Category: Restaurants

  • Bouchard Finlayson Wine Pairing at High Timber

    Bouchard Finlayson Wine Pairing at High Timber

    Recently I was invited to a wine pairing evening at High Timber restaurant. It’s owned by a South African so the menu has a South African influence. The pairing was with Bouchard Finlayson wines. Read more to find out how you can grab a seat at this table.

  • Best Breakfasts In Sea Point

    Best Breakfasts In Sea Point

    I’ve been living in Sea Point for nearly 15 years and I’ve really enjoyed it. But apart from a few trusted favourites, I’ve generally dined outside of Sea Point. That is until about a year ago. Suddenly a million new restaurants have popped up in Sea Point. Now there are all sorts of exciting dining…

  • Undiscovered Burgers Of Cape Town

    Undiscovered Burgers Of Cape Town

    My top 5 burgers of Cape Town post was very well received last year. Since then every other website has done a post on top burgers in Cape Town so I decided I needed to do something different for 2016. This is a list of 12 undiscovered burgers. One for each month of 2017. Happy eating!

  • Best Restaurants In Cape Town

    Best Restaurants In Cape Town

    Eat Out Magazine recently announced the top 10 restaurants in the country. The top 10 were selected from 20 nominated restaurants and 17 of the nominees are in Cape Town and the winelands. Which means we have a list of the 17 best restaurants in Cape Town and surrounds for 2017. Each of these will…

  • Harbour House Group Just Pimped Your Summer

    Harbour House Group Just Pimped Your Summer

    Harbour House Group recently launched Harbour House and La Parada at Constantia Nek, plus they have taken over the Grand Beach and given it a R10m revamp. I went to check out both venues and I’m pleased to report, I liked what I saw. Here’s the low down on why you will want to spend…

  • Bouchon Wine Bar Preview

    Bouchon Wine Bar Preview

    Situated on Hout Street next door to Savoy Cabbage is a new little wine bar and bistro, Bouchon. It’s a collaboration between Dorrance Wines and the owners of La Boheme & Engruna restaurants in Sea Point. It’s been open for 2 weeks and I had a chance to pop in and try it out last…

  • Great Stellenbosch Restaurants

    Great Stellenbosch Restaurants

    Choosing a place to eat in Stellenbosch can be challenging, considering the overwhelming number of amazing options. Choosing a restaurant is often about choosing one that is right for the occasion. I’ve been fortunate to eat at many Stellenbosch restaurants and thought I would share with you some places and what they are good for.

  • Eat Out Top 10 Restaurants 2015

    Eat Out Top 10 Restaurants 2015

    The top 10 restaurants in South Africa were announced at the Eat Out Mercedez-Benz Restaurant Awards on Sunday. As usual, most of the restaurants (8) are located in the Western Cape.

  • Eat Out Top 10 Judging Criteria

    Eat Out Top 10 Judging Criteria

    I recently published the list of 20 restaurants which have been nominated for the 2015 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. The Eat Out judges will evaluate them and select the best 10. I was curious about what the actual criteria for selecting the winners. I emailed Eat Out to ask them if they could share…

  • Charango Restaurant Review

    Charango Restaurant Review

    Charango Bar and Peruvian Grill is the new hot spot on the hottest street in town, Bree. You don’t need to pay a fortune-teller to figure out that this is going to be the place to be in summer. With wide open frontage and plenty of outside seating on the broad pavement, this bar-restaurant will…