Top South African and international chefs and food personalities will be taking to the stage when The Plant Powered Show comes to Cape Town in May.They include the Giggling Gourmet Jenny Morris, Jason McNamara, Jane Nshuti, Mira Weiner, Mokgadi Itsweng, Arabella Parkinson, Claire Sharryn Roberto and Phil Mansergh, with more names to be announced in the... Continue Reading →
Retha & Tshepi, Karen & Tenille and Izak & Wessel survived three ‘sudden death’ cook-off courses last night (5 December) to take their place in next week’s My Kitchen Rules SA final – and make their bid for the R1 million prize. The ‘sudden death’ cook saw a duo eliminated after each of the three courses, as the contestants cooked... Continue Reading →
The highly-anticipated second season of The Taste Master SA returns to the small screen on Friday, 10 September at 19:00 on SABC 2 – and this time, it’s all about baking. In association with Royal Baking Powder and Samsung appliances, the new season promises to showcase more good food and high drama as the contestants are set to... Continue Reading →
August is all about celebrating the special women in our lives – the women who make us go "Whoa!" Business-women making it work during a pandemic, stay-at-home moms who deserve a medal, the caregivers and the go-getters. Women’s Month with the accompanying public holiday of Women’s Day on 9 August was first launched in South... Continue Reading →
So as a Joburg foodie blogger who gets absolutely no opportunity to attend or blog about Kosher food – a little-known niche in Joburg’s wider foodie/blogging community, but something that I live and breathe every single day – I was pretty excited to see that local butchery, Nussbaums had invited two friends of mine, well-known... Continue Reading →
The Red Chamber has almost legendary status as one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Johannesburg. From its early days, when it first opened in Rosebank in 1989, until it moved to Hyde Park Shopping Centre in 1997, and then moved to its current premises (remaining within the centre), Head Chef, Emma Chan has maintained... Continue Reading →
***AVOID*** AVOID *** AVOID *** AVOID *** AVOID *** Sometimes there needs to be a zero rating, especially reserved for those experiences where even a rating of 1 seems too high!! I don't think I've every written such a negative review, but our experience at this establishment was so awful, that I feel the need... Continue Reading →
We waited a bit for all the hype to die down before visiting this much anticipated French Patisserie. The restaurant is much bigger than I initially thought, and although we thought it was full when we arrived, we were taken through to the dining area in the interior of the space, which you don't see... Continue Reading →
A tiny little gem of a place tucked away in plain sight in the hectic main street of Grant Avenue, Norwood. Their menu is limited - they do fried chicken in a variety of ways, and boy, do they do it well! The aioli is something out of this world (yes, I asked for more)... Continue Reading →
Don't let the spacious, modern look of this Italian eatery fool you! They're into the business of serving up serious, fabulous food! Have been here a couple of times now, and although we said we needed to come back to try out the many different appealing dishes on the menu, we had loved what we... Continue Reading →
I’m so often astounded at how brilliant debut books can be, and this one by Jessica Payne rates really high on my list of reads from debut authors! It ticks every box on the “Wow Factor” list! Noelle is finally living her dream. She’s met gorgeous doctor, Daniel Ashcroft at the hospital where she works […]
This is the 30th title from Sheila O’Flanagan, well-known, bestselling author of heartwarming stories that have, to date, sold over 9 million copies worldwide. This story revolves around Eden, a young woman who tragically lost her husband Andy, a firefighter, 5 years previously. Newly pregnant at the time, she hadn’t even had the opportunity to […]
What a true joy and privilege it is to be blog touring today, not only for the fantastic Jane Green, but also for a book that I feel has taken her into a completely new realm in her writing journey. I’ve enjoyed all of Jane Green’s previous books, but I really didn’t want Sister Stardust […]
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