• Jenny Handley visited Istanbul, where history, culture and cuisine combine in a kaleidoscope of flavours that can all be termed Turkish delight.My interest in Istanbul was piqued when my husband stopped there a year ago. I had begged him to buy me some brightly coloured hand-painted ceramics, so was disappointed (and mildly suspicious) when he returned bearing just a box of Turkish delight, claiming he had not seen any crockery anywhere. With direct flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg, Istanbul provides easy access to Europe, so when he chose it as the launchpad for a European trip, I made a mental…

    Set among deep ravines, ponds and waterfalls, Makweti Safari Lodge in Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg offers a bush experience that is delightfully different from the norm.Ingrid…

    From coffee and cheese to bread and beef, these Cape-based producers are music to our taste buds. Richard Holmes Usana Farm: Pierre Winshaw Driving down the muddy track towards Usana Farm outside Stellenbosch, it’s easy to see why Pierre Winshaw calls himself a grass, not beef, farmer. A stream runs through pastures shinhigh with lush grass and sturdy hens peck between the fence posts. The farm ridgebacks bark a warning and then adopt me as their guest. Pierre’s family have farmed here for four generations, always keeping cows for their own kitchen. “We thought, if this is the kind of…

    Chef Bruce Robertson’s Scarborough restaurant-from-home is attracting a happy following for deliciously relaxed lunches using simple, sustainable seafood. Kim Maxwell The Boat House, 36 Beach Road, Scarborough. Call…