Today I’m featuring some lovely recipes using olives (one of my favourite tasty treats) by Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy. Omar grew up in Madrid and a love of cooking runs in his family. His mum was great at baking which inspired him and by eight he was selling puddings to the neighbours during the summer […]
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Lunch in the dreamland that is Jordan
So my best friend from school, Sharon, came down to visit us in Cape Town. Another excuse for booking somewhere fabulous for lunch. I went to Jordan two years ago and had a simply spectacular lunch so, for once, the choice wasn’t difficult. So there we were, four ladies ready to lunch. Driving down the […]
Time to celebrate Italian-style
Two birthdays in the family meant the perfect excuse to go somewhere special for dinner. And 95 Keerom is just that, serving proper Italian cuisine in a lovely, historic building (circa 1682) that used to be the stables and slave quarters of the Company Gardens which are nearby. Chef Giorgio Nava, who was born in […]
Candy’s fabulous lemon drizzle cake
My niece Maxine spent the day with me on Sunday. I always treasure these days as we have so much fun together, and today we decided to make a cake for Terry – his birthday was the next day. My friend Candy had sent me her recipe for lemon drizzle cake which I love so […]
Delicious Italian at A Tavola
How I love restaurants that always deliver. We’ve visited A Tavola so many times and always enjoy their fabulous, home-style Italian cooking. The menu offers classics like carpaccio, caprese salad, home-made pasta with a good range of sauces and veal dishes. Plus there’s a menu of specials which changes with the seasons. The biggest problem […]
It’s all happening in Bree Street, Cape Town
So Cape Town is World Design Capital for 2014. It’s the first African city ever to have been awarded this honour, in recognition of the city’s efforts to use design for social, cultural and economic development. Throughout the year there will be more than 450 officially recognised projects going on as well as hundreds of […]