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…
Tag: Food
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….
Travel Europe (Review): Chapter Roma Hotel, in Italy
Balance history and modern luxury, at Chapter Roma – one of Europe’s coolest value-for-money hotels, in Italy’s capital!
Here’s why every local and traveller is heading to this urban chic hotel in the heart of Rome…
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…
Top 5 Stylish Safe Stays in The Cape: A 2022 Hotel Guide
Here’s why these Cape hotel picks rank in the hospitality Top 5, for one of Africa’s finest travel destinations…
Welcome to the 2022 Stylish Safe Stay Shortlist!
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…
Stylish Safe Stay: Pearl Bay Villa, by Beach House Collection
Find out more about how the ocean villa that Beach House Collection offers up to you, is a masterful travel temptation complete with cinematic cosy style, lesser-travelled coastal vistas, and a unique opportunity to sate your wanderlust with luxury African hospitality…
Galileo Open-Air Cinema: Movie Magic Under the Stars
Outdoor venues in and around the city, are always choice for weird and wonderful experiences.
Find out whether the Galileo Open-Air Cinema is a worthwhile experience for movie boffins, families, and others alike…
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…
Stylish Safe Stay: Bridgewater Apartments
Century City Hotels newest stop-in brings contemporary aparthotel conveniences to business travellers and leisure travellers alike.
Check out whether Bridgewater Apartment’s hospitality is a good fit for your travel needs, 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…
Stylish Safe Stay: Century City Hotel Bridgewater
Traditional hotel hospitality and contemporary conveniences converge at Century City Hotels newest stop-in.
Check out whether you can rest easy at Bridgewater – whether a Digital Nomad, family or another welcome traveller…
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…
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!
Stylish Safe Stay: The Winchester Hotel
The Winchester Hotel, newly reopened and already popular among curious foodies, business pods, brunch hoards & staycation travellers alike, brings with it a medley of good food, better design, and even greater hospitality.
Here’s why this seaside Cape hotel is this seasons blooming offering, for locals and tourists beyond…
Book Review (Ongoing): What I learned from Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential”
A book review of a different sort – something as unconventional as the books writer; This is an ongoing write-up of my experience with Anthony Bourdain and his book “Kitchen Confidential” – from the life of a chef, to my own travels and experiences; this is a subjective entry of an imperfect talent…
Wanderlust: The Pools & Waters I’d like to Revisit
Wanderlust, travel nostalgia, and an appreciation for hospitality amenities & facilities, comes together in this piece on pools, hot tubs, beaches, and more, that this Travel Writer would revisit (or try and journey to), from the South of France, to Johannesburg, USA to the Cape…
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: 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.
Stylish Safe Stay: The Park Inn by Radisson, Cape Town (Foreshore)
ParkInn by Radisson has the kind of staycation offer that’s no-pressure romance, rest, and relaxation.
Check out this Stylish Safe Stay for a steal…