian restaurant on the corner of Bloem and Long Street have decided to do something a little bit different. This cute […] More

  • Harbour House at V and A Waterfront

    I’m a bit of a perfectionist. And with age, I’ve also become a tad OCD (surprise mom!) So although I’m not fussy in the slightest and very rarely send food back, I notice problems. They glare at me from the distance like little flashing lights that I can’t switch off, shouting my name and calling […] More

  • Saigon Review

    There are many kinds of restaurant staff: The ones who hate their job and aren’t afraid to show it. The ones that try too hard and end up being creepy. The ones who let the “fame” of the restaurant get to them and look down on the customers. And the ones at Saigon. I hadn’t […] More

  • The La Mouette French Feast Review

    This review only needs to be 11 words long.  If I could eat at La Mouette every night, I would.  That’s it. Done. Bye.  Want more? Fine.  La Mouette keep mixing things up. They were one of the first restaurants to create an affordable tasting menu changes every month, they created the Twitterati party and […] More

  • Peddlars Power Lunch Review

    At school they tell you not to judge a book by it’s cover, but damn, it’s hard. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll eat anywhere. I’ll go to a restaurant no matter how dodgy, strange, small, illegal it may look and I will find something to eat. But every now and then, even I succumb to […] More

  • Junipa’s Review

    This is the last post in a series of Johannesburg Restaurant reviews…for now. List of things that I avoid: Pawpaw. Other people’s drooly pets. Maths. Children. It’s not that I don’t like children, I do. But the same way that most people don’t like sitting next to babies on planes, I typically don’t go to […] More

  • WangThai Sandton Review

    I’m that unlucky person at restaurants. I’m the one who orders rare and gets cremated, finds fingernails in the salad and once, I kid you not, a marble in my burger. There’s only one way that I’ll know my food is safe… Let me just cook it myself, thanks. As you all may know I’m […] More