We caught up with Dax Villanueva, a prominent restaurant review writer and author of food and lifestyle blog Relax with Dax (most recently famous for eating our Yuppiechef chilli – more on that here). Right, give us the nutshell of Relax...
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Shane and Paul have been in Johannesburg this week and popped into Le Creuset’s new store in Hyde Park to say hi to Chné. It’s a fantastic new addition to their boutique stores and really showcases the Le Creuset brand...
Meet Laura Rice: The Fat Fairy. Not so fat, huh? Yip. That’s what we thought. Well Laura, in her capacity as “Fat Fairy – Chef at home” was recently auctioned off at a charity event that we supported at Zest...
Have you visited a Cassis patisserie? If you haven’t you should. Patrick Moreau is the founder of Cassis, a patisserie that has people talking in the mothercity. Patrick is an internationally recognised pastry chef, whose skills have taken him all...
About a month ago, we headed out into the Winelands on an adventure, and visited Backsberg Wine Estate. Estate owner Micheal Back explains a bit of the history: “Our family history in South Africa starts back at the beginning of...
Looking for an interesting and cosy spot for dinner in Cape Town? Consider heading over to La Mouette* in Seapoint. As someone who has lived in Cape Town all my life – I can’t believe I haven’t noticed the huge...
Find us a person who has never eaten chocolate, and we’ll smack them on behalf of the whole world. Today’s tremendous trivia post will shed some light on the production of chocolate, including some of what we learnt last week...
Love chocolate? Then you’ll want to know about this place. If you were romanced off your feet by the idea of finding a golden ticket and visiting a Chocolate Factory – stop dreaming and go to the Lindt Chocolate Studio....
Last week Thursday,we had a serious treat. Our friends at Hartenberg Estate in Stellenbosch invited us to something quite different and rather fantastic – a Charcuterie, Olive and Wine pairing. Pairings are the thing, when it comes to wine. You’ll...
Last year, we exhibited at the Good Food and Wine show: This year, we didn’t exhibit but attended together as something of a team outing. We arrived at 5pm, and browsed around the many stands. The Stomers-Bulls rugby was being...
