PLUKT (available from The Tea Chest) – Inventing alternative green and caffeine-free black teas.
Here’s why you should add their Nordic Black Tea to your Tea Chest…
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Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Tasteful Presents for the Stylish & Unique
The very best in unique, fun, and tasteful holiday gifts, is right here!
Shop South Africa’s well-vetted best – a curated Christmas gift guide filled with a few picks that would delight even the most discerning person this festive….
Sparkling Wine Pedigree: The Bubbly & Beautiful Simonsig MCC
You don’t need to head to Champagne for the best in Sparkling Wine. Simonsig Wines make the bold bubbly case. Here’s why MCCs like the Kaapse Vonkel range are Must-Haves…
Sign of the Wines: Two South African Wines Worth Your Time
Relatively easy to find, and even easier to enjoy: The Radford Dale wines, as well as Jordan Wines Timepiece selection, make a case for high quality South African wines for every drinking occasion…
Culinary Quest: Mulberry & Prince
Mulberry & Prince does brunch different – from their Mimosas to their breakfast menu picks.
Find out if they’re the right fit for your next brunch meet…
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 Essentials: The Dire State of The Hotel Coffee Station
Some Travel Essentials aren’t the ones you pack, but the ones you arrive to.
Read on as I plead my case for refreshing the hotel Tea & Coffee Station…
Anatomy of Good Tea: Spilling Teabag Recommendations
Quality isn’t all in loose leaf teas.
Find out how to make the most of your teabags, tea brand recommendations, and what it takes to brew the perfect cuppa now…
Cocktails in the City: Exploring Cape Neighbourhoods by Drink – Part II
From Cosmopolitan Cocktail orders, to winelands offering alcohol and incredible vistas, start exploring the neighbourhoods I’m travelling in my own area.
Oh! And we’re travelling by drink…
Anatomy of Good Tea: How to Brew a Decent Loose Leaf & Tea Bag Cuppa
The construction of the perfect cup of tea is not much of a secret.
From water temperature to tea flavor types and instruments, here’s the tea on how I, and even Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, like our Afternoon Tea brewed…
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: 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…
Cocktails in the City: Exploring Cape Neighbourhoods by Drink – Part I
From Experiential Cocktail kitchens, to Rooftops overlooking incredible vistas, start exploring the neighbourhoods I’m travelling in my own city.
Oh! And we’re travelling by drink…
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!
Try Time: San Pellegrino Essenza
Just why is premium sparkling mineral water so popular?
Well a sip of the new S.Pellegrino Essenza range would explain it more than any words.
But here’s what I thought of it, in the lead up to summer fun & foodie adventures…
Cocktails in the City: Geometric Gin & San Pellegrino Fun
Some afternoons are made for experimental fun. Catch me trying my hand at mixology with my DIY cocktails, featuring Geometric Gin and San Pellegrino.
This also reads like a How-To Guide on How to do Gin without Tonic.
Don’t miss the great tips!
Coffee Culture: The Beloved Brew, Hacks & Cocktail Twists
I’m a tea lover, but I’m appreciating the virtues of Coffee today.
Check out some amazing coffee hacks, coffee cocktail twists, and more on Cape Town’s beloved brews and South Africa’s coffee culture…
Culinary Quest: Brunch Cafe by Ideas Cartel
With Brunch Cafe, membership club Ideas Cartel offers up another space that fits right in with Cape Town’s inner city foodie culture and cosmopolitan lifestyle ethos.
Find your perfect plate pick for brunch, now…
Culinary Quest: Loose Leaf TWG Teas
From High Tea in gorgeous spaces, to Afternoon Tea at home, this is why my imported loose leaf TWG teas have become part of an at-home ritual during lockdown…
Culinary Quest: Casa Labia by Ideas Cartel
At this innovation intersection, Casa Labia Cultural Centre serves warm hospitality, culinary delights to remember, views perfect for rest & relaxation, an event calendar for the family, and an aesthetic staycation to remember.
Here’s why you should visit…
Stylish Safe Stay: Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is all accessible affluence, and a world of flavour fun, travel relaxation, and slivers of familiar comfort.
Catch the luxury hotel deal of the year, and wander with me as I review the hospitality at this esteemed Belmond offering…
Food for Health: Shoyu Ramen
I may have discovered my cure for wellness: Asian broth!
If you are looking for something not too hearty, but so satisfying, here’s the foodie dish to order from Downtown Ramen, or a Ramen spot near you…
Culinary Quest: Afternoon Tea at Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
Perennial pleasure can be found in the Afternoon Tea experience at the famed Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel.
Here’s why to make this luxury Cape retreat your next culinary stop…
Culinary Quest: Why is Breakfast so Great?
Ruminating on just why I enjoy breakfast so much – a meal not given as much fan fare as lunch or dinner, but so deeply steeped in rapturous flavor and culture…atleast, from my foodie experiences.