The Grand Roche in Paarl has new owners, undergone a big renovation to the luxury suites and has reopened its doors with a brand spanking new restaurant .‘Viande’…
A couple of Fridays ago I ventured out to Stellenbosch to visit Cavalli Estate and sample Chef Michael Degs Winter special menu. It was hours before a massive…
Anthonij Rupert Wyne in Franschhoek is proudly the first wine estate in South Africa to both cultivate and produce black Perigord truffles, and a couple of weeks ago I…
On a recent trip to Johannesburg, I got to stay at the Peech Hotel again and to check out their newly built suites. This family owned and operated…
In November, and just before the chaos of December slammed into my life, I was invited to Boschendal to check out a few of the exciting new things…
Two weeks ago I attended a lunch at INDOCHINE at Delaire Graff Estate to experience the new menu inspired by Chef Virgil Kahns recent adventures in South East…
I took over 1000 pictures on my trip to Paris and managed to dwindle them down to about 140. Given the huge volume, I needed to divide them…
Earlier this year I won a trip to Amsterdam so decided since I was so close, I would bolt on a week in Paris. I hadn’t been for…
On my trip to Paris in May I was lucky to get to stay at Artisan Lofts that hover somewhere between the 2nd, 3rd and the 10th Ar. The…
Last week I was privileged to experience a chef’s table lunch at the recently opened Table Seven, a private dining venue housed in the trendy new Salt Orchard…
Two Fridays ago I had the pleasure of spending the night in the newly refurbished La Petite Ferme Vineyard suites at this boutique hotel in Franschhoek and they…
Bartholomeus Klip is one of my favourite lodges in South Africa and I was lucky to visit for a third time last weekend. Tucked away in Bo-Hermon next…