Food & Drink

Flying the Flag in London

We speak ‘wiff’ a strange accent but we’re not Australian. We like our soccer (not football), rugby and ‘pap en wors’; we also have a strong presence in the United Kingdom…

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Great lunch spots in Woodstock

Woodstock is famous for being the slightly dishevelled neighbourhood that’s home to the Neighbourgoods Market, aka The Biscuit Mill, Cape Town’s favourite spot to see…

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Pastis brasserie

One of the biggest challenges for any tourist or visitor to Cape Town is how to have an authentic experience amidst all the tourist-created experiences on offer. Or, in…

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The best calamari in Cape Town

Any time somebody tells me they’ve found the ‘best’ of anything, I have to try it out. That said, I don’t exactly trust opinions. It took me quite some time to narrow down the…

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The Gift of Golf and Whisky

I once read somewhere that the people of Scotland gave two great gifts to the world; golf and whisky, but perhaps not in that order. The development of both the drink and the…

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Newtown’s Watering Hole-Niki’s Oasis

One of the best ways to experience a city is to sample its food and if you are visiting Johannesburg you have to try some traditional Jozi Township food. My favourite place…

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