• ‘Tis the season to be jolly! We can guarantee you’ll be the favourite this festive season when you wrap up one of these for the foodies in your life. Christmas gift ideas for your foodie friends Philips Avance Pasta Maker, RSP R3 999 What if there was a product that could provide you with endless fresh pasta options in less than 10 minutes? To good to be true? Try,  too good to miss out on. The Philips Avance PastaMaker takes the effort out of pasta-making. Just put in your ingredients, press a button, and let the Pasta Maker do all…

    There is no better place to celebrate International Gin & Tonic Day on Saturday 19 October than at Montecasino, the home of some of the most decadent and flavourful gin and tonics in Jozi. From the fragrant scent of lavender to the berrylicious flavours of raspberries and blueberries, bespoke creations of G&Ts await at a multitude of destinations throughout Gauteng’s premier destination. Wikipedia attributes the creation of the G&T to the army in the British East India Company in India. Malaria was a persistent problem at the time and in the 1700s Scottish doctor George Cleghorn studied how quinine, a traditional cure for…

    Sunday 20 October is Garden Day (gardenday.co.za). And, to celebrate, one of the event’s Flower Crown ambassador, Zayaan Khan (@byzayaankhan), has created a deliciously simple, easy-to-ferment soda from fruit, herbs and flowers. Recipe by Zayaan Khan Photograph supplied