25 April 2012 |
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I remember as a teenager visiting Venice (no silver spoon, rather a single mum who scrimped and saved to realize this dream for the both of us) and the studio of an Italian glass blower. Walking onto the observation deck I remember being blasted by intense heat and then seeing this ‘magician’ puffing on the [Read more]
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18 April 2012 |
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I’ve always wanted to be interviewed for some glam magazine and be asked what the contents of my fridge is (it’s desperately sad I know!). At which point I would reveal that aside from the grass fed beef and the organic truffles I’m never without a selection of the finest champagne. Sounds poncy and delicious [Read more]
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16 April 2012 |
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My sister is ‘super chick’. She races up and down mountains. Walks dogs at 8pm (huh?). Canoes, gyms, cycles, swims. She’s an award winning B&B queen. Mum extraordinaire. Exceptional wife.
So when she said she was looking for some special R&R and suggested her downtime would be walking the Hoerikwaggo (meaning ‘mountain in the sea’) [Read more]
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13 April 2012 |
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It can be such a schlep getting to New York these days darling. Long haul flight and water retention is admittedly forgotten once you hit Manhattan and the gorgeous shops, but it is so time consuming. Aaah the life of luxury cape town jetsetters! So you’ll be pleased to learn that a slice of the [Read more]
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9 April 2012 |
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They say: best brewed on the stovetop using hot water. Allow the tea to brew on a low heat for several minutes. Add a pinch of salt and a dollop of butter near the end of the brewing process. Transfer to teapot and raise your wooden cup to Lapsang Souchong tea.
Don’t lose me here. I [Read more]
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3 April 2012 |
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Sunrise. Slip slop paddle into the waves at “‘Muizes’” as the chill of luxury cape town Indian ocean sneaks into your wetsuit giving you that ‘whoooooooa’ feeling.
Looking like fully professional bru I pretended to blend, in a chilled kinda way. Not as easy as I had anticipated as both my kids were trailing behind me, [Read more]
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26 March 2012 |
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She’s loud and not-normal in a good- friend-raise-a-glass-of-wine-kind of way. And she cooks like a dream. Oh and nothing is taken too seriously hence the name of her company, The Giggling Gourmet. Meet Jenny Morris – author, writer, radio and TV presenter, teacher, caterer, culinary tour guide and celebrity chef all rolled together in a [Read more]
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23 March 2012 |
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Jayoww wuyet iuykl phemesyoh! Apologies, lets’ try that again without a mouthful of the most divine Lindt chocolate taking priority in my mouth. How rude of me, when all I want to spout about is this luxury Cape Town spot, The Lindt Chocolate Studio (I knnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooow!!!)
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I love Easter for the eggs but mainly [Read more]
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19 March 2012 |
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When shopping I tend to gravitate to the fresh herbs on display, thinking what wonders I will whisk up with a sprig of thyme or a casual fusion (sounds good) of mint. But the reality is I buy the blooming things and they sit on my window sill in the kitchen looking gorg for about [Read more]
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