The Cosmopolitan Bar, Maboneng
The Cube Tasting Kitchen has a new home in Maboneng, at the Cosmopolitan Building. But even more interesting is The Cosmopolitan Bar…
wanderlust & life
Books: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun is about the Biafra war of the late 1960s. A war that was fought between Nigeria and…
Brunch at Toro Toro, Dubai
Friday brunch, as we learned, is as sacred as Sunday lunch in Christian countries. So much that restaurant websites stipulate that bookings…
Dubai, a desert city of contrasts
I have been sitting on this post for a while not quite sure how to sum up Dubai. With past travels, most…
Starting the year with The Leopard, Melville
Happy New Year everyone ! I have not made New Year resolutions this year, nope. But I am armed with lists. List of…
Not believing the hype at David Higgs’s Marble Restaurant
The publicists were hard at work in the months preceding and following the opening of Marble Restaurant. There was not a single…
Breakfast at the Woolies Café, Morningside
I am not usually a breakfast person. Coffee and a yoghurt normally do it. But occasionally meeting friends for breakfast can be…
Far from the crowds at The Saxon, Sandhurst
There is something that feels rather illicit about being at The Saxon. This luxurious hotel, right in the heart of the city…
Old-school dining at Bellagio, Illovo
Lest the title of this post is deceiving, the food is not old school. If anything, a modern take on everything, more…
Craft gin & food that feeds your soul @ Workshop 55
This has been my go-to place all year-long. One of my very favourite places in Joburg. It is the ideal place for…
On Petina Gappah’s Imposter Syndrome and THE BOOK OF MEMORY
I had just finished Petina Gappah’s first novel, The Book of Memory when I got an invitation to the launch of her recently…
Street Food at Licorish Bistro, Bryanston
The menu at Licorish Bistro is extensive and has a lot going for it. My children go solely for the Street Food.…