Kevin Grobler is back at Delaire Graff Restaurant in Stellenbosch. After three years as Head Chef at the celebrated Michelin-starred JAN in Nice, Kevin, 32, is leading an impressive 44-strong team in the very same kitchen where he earned his stripes ten years ago under Executive Chefs Michael Deg and…
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This article first appeared in the Sunday Times SA In 2013, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen opened JAN in the vieux Port of Nice on the Côte d’Azur. Three years later he became the first South African chef to be awarded a prized Michelin Star- bestowed annually since then- and…
Seychelles-putting new meaning into my mission to #travelwithpurpose. Have a scroll and be inspired to visit. In this post: Victoria / Mahe, Praslin, Curieuse, Cousin, La Digue, environmental overview: a 5-10 minute read As sailing regions and eco destinations go, the Seychelles delivers spectacularly on every level. The island kingdom,…
Cape Town is a coveted dining destination for gourmands, nothing new in that. But aside from the brigade of award-winning chefs gracing the Mother City’s top end eateries, there are a number of uber cooks flying under the recognition radar who between them have chalked up blue chip resumés with…
Global World Ranger Day – a salute to the unsung heroes Honouring the unsung heroes of conservation Today, July 31, is World Ranger Day across the world, a worthy initiative of the International Ranger Foundation (IRF) that commemorates those killed or injured in the line of duty and celebrates these…
I am so attached to Montagu… And this is (one of the reasons) why.. The backstory to my affinity with this pretty town on Route 62 revolves around the Arts, innovation and excellence (more about that on my next posts). Between 2012 and 2015, I made an annual pilgrimage to…
This is the original version of a story I wrote on LANGA that ran in the June 2019 issue of Khuluma inflight magazine Take the N2 The N2 out of Cape Town takes you places. To tourist hotspots like Stellenbosch, Hermanus and Ceres to name a few, synonymous with…
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy’. ” Sylvia Plath’s words, and a perfect descriptor for my staycation at La Petite Ferme. The blue chip property with its prime position against the Franschhoek mountains…
The article first ran in The Cape Times on 15 February 2019 Annual street art event Each February since 2017, Salt River undergoes a hue revolution as street artists from South Africa and the World gather under the auspices of the International Public Art Festival (IPAF) to inject a fresh…
This article first appeared in the Sunday Times SA on 9 September 2018 Julia Hattingh is a conversation ambassador and all in the name of food, glorious food. At Reverie Social Table, the d’hôte style dining concept she introduced in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory three years ago, it’s…
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