Tag: food & beverage

Why The Elite Keep Returning To The Winchester Hotel

Hot Spot to the elite, The Winchester Hotel is the unmissable cool & chic Cape seaside retreat – with a century under its belt, and a stellar reputation that still draws in the crowds with taste and a yearning for luxury comforts and culture. Here’s why its recent upgrades make it a Must-Visit 2024 destination…

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

Impactful culinary memories, Instagram-worthy stops, and joyful family-friendly activities💃 Here’s the Cape answer to Where to Stay? Where to Play? Where to Taste? ☀️ The 2023 Summer Guide: Part II – For everyone, and by a Local!

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…

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: SALON, by Chef Luke Dale Roberts

Welcome to the world, according to Chef Luke Dale Roberts.

SALON is a new biographical concept restaurant in Cape Town, with intriguing ‘Journey’ and ‘Explorer’ Menus brought to you sourced, seasoned, skilfully prepared and plated, by a team as talented and resourceful as they are diverse and passionate.

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: 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!

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…

Cocktails in the City: Fun Festive Fusions with Inverroche Gin

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…

Paris Foodie Escapades: La Place Review

Spacious intimacy, gastronomy, Michelin ratings, and memories of Paris – in this write-up, I remember the Eiffel, rockstar chefs, good food, and great company…and muse on my travel traumas a bit!