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Restaurant Review: Illyria Coffee Concepts most stylish coffee shop in...
I had heard about the newly opened Illyria Coffee Concepts in the recently refurbished and modernised Eikestad Mall in Stellenbosch, well-positioned next door to Woolworths. It is the most stylish...
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Looking back: 2011 the worst year ever?
2011: what a year it’s been for the world, South Africa, and Whale Cottage – unpredictable, up and down, and a year in which one had to rethink every way in which one has run one’s business and life....
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SA Tourism entices tourists to holiday in ‘Paradise’!
One must salute SA Tourism in capitalising on Coldplay’s filming of its ‘Paradise’ music video in Cape Town, the Boland and the Karoo in marketing our country to tourists, something Cape Town Tourism...
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Restaurant Review: Deli @The Square welcome Paarl addition!
The Deli @ The Square opened on Main Road in Paarl a month ago, in an historic building dating back to 1845, which has been renamed Frater’s Square and has been renovated, with a tenant mix of shops...
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Cape gets AFCON 2013 cold shoulder, no tournament tourism benefit!
Today the Africa Cup of Nations draws to a close, when Nigeria takes on little known Burkina Faso of West Africa, in the final to be played this evening at 20h30, after the Closing Ceremony commences...
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Cape Town and Winelands on a roll with cycle events this week, outrage at...
Cape Town and the Winelands region is rolling in cyclists visiting to participate in one or more of a host of cycling events from today onwards. As more and more cyclists are taking to the road,...
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Chef Pete Goffe-Wood serves a Christmas feast on new M-Net ‘Feast’!
On Thursday evening Chef Pete Goffe-Wood was the first MasterChef SA judge to have an episode in the new M-Net mini-series ‘Feast’ dedicated to him and his cooking, the highlight being the Christmas...
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Dalewood Fromage Estate Cheese from a pastured Jersey herd in the Winelands!
I have driven past Dalewood Farm for many years on my way to and from Franschhoek, but had read that one could only enter by invitation. Yesterday a blackboard on the R45 invited me onto the farm, and...
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Conflict of interest: La Motte Culinary Director reviews Franschhoek...
Earlier this year I was shocked to see that the La Motte Culinary Director (and wife of its red wine maker Edmund Terblanche) as well as Kokkedoor judge Hetta van Deventer had reviewed De Warenmarkt...
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Chenin Blanc Showcase at Cape Grace celebrates international Chenin Blanc Day!
Yesterday I attended the Chenin Blanc Showcase, a tasting of a selection of 50 Chenin Blanc wines, at the Cape Grace Hotel. Chenin Blanc is a cultivar growing in popularity, and we tasted the different...
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Terra Madre small Greek Family Food business, produce ‘handcrafted with love’!
On Friday I needed to travel to Hermanus, and stopped at Terra Madre in Elgin, being overwhelmed by the energy of owner Chef Nicole Precoudis, and her organic-style home-prepared produce, which can be...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 56 of Level 3, 26 July 2020.
Sunday 26 July 2020, Day 56 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4. Corona Gratitude #Grateful for the rain which fell overnight, making it a cooler 17C day today, oddly with a summer South-...
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Netball World Cup in Cape Town first ever in Africa
Tomorrow the Netball World Cup bounces off in Cape Town, inside the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). It is the first time that the Netball World Cup will be held in Africa in its 60...
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Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths Dash, Sour Service Award goes to Takealot
The Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths Dash, which is a most amazing order and delivery service, surpassing Checkers Sixty/60, mainly because it does not surprise one with out of stocks as does...
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What I Ate at Ate: SA food classics served at a Long Table
On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Sunday Buffet Lunch of What I Ate at Ate, created and curated by my friend and chef, cook and connoisseur Tania Olivier. A new business for Tania, she...
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City of Cape Town urges Minibus-Taxi industry to refrain from violence and...
Taxi violence in the city centre this afternoon led to the City of Cape Town issuing the following media statement: ‘CITY OF CAPE TOWN 1 AUGUST 2023 MEDIA RELEASE City urging minibus-taxi industry to...
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Sweet Service Award goes to Babylonstoren; Sour Service Award goes to SANTACO...
The Sweet Service Award goes to Babylonstoren, for its very efficient delivery service. Driving all the way from Franschhoek, the delivery is free, an estimated delivery time is communicated on the...
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Western Cape Taxi Strike officially over!
An eight day strike of the SANTACO minibus taxi industry in Cape Town and the Western Cape came to an end officially at 20h30 this evening, with the following statement issued by the Taxi Association....
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Sweet Service Award goes to Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis; Sour Service Award goes...
The Sweet Service Award goes to Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis for his consistent, regular, and honest feedback at all hours of the day and night to the residents of Cape Town during the eight day...
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