South Africa’s biggest culinary extravaganza, the Mzansi Food & Drink Show, is set to take place at the Kyalami International Convention Centre over the long weekend of 15 to 17 June that also includes Father’s Day (June 16) and Youth Day (June 17). Visitors to the show will be able to enjoy food and drink tastings, cooking demos, masterclasses, braai competitions, exclusive offers and a marketplace filled with gastronomic delights. It promises to be a fun-filled event, catering for the whole family. Highlights during the three-day event include: THE MZANSI FIRE & FEAST MEAT FESTIVAL Probably the most popular food…
Our Winter issue has hit the shelves! We’ve got loads of delicious meals, tips and so much more stacked between the pages of this issue. Here are ten…
Tintswalo Boulders is hosting another of its popular winter gourmet weekends from 28 – 30 June, led by resident head chef Dustin Hammond. The experience begins with an Oyster and Whiskey pairing, accompanied by charcuterie boards, followed by a harvest-style gourmet dinner on Friday. Saturday morning starts with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and pastries. Enjoy breakfast on the terrace with uninterrupted views of Boulders Beach and the famous African Penguin Colony. Chef Dustin will then guide the group on a fynbos and coastal foraging excursion. Return to Tintswalo Boulders for lunch and an interactive session where Chef Dustin…
Get ready for a spicier June as Cape Herb & Spice gears up for Herb & Spice Day! Last year, tucked in between Donald Duck day and German…
A very ‘Japan-easy’ mix of sculptural veggies and decorative garnishing cocooned in exquisite lacquered wooden boxes, or plastic stamped with ‘Hello Kitty’, define the millennial aesthetic of bento. Bento is, quite simply, a well-balanced and appetising meal, creatively arranged in a lunch box. But it wasn’t always this pop culturedriven. Before the modern bento – or o-bento – large leaves, leather pouches, linen sacks, woven straw envelopes, wicker baskets and round wooden buckets were all used as crude portable lunch containers. It was in the 12th century that the bento box took root in Japanese culture and overshadowed other, more…
Whether you work from home or make the trip to the office every day, there’s one thing that most people don’t look forward to; making dinner. Even having…
The Food and Wine in the Wild Festival will return to the Kruger Station for its annual tradition in July. Set against the backdrop of the wilderness that surrounds the historical Selati line, the Food and Wine in the Wild Festival will return to the Kruger Station at Skukuza Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park on the 5th and 6th July. The annual festival will feature wines from the country’s most prestigious vineyards – from the rolling wine regions of Stellenbosch to the sun-soaked valleys of the Cape Winelands. Tickets, priced at R125 per person per day, will include…
Experience Stellenbosch wine in Johannesburg the best way possible – with winemakers, winery owners, and key ambassadors themselves who will be in the City of Gold next month.…
South African Brandy continues to stake its claim among the world’s premier drinks following chart-topping performances at this year’s Intercontinental Spirits Challenge held in Kortrijk, Belgium. Producers of South Africa’s quintessential spirit have just been awarded eleven of the authoritative competition’s highest accolades including a trophy for the Boschendal XO Potstill. The Intercontinental Challenge annually singles out the best drinks of entries from across the globe, and made the announcement of its best-of-the-best just days ago. Winning an award is a mark of the most outstanding distinction. In addition to snapping up a trophy, South African brandies that received Double…