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 …
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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 …
Saturday morning is Biscuit Mill time for many a Capetonian. A leisurely traipse down the aisles of the Neighbourgoods market reveals all sorts of deliciousness & temptations…these are a few of my favourite things. (didn’t a certain Miss Julie Andrews say that? Hashtag Sound of Music) ….I begin traditionally with …
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Bastille Day in Franschhoek…
by capetowndiva
A belated Happy Bastille Day mes amis! Where better to celebrate this historical French moment than in Franschhoek, a must- visit village about 75 kms (50 minutes) from Cape Town. Founded in 1688, it’s one of the oldest towns in the Republic & a fave destination of ours. This weekend …
Cape Town has amaze designers…this is an uber creative city that inspires me on a daily basis. Last week I chanced upon the new Pop Up Shop in the Gardens Centre (in Mill Street) & saw so many beautiful things…fashion, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, homeware…loveliness all around. Nothing more satisfying than …
The Dogs Bollocks, Cape Town’s burger joint in Roodehek Street, Gardens, where the burgers are famously fabulous & the size of a small tortoise, the way I see it. Head into Roodehek Street (off Buitenkant), look for the parked white 70’s Lotus & hang a left (on foot) into the …
Friday evening found me in Johannesburg at the International Ballet Gala, presented by uber ballet entrepreneur Dirk Badenhorst, at the splendid Teatro at Montecasino. The season, only 5 performances long (28-30 June), was a tribute to one of the greatest names in Classical Ballet, Alicia Alonso, & she herself was …