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…
The Dictator of Taste is Schooling You
Restaurant, Cafe, Food, Bar,
Menu, Pub, Bakery, Reservation,
Pizza, Bistro, Diner, Chef, Cooking,
Coffee, Parallax, Responsive, Shop,
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!
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…
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…
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!
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…
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!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Great cocktails now only basically need Inverroche Gin as a base, and your own willingness to bastardise fine booze by being your own experimental mixologist during the festive season.
Drink up these few visuals of my (rather plentiful) libations…
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.
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!
Careful consideration of my frugal and uninventive grocery shopping habits during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, has opened me up to the functionality of soups as perfect winter meals.
Figuring out new breakfast bagel combinations, what to watch on Netflix, and why fruit is a hit-or-miss with me…