People from Near and Afar, summer has arrived in the Mother City and today was the perfect start to it. The Bree Street Bikers met for coffee at Luvey ‘n Rose in Bokaap and then gathered up helmets and headed out to Elgin via the coastal road, past Koelbaai, Betty’s …
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Warwick Wine Farm is stunning, but you probably know that, People from Near and Afar. The drive out of the City Centre, on a seriously spectacular day, took me longer than the usual 45 minutes, as it turned into one of those stop-start-Instagram-repeat journeys. The Warwick Estate is between Stellenbosch …
Franschhoek, about a 50 minute drive out of Cape Town on the N2, is a must-visit destination for locals and People From Afar, come rain or shine. But on a sunny winters day, when snow caps the surrounding mountains, it’s especially beautiful, a sight to behold. The Western Cape has …
I’ve discovered another gem in the Mother City, the Oranjezicht City (OZF) Farm Organic Market, on upper Orange Street (opposite Carluccis). In a beautiful setting under ancient oak trees, it’s a small market, for now, selling the most amazing fresh produce in a cool atmosphere of authentic community. There’s great …
Townspeople of the Mother City, here’s another amazing place for you to score your caffeine fix: The House of Machines (THoM) founded at 84 Shortmarket Street for your pleasure. The coffee brand is Evil Twin, no reference to Paul van der Spuy intended. The barista is Xolile Malinda & working …
Yesterday was a perfect day in Cape Town & Kalk Bay called my name. What better place to have lunch, with a view overlooking the sea & the small Harbour, than at La Parada, the authentic Spanish tapas bar on the Main Road (next to Olympia Cafe). It was a …
It’s called Mike’s Jug & its exclusive to the Harbour House restaurants. A delicious blend of lemon juice, Appletiser, mint & soda…perfect for a slouch on the couch on the upper deck of the HH Waterfront venue on one of these stunning summer days we are having, mid Winter. Ah …
Kalk Bay in Cape Town, the picture perfect setting for one of Cape Town’s leading seafood restaurants, Harbour House (there is one in Kalk Bay & another in the Waterfont on Quay 5). On the most stunning winter day this past Monday, I went to the Kalk Bay venue to …
Andy Wang used to be a sushi chef at Willoughby & Co at the V&A Waterfront, widely regarded as the best restaurant of its kind in the Mother City. Last month he opened his own place in Sea Point, a small eatery called Andy’s Sushi that probably only seats 20 …
Bistrot Bizerca, a French restaurant par excellence in beautiful Cape Town…have you been? I hadn’t eaten there since 2012, only because it was always a bit of a shlep getting to their original spot on the Foreshore. No more of that though as they have relocated to Heritage Square, where …