Brunch Club at Grub & Vine has made Saturdays more interesting
Brunch and bottomless bubbles in a laid-back contemporary space located on Cape Town’s restaurant-populated Bree Street. Chef Matt Manning, of Grub & Vine,…
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All things contemporary @ the Investec Cape Town Art Fair
It was my first Investec Cape Town Art Fair and it was a real treat. I was fortunate enough to get an invite…
On race, identity and representation in The Good Immigrant
Title: The Good Immigrant Author: edited by Nikesh Shukla Publisher: Unbound Published: 2016 Genre: Non-Fiction The blurb reads: ‘What’s it like to…
Diving into the Belly of the Beast, Cape Town
It was the name that caught my attention. Belly of the Beast. A name takes that evokes all manner of images, but…
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Title: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Author: Balli Kaur Jaswal Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 2017 Genre: Fiction Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows is,…
Chefs Warehouse taste sensations at Maison, Franschhoek
Chefs Warehouse at Maison in Franschhoek is as delightful as Chefs Canteen in Cape Town. Whereas the latter prides itself in its…
Cape-inspired tapas menu at Upper Bloem, Green Point
I happened upon Upper Bloem Restaurant in my search for good restaurants around my neighbourhood. Its more formal sister restaurant La Mouette…
An exploration of colouredness at Eclectica contemporary
I first saw Rory Emmett’s artwork on the website Artsy with his ‘Coloured Portraits’. It was great to see his work in the…
Riverine Rabbit is Cape Town’s new dining experience
Chef Ash Heeger’s new restaurant (it officially opened its doors in October) Riverine Rabbit, is perfectly located on Church Street. It’s that…
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Title: HOME FIRE Author: Kamila Shamsie Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 2017 Genre: Fiction Kamila Shamsie’s book is a tale of two families’ lives…
From the abstract to the muted at the Norval Foundation
Although it is an immense space, the Norval has not tried to put too much artwork into its galleries. It has found…
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Title: An American Marriage Author: Tayari Jones Publisher: Oneworld Published: 2018 Genre: Fiction Tayari Jones has written a love story that is…