Wow! What a roller coaster of a year! We came out of a tough 2019 (our drought scared people away from visiting Cape Town) and entered into 2020. The year looked like it was off to a great start and we were almost fully booked for May & June. Our forward bookings were looking wonderful and I was ready to do a happy dance. South Africa Lock Down! In March our world started coming to an abrupt halt as…
All of us are trapped at home at the moment. We are living in an unreal world where nothing seems normal. And we are all longing for the same thing. To escape and to explore the world again. We are longing for the wild outdoors, and even for the not so wild, we want to be able to feel that we are in nature. We simply want open spaces and sky. I love the new hashtag people are using at…
Chakalaka is a traditional South African spicy vegetable relish. It is usually served with pap or samp & beans and is most commonly found in black communities across the country. It has become so popular that one can now buy it in cans in the supermarket and order it at KFC! Everyone’s recipe for Chakalaka is different – I have never tasted two that taste the same. It can range from mild to searing hot – depending on the cooks…
Mzoli’s is a smash hit among both the township locals and visitors to the Cape who are keen to get a feel of “real” Africa. Mzoli’s is an African food BBQ/Braai restaurant located in the heart of Gugulethu township. In Africa a meal is not complete unless there is meat! So, whatever you do, do not take your vegetarian friends with you! Note that in order to get there you have venture into the township areas of Cape Town…
I love Kalk Bay for so many reasons, that I return and return and return to explore, eat and play. Kalk Bay is quirky, arty, grungy at times, always eccentric and quite simply a fun place to ramble around, to sit and drink coffee, to chat to the locals, to people watch and to buy and eat the freshest fish in Cape Town. The focal point of the village is the local fishing harbour. This is the last community…
I don’t seem to find enough time to blog – life just seems to get so busy and things just pile up! So now, we have a big pile to work through and share. This series of blogs is going to share some new places I have found as well as some of my favourite places and experiences in the Cape Town and the Cape Winelands. As always – I want this website to be a place where fellow foodies…
I am completely in love with this new addition to the winelands. I am firstly going to let the pictures speak for themselves ……… For the last two years the property Babylonstoren has been growing an organic garden that features over 300 different vegetables, fruits and herbs. Each morning they harvest for the restaurant and the new hotel. The restaurant offers the most fantastic innovative salads – chose a Red, Green or Yellow salad that will contain what is freshly…
Boasting over 36 km of white sandy beach this has got to be one of the prettiest spots in Cape Town. It is also home to the oldest Surf shops in out city. So, if you are into surfing, or learning to surf, or simply watching others surf……..this is the corner of Cape Town to head to. For those who are interested in surfing lessons check out www.learn2surf.co.za or www.garysurf.com. Note that the water is warmer here then on the…
I cannot believe that this week was my first visit to Origin Coffee in De Waterkant in Cape Town. Ridiculous – or redonkeyless as my sister would say. Someone a year or two back told me that they had not enjoyed it as it was too dark inside. So this thought sat at the back of my head and I did not enter. I simply walked past it or drove past it a thousand times. Oh boy was I missing…