South African wine and travel evening with STA TravelBuzz

Please remember to vote for me in the South African Blog Awards where I am a finalist in the Best Food and Best Overseas Blog categories! VOTING ENDS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT SOUTH AFRICAN TIME! Thanks! One of the more annoying mysteries of my life is the price of plane tickets to South … Continue reading →

South Africa in shock World Cup win!

(Photo courtesy of The Bibendum Times) Well, the Bibendum World Cup of Wine, that is... And against Italy, no less! What am I talking about? Well, about 6 weeks ago wine merchants Bibendum decided it might be fun to do a wine tasting "competition" where countries were … Continue reading →

Cape Town – a culinary snapshot

This post was originally written for a wonderful series on my dear friend Johanna's blog The Passionate Cook where each post put the culiary spotlight on a different world city. Johanna sent a list of questions; I provided the answers below. I am republishing it here … Continue reading →

Bunny chow – South Africa’s own street food

**DISCLAIMER** - no fluffy bunnies were harmed in the making of this dish!! Phew. Just thought I'd get that disclaimer out of the may before people started hurling abuse, shoes or frying pans :) Street food - it's such a great concept. Something cheap and … Continue reading →

Braai sarmies for Heritage Day – better late than never!

What can I say - it's been a bit of a tumultous week. First there was the wonderful Oktoberfest in Munich last weekend, where much beer was consumed and many new friends were made. Then I woke up on Sunday morning to find that my country had no president. On Thursday my … Continue reading →