Last week I met up with my friend Jeanine, her parents and my mother for lunch at Eikendal in the Winelands. Jeanine’s family and mine grew up together, her sister Sharon is my best friend from school and we spent most of our teenage lives at each other’s houses. We’ve stayed in touch through the […]
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Chilled out lunch at Simons in Constantia
The beautiful Sundays just keep coming in Cape Town. This week we returned to the stunning Constantia Valley for a relaxed lunch under the trees at Simons. Simons is the last restaurant on Groot Constantia wine estate – just keep driving past all the vines to the end of the road and you’ll find it. […]
Greek night with our lovely neighbours
What is it they say…everybody needs good neighbours? We had a highly enjoyable street party to celebrate this year’s Diamond Jubilee in June and got chatting to our neighbours properly, many of them for the first time. We partied together for hours and then all retreated to our homes and mainly didn’t really see each […]
Let me tell you a secret
How I love an exciting new discovery. I recently went to a fascinating seminar on game recognition and preparation (more to come in a later blog) by the knowledgable and charming Jose Souto, who is the chief lecturer in culinary arts at Westminster Kingsway College. The college is well-known for its excellent culinary courses and […]
A Persian treat at Galleria
I was recently introduced to the wonder of Persian (Iranian) food for the first time when my friends Michael and Geraldine gave me the amazing book Saraban: a chef’s journey through Persia for my birthday. It’s a stunning book by Greg and Lucy Malouf with gorgeous pictures. stories of exotic places and tasty recipes. As […]
Lunch in the park at The Belvedere
One of the many fantastic things about London is its parks. No matter where you live in this great city you won’t be too far from a bit of green space. And they are all so different. Green Park’s so neat and, well, green; Regent’s Park is full of roses and other flowers, Hyde Park […]