The quest continues to bring you the best that Cape Town has to offer. Tonight we went up the road to Green Point. Cafe Dijon opened 15 months ago and is run by South African Francophiles Sarah and Johan Du Plessis (AKA Dup). A fabulously designed French-bistro style interior leads out onto a magical terrace […]
2013 has been a fabulous year for me with lots of opportunities for travel. I was lucky enough to visit Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Thailand and South Africa, all in less than eight months. Of course, I was also lucky enough to be based in London when I wasn’t in one of these other fantastic […]
So today on my exploration of the different parts of London I’m heading out a bit into one of the suburbs. Surbiton is a short train ride from central London and my friend Sue lives there. Our families go back a long way, she was also born in Zimbabwe and our mothers are close friends. […]
There seem to be loads of new brasserie-style restaurants popping up all over London these days. I love them, so it makes me very happy! This one is right next to Piccadilly tube station and it’s really great value. When my friend Shirley, visiting from Australia with her daughter, Kim, suggested we met for lunch […]
The original Bistrot Bizerka opened in 2007 in a somewhat isolated spot on the Foreshore. Run by chef Laurent (who grew up and trained in France) and his wife Cyrillia, it recently moved to a new home in historic Heritage Square, so we simply had to visit. We went to the original eaterie several times and […]
So guess what, it’s time for Sunday lunch again! Boy do the days fly by. Today we were off to try somewhere new in the area of Tokai in Cape Town – which is pretty close to Steenberg Golf Club. Highly convenient then! Societi Brasserie is a real neighbourhood local inspired by classic brasseries. It […]