How to make floral ice cubes IT’S SPRING!! Floral ice cubes are an easy and impactful way to beautify drinks or ice buckets. Here’s how to do it. 1. Use only edible flowers. If sourcing from a store, make sure they haven’t been treated with any chemicals. Likewise if picking from your own garden. Try orchids, nasturtiums, pansies and snapdragons. 2. The next step is to prepare your water. To make clear ice, use distilled water that has been boiled and then cooled. This helps to remove impurities, which can cause cloudiness and air bubbles in the cubes. 3. A…
Get to know Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen! A household name – and for good reason! Being the first South African chef to obtain a Michelin star, Jan is…
How to make Rooibos chai sugar body scrub Here is a home-made Rooibos chai sugar body scrub treats for the wonderful women in your life…the perfect gift of selfceare INGREDIENTS 440g brown sugar ½ cup olive/almond/deodorised coconut oil ¼ cup Rooibos tea leaves 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground cloves Pinch ground cardamom 1 thumb-size piece fresh ginger 2 tbsp honey METHOD MIX all of the ingredients together until combined. Place in airtight jars and store at room temperature. TO USE rub all over your body, hands or lips, then wash off with warm water. Made this…
Once in a while, we may feel uneasy or “hangry” because we haven’t had a meal; however, when it comes to your mood, your food choices and feelings…
What started out as a trend in 1970s American suburbia – then a boxed vanilla cake mix made as a tray bake, poked with holes and the holes filled with jello (or jelly here in SA), the jelly set, the top of the creation then spread with whipped cream and sliced into neat squares to serve. As we know, any good trend of yesteryear is bound to make a vintage revival – and, in this case, there’s good reason for our Pinterest feeds to be filled with poke cakes of all descriptions! Poking your cake (or brownies in this case)…
Rupy Aujla has been on our radar for a few months now and when we heard that he will soon be releasing a new Doctor’s Kitchen book, we…
BELUGA RELAUCHES IN ICONIC V&A WATERFRONT CRUISE TERMINAL We have some very exciting news to share with you, one of Cape Town’s hotspots is finally re-opening post-pandemic! Beluga has been around for 20 years before the pandemic hit our shores and they needed to close, but now they are back, in an even more iconic location ready to serve Cape Town’s favourite sushi and cocktails. Out with the old and into a brand new chapter for the well-loved Beluga Restaurant! Doors will officially open end-Sept to what promises to be the most deliciously sophisticated new hot spot in the CBD…
Durbanville Wine Showcases pinotage heritage with Herman Lensing South Africa, Durbanville, July 2022: Durbanville Wine Valley and celebrity chef Herman Lensing have joined forces to give South Africans…
TWO GINGERS launches La Primavera to complete their ‘four seasons in one day’ South African Craft Gin portfolio – just in time for Spring! Up and coming artisanal gin company, Gember Distillery, who produces the TWO GINGERS brand, launched their new, spring-inspired gin La Primavera to invited guests, media and VIP’s at an intimate affair at Ginger & Lime food studio on Thursday, 1 September. Not your average gin distillery, friends and founders Simon Cranswick and Wynand de Vries (who are in fact gingers and known affectionately as the Engelsman and die Boerseun) have established themselves as somewhat mavericks in…