The Greenhouse Effect is a spell of inspiration as much as seduction, a Nina Simone-esuqe voodoo that comes from the most ancient of arts… the culinary arts. If ever there were a restaurant in Cape Town that made one feel as though you had not just […]
Category: Gastronomy
How to Start the Day on the Zambezi
We wanted to share Royal Chundu in Zambia’s latest blog with you, featuring a colourful look at some of the breakfast dishes on the menu at River and Island Lodge. As published on the Royal Chundu blog, here is, “How to Start the Day on the […]
10 Questions with Londolozi’s Executive Chef, Anna Ridgewell
Above: Anna (right) with chefs, Thoko Ngobeni (left) and Sipho Khosa (middle) – Read more here. It is said that a recipe has no soul, that soul must be added in the cooking if it is to be felt in the dining experience. On the […]
The Route du Bonheur Diaries | The Cellars-Hohenort
Two things come to mind when I am presented with cake. Marie Antoinette, the Sofia Coppola film. And Edward Monkton’s card, “The Cupcake of Life”, which reads, “May you always find the icing on the cupcake of life.” This is good, because as a young […]
The Route du Bonheur Diaries | Delaire Graff Estate
Above: The driveway leading up to the Delaire Graff Estate We all have our own way of pressing reset, of coming back to ourselves after losing our footing in the flurry of forces internal or external. The open road has always done this for me, preferably a […]