Culinary Quest: The Conscious Kitchen

Discovered some genuinely delicious and satiating plant-based food at The Conscious Kitchen…seriously!

Check out what vegan culinary picks they could tempt you with…trust me, there’s plenty to choose from, from this Cape eatery!

Summer in a Bottle: Top 10 Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Drinks to Stock Up On

Whether you don’t drink alcohol or you’re a Gin enthusiast, a Spritzer lover, or a wine connoisseur, THIS libations listicle has something for you!

I’ve experimented with them so you don’t have to try on your dime.

Refresh your home bar or stock up for summer (and evermore) with this handpicked selection of beverages for all palates, including botanicals of South African gin AND a taste journey with Japanese whisky …

Culinary Quest: Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia

Is this a bucket list Cape fine dining restaurant that can feed your body, add new favourites to your wine rack, AND add flavour to your IG feed?
Find out if this South African eatery along the Constantia Wine Route is a fit for you…

Culinary Quest: To Unconventional Breakfasts

What’s the most interesting breakfast you’ve ever had?

I’m fascinated by how breakfast menus around the world now have genre-bending range beyond the eggcellent Full English Breakfast.

Find out how things have changed…

Travel by Scent: NUXE Prodigieux le Parfum

During the lockdown, scent became a singular sentimental experience to satisfy my wanderlust.
Here’s how NUXE Prodigieux le Parfum fared in my metaphorical travels with beauty…

Summer Travel: A Locals Guide to Cape Food & Fun – Part I

Where to Stay? Where to Play? Where to Taste?☀️I invite you to join me on an exploration of the sun-soaked Cape’s unparalleled summer tapestry. From the untamed beauty of the Winelands to inner city staples and seaside bucket list stop-ins every intrepid globetrotter yearns for, this is a taste of summer in the Southern Hemisphere…

Culinary Quest: GINJA Restaurant

Is GINJA Restaurant your next reasonable stop-in at the Waterfront – for food, vino, or even views?

Check out why any hungry foodie, travelling hoard, couple, or family, should choose to dine at this Newmark Hotels restaurant in the Cape…

Coping with Covid-19: Plant-Based Healthy Lunch

I’m a restaurant and takeout girl through and through, but it turns out that I can eat healthy, out of sheer boredom for the same home-cooked meals which I, myself, prepare. Today’s lunch is so plant-based healthy

20 Wines Under $20: Proudly South African & Good?

South Africa is abundant with delectable and relatively inexpensive wine choices from our esteemed and storied wine country.
Here’s a list of 20 wines produced in South Africa, for $20 or less…currency-willing!

Culinary Quest: High Tea at Charly’s Bakery

If you’re like me, hunkered in at home and craving the indulgent opulence of a decadent Afternoon Tea, then order in the experience from the comfort of home.
Charly’s Bakery now has a bountiful High Tea boxed beautifully. Perfect for 2 (but an excess of storable pleasure for 1 too) the High Tea menu is incredible in its diverse and inclusive offerings.

Stylish Safe Stay: Boschendal Estate

Escape to where you’ll be more than a pandemic survivor.
Boschendal Estate is a practical and stunning travel destination – with luxury Cottagecore that blooms against the backdrop of magnificent wineland vistas.
Find out about this farm and the special deals they have for you, now!

Culinary Quest: The Secreted Away Pajamas & Jam Eatery

Its soundtrack is murmurs, and its look has the charming finish of an editorial draw, while its flavours meld humble peasant dishes with pleasant technical culinary expertise and powerful contemporary plating.

Welcome to Pajamas & Jam Eatery!

Cape Town Foodie Escapades: Lekker Vegan Review

Like I said the first and only time I ever reviewed a Vegan joint: “By definition and stereotype, I am a carnivore in the truest sense of the word. I’d damn near dropkick asparagus, to get to some gosh darn beef!” However, in the continued spirit of expanding my knowledge in this new year, and exploring…