What perfect days we’ve been relishing in Cape Town. We’re currently in the middle of an Indian summer….hot, balmy days smack bang in the middle of autumn, and with winter right around the corner, we’re making the most of it. Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting two fine establishments …
Food Drink
A brave decision by moi to attempt 7 days of detox this past week, rapidly downgraded into a ‘no sugar’ commitment, partly because I have no willpower with diets and mostly because I just hated the food on the detox menu – stuff like tofu, egg white and quinoa…..bleh, I …
There are gazillions of restaurants in Cape Town but not too many where the food is blow-your-hair back amazing and Kyoto Garden Sushi in Tamboerskloof is one such place. The food is in another league. Sushi master Koshi Koyama from Tokyo delivered dish after dish of exceptional food made from …
I slipped over to the Suburbs from town for dinner at Basilico in Newlands (diagonally opposite Melissa’s) this week…chef and owner Anthony Bounds had mentioned on my last visit that he’d introduced a few new menu items this past December and I was keen to try them out. I only …
I’m mostly a City girl- it’s not often that I drive over the hill to the Southern Suburbs for much, let alone food, but for a great pizza destination, Basilico in Newlands calls my name. Originally known as Piazza Trevi, the restaurant was bought by Anthony Bounds in 1999 who …
I needed cake – my big weakness in life – so after my experience there earlier this year, I made a turn past Vanilla Garden in Ekkamai to appease my gateau craving. I also really wanted our younger son Oscar (15) to see the double story cafe building, an ode …
Yourstruly (yes, one word by all accounts and cross checking) have opened another cool spot (their other place is on 175 Long Street) on 73 Kloof Street, Cape Town right next to Once, a fab new ‘all star’ hotel (I love their line: ‘Book at Once’).Serving good coffee by Deluxe, …
On a smoking hot summer’s day, with the barometer pushing 34 degrees in the shade, here’s a fabulous lunch or dinner option: sushi on the upper deck at Harbour House at the V&A Waterfront, chased by a chilled glass of vino, or a mojito or a cold beer in a …
Summer in Cape Town, so many stunning destinations in and just outside of the Mother City. My choice yesterday was a picnic in a pod at Warwick Wine estate in Stellenbosch (off the R44, just past Klapmuts – only 45 minutes away). Good food, an amazing setting, great wine and …
The Harbour House Group now has 2 gourmet Lucky Fish & Chips outlets in the Mother City: on Bree Street (opposite Clarke’s and diagonally opposite La Parada), and on 144 Long Street, bringing a taste of Kalk Bay into the CBD. 2 of the outlets, in Sea Point and on …