Honest Café – Crowdfunding in Cape Town, a Success Story Honest Café - image supplied A Cape Town raw chocolate café is the first of its kind in the city. It’s a crowdfunding success story. Ishay Govender-Ypma explores the concept for Business Day. The People’s Choice “Have you tried our banana bread bunny [...]
Stellenbosch beyond the vineyards - Western Cape Traditionally, Stellenbosch has been the town of wineries and wealthy students. There is much more to experience though, as Ishay Govender-Ypma discovered: Stellenbosch beyond the vineyards. For Business Day 5 Dec 2014. Mandela art work Cultural Immersion Through the tight alleyways, single file we follow Thembi [...]
Where to Eat in Rio & São Paulo - what I loved and what I didn't First stop - the local municipal markets. I also try to take a food tour in every city I visit - try Tastes of São Paulo and Eat Rio. This is a mini guide of where to eat in Rio and São Paulo. corn [...]
Pop-Up Restaurants in South Africa - how the concept evolved and where it is today. Plus a list of must-try pop-ups
Atelier Amaro: Poland's First Michelin Starred Restaurant - a snapshot of my dining experience.
A brief summary of the Eat Out Conference and an interview with Margot Janse Chef of the Year 2012...P.s these lads aren't Margot. Click to view a pic of her..........
An ongoing list of restaurants from South Africa and abroad...updated!
I have been thinking a lot about Istanbul recently and our visit there in June. This dish is based on one we enjoyed at a Turkish restaurant in Cape Town and I reminisce about the Asian side in Istanbul and the famous Ciya Sofrasi restaurant.
A few Sundays ago, on the 28th of August, we headed off to Paternoster a sleepy fishing village on the Cape West Coast just under two hours outside Cape Town to join Slow Food Mother City on a food forage in the local nature reserve in TietiesBaai (yes, you read the name correctly.) A slow lunch at Oep ve Koep followed.
My visit to S. Pellegrino's 2nd best restaurant in the world, El Celler de Can Roca in May- the venue, the menu, the men behind the 3 star Michelin restaurant.
