Today we’re enjoying the taste of South Africa at Park Tavern. This just happens to be one of my local pubs only a short meander from home. I’ve frequented it a bit over the years as it’s taken on various different guises and I had noticed another transformation towards the end of 2019. Since then it’s […]
Today I’m continuing on my quests to try new restaurants, explore new areas of London and save South African wine. I’m heading to Peckham to South African restaurant Kudu. I travelled on the lovely Overground line for my first visit to Peckham in South East London. Every journey still feels like an exciting event to me, […]
So today I’m heading into the City of London for lunch at South African restaurant High Timber. My lunch with blogger friends was inspired by my latest quest to get everyone drinking as much South African wine as possible. The recent lockdown-related alcohol ban in South Africa is having devastating effects on the industry with […]
It’s time for my monthly recipe using my favourite ingredient: biltong. This dish was inspired by a beautiful ham and broad bean starter I’ve eaten in restaurants in Spain. I thought, if ham, why not biltong? It worked beautifully. And you don’t just have to take my word for it. My ever-keen South African neighbours came […]
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 […]
Now that the sun’s shining it’s impossible to resist the opportunity to get the barbecue (or braai as we call in it South Africa) out. Every year I long for that barbecue summer in London that we are often promised but never materialises. Could this be the year? Braais are a huge part of South […]