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Behind Bars: Joburg Publik In Joburg
David Cope’s wine bar has cult status in Cape Town. Now, the team has opened up a second location on Bolton Road in Rosebank. Jozi, charge your glasses!
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June 2019
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Books Curry On
In their latest collaboration, Durban Curry Up2Date, Clinton Friedman and Erica Platter pay further tribute to the makers and purveyors of what are undoubtedly the best curries in the land
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June 2019
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A Cheesy Tribute
Mourning the loss of her beloved father, Ron, SAM WOULIDGE eases her grief while also honouring her dad with many helpings of his favourite toasted cheese
3 min |
June 2019
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The Taste Case
Surprise your dad with a stellar mixed case that includes the bubbly served at Mandela’s inauguration and Obama’s 2009 victory, chosen
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June 2019
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Wine Know-how Meet Your Perfect Match
Shiraz or Chenin Blanc? Wooded or unwooded? Old World or New World? The best way to answer your own questions is to drink more wine (easy!), be adventurous, and turn your quest into an experience.
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April 2019
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Behind Bars: Durban Lucky Shaker
When one of our team members returned from a pilgrimage to the Umhlanga branch of this bar, she couldn’t stop raving about a certain pineapple-and coconut cocktail. We had to find out why.
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April 2019
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Helsinki Highs
Finland’s capital is cool, quirky and progressively modern – book a room in the heart of the city, then visit these eight eateries for the best food and drink in town.
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April 2019
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The Taste Case
This month, Allan Mullins curates a case of six versatile rosés to put on ice for al fresco feasting, from picnics and braais to the big Easter lunch.
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April 2019
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Behind Bars: Mix Bar At Mesh Club
Situated inside the hip members-only MESH Club, this stylish Rosebank bar is the perfect spot for sundowners with creative types or cocktail connoisseurs
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August 2019
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My Favourite Table Carl Wastie
When he’s not hosting KFM’s Flash Drive, big sports events or parties, or playing midwife to his pregnant Boston terrier, this DJ is a certified food nerd. We met up with him at Chefs Warehouse, Beau Constantia.
5 min |
May 2019
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My Mother Superior
When Sam Woulidge feels the urge to be productive – by making a large batch of stand-by muffin mix for example – she knows her mom is watching over her.
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May 2019
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Chef Nti
Nthabiseng Ramaboa has lived many lives – in business, fashion, and now, food. But she’s always stayed true to her roots. Now, she’s celebrating South African flavours with her event space in Maboneng in Joburg
4 min |
November 2018
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How The Leopard Changed Its Spots
Time-starved Joburgers craving home-cooked food need The Leopard at 44 Stanley on speed dial. Swing past Andrea Burgener and Nick Gordon’s kitchen to pick up a chicken curry or killer mac ‘n’ cheese, or have it delivered straight to your front door. And that’s an order!
6 min |
November 2018
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A Great Oke
While South African cities offer everything from tacos and noodles to sushi and Hawaiian poké, restaurants that celebrate local flavour are a rarity. Chef Bertus Basson makes a powerful case for why this should change at Eike, his newest restaurant
7 min |
November 2018
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Pesce Azzurro Osteria Di Pesce
What do you do when your favourite neighbourhood restaurant is facing closure? You buy it, of course. That was the solution that seven Italian food lovers came up with to save Pesce Azzurro in Woodstock, Cape Town. And we are molto grato
7 min |
July 2019
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In The Kitchen With Abigail Mbalo
This MasterChef SA competitor and former dental technologist is one inspiring woman. At her Khayelitsha restaurant, 4Roomed eKasi Culture, she’s making a strong case for connecting South Africans through food
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July 2019
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How To Drink And Save The Planet
Follow Justin Smith of WWF-SA’s lead by choosing wines produced by top farms with Wine Conservation Champion status. These six will start you on your eco-friendly drinking ways
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July 2019
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Planting A Seed
Henry Firth and Ian Theasby’s plant-based video channel Bosh.tv reaches over 25 million people a month. In their second cookbook, Bish Bash Bosh!, they showcase the fun vegan food that’s made them famous
4 min |
July 2019
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Walk This Way!
Fuelled by beef ragù, handmade salami, local wine and lots of espresso, Richard Holmes earns his kilojoules on a walking holiday through Italy’s Ligurian Apennines
7 min |
July 2019
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Sister Act
Italy is not all pizza and pasta, as SAM WOULIDGE discovered on a recent visit to Naples. It’s also about shopping and sequins and sisters, and lots of chilled limoncello
3 min |
July 2019
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Chantel Dartnall
Though the chef-owner of Restaurant Mosaic be but small, she is certainly fierce competition in the international arena. Her latest coup? Being named best female chef. In the world
4 min |
December 2017
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Cake Expectations
When it comes to your annual Christmas fruit cake there should be zero compromise says Peter van Noord, who embarked on a quest to discover the secret recipe for the the best one he’d ever tasted
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December 2017
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Beaters At The Ready!
Season 3 of super-popular series The Great South African Bake-Off kicked off in a cloud of flour in October, with a brand-new judge added to the mix. We chatted to newcomer Zola Nene and three-time veteran Tjaart Walraven
2 min |
December 2017
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5 Minutes With Jeannie D
What do you do when your DNA demands that you avoid red meat, but alcohol has no adverse effect? Make like Jeannie D and keep a bottle of G.H. Mumm in your fridge at all times.
4 min |
May 2017
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The Food Of Love
When her son compared his love for her to his favourite meal, SAM WOULIDGE felt she might have earned her motherhood credentials.
3 min |
May 2017
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Breaking Bread
When he learned how to make a seemingly simple childhood favourite, EUGENE YIGA also rediscovered his mother’s love.
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May 2017
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The Burma Chronicles
If you consider yourself an Asian street-food aficionado, book yourself a culinary expedition to BURMA. Fill your wallet with kyat (a little goes a long way) and fly to Yangon to sample mild, rich curries, dosa-like “gangster snacks” and the samoosa salad of your dreams
6 min |
May 2017
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The Spice Girl
Six hundred years ago, wars were fought and empires built over the spice trade. Today, Ami Kapilevich will tell you, the business is a lot more modern and professional, but it hasn’t lost its swashbuckling excitement
2 min |
March 2018
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The Fabulous Butcher Boys
The recently opened boutique butchery and wine bar by chef David Higgs – The Butchery by Marble – more than delivers on its promise to elevate excellent quality, carefully sourced meat to pride of plate
7 min |
November 2017
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Hey, Pesto!
Getting a child to eat veggies isn’t always easy, especially when you don’t want any food going to waste. SAM WOULIDGE has resorted to bribery and a few sneaky moves…
3 min |