An Ode to Rooibos 

By |2020-01-30T15:15:47+02:00September 11th, 2019|Africa, Destination Meals, Drinks, Featured Articles, Food & Travel, Food Culture, Home, Published, Reported Work, South Africa, South African Tourism, Travel, Travel and Culture|

An elderly Khoi woman follows a trail of ants, watching them roll miniscule rooibos seeds into a nest underground. She stoops to her knees. Inside these anthills, she discovers Lilliputin granaries of seeds. Returning with a matchbox full, the doctor hands her a shilling. She will return to him several times, opening her palm to [...]

Watermelon Vodkatini – hot in the city

By |2017-05-08T12:56:13+02:00November 16th, 2011|Drinks, Food, Recipe Index, Recipes|

It appears, summer has decided to bare some skin and peek over the mountain in Cape Town - after an infuriating game of now you see me, now you don't. What better way to celebrate summer (and the upcoming weekend- rumoured to be smokin' hot) than with ice cold in-season watermelon and chilled vodka cocktail - a watermelon vodkatini. Add a handful of raspberries and you're rosy. There's no sieving, shaking, and barely any stirring here, unless you insist.

Captain’s Brew – A Cocktail for Carles Puyol

By |2017-05-08T12:57:35+02:00October 19th, 2011|Drinks, Featured Articles, Food, Recipe Index, Recipes|

It can't have been easy for el Capi over the last eight months. Injury, surgery, recuperation, slow start and most recently, a break-up! But don't worry, do dry your tears. I've been busy in the Food and the Fabulous cocktail bar, experimenting with potions and vials, and after much testing *hic*, I've come up with this: Captain's Brew.

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