This is a longer than usual post (there’s more imagery than copy, promise) but bear with me because on this, my 4th trip to BK, I stayed longer and immersed myself in the city, always my best way to really get the feel of a destination. I revisited some of my favourite…
Dining
Last week I was in Cloud 9, literally and figuratively. Firstly because I fortunate enough to be upgraded by Ethiopian Airlines to business class – called Cloud 9 – and secondly because travelling in such space and comfort is a luxury that is possibly one of the most satisfying…
Uber innovation is what makes my heart skip a beat. Siam@Siam is a hotel in Wang Mai, Patumwan that has brought the sexy back into hotelling and it’s a salve for the design conscious soul. Great Location Situated in the heart of Bangkok between the old and developed quarters of the…
It’s difficult to write about a hotel that you love without sounding like someone has put you up to it. This review wasn’t planned, but having just spent three glorious days at the Anantara in Chiang Mai, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share about one of my most…
Gourmet goodness With close to 900 million people worldwide adopting a vegan lifestyle, Chefs everywhere are crafting menus to satisfy the growing demand for veggie dishes that are 100% plant based. The more people opt to exclude meat and animal products from their diets, the more the hospitality industry is…
This article first appeared in the Sunday Times SA on 18 March 2018 Mesdames and Messieurs, prepare your palettes as over the next 7 days, the 4th annual Goût de France – Good France initiative will be bringing a taste of France to a menu near you. Vincent Lucas, owner-chef…
This article first appeared in the Sunday Times SA on 4 March 2018 It’s no surprise that Luke Dale-Roberts, South Africa’s most celebrated chef, has devised a novel way to tackle his industry’s aqua drama by creating a drought kitchen initiative that is scheduled to run April through May, after…
The original version of this post is in my ‘Flashback’ article in Khuluma inflight mag, Jan 2018 edition Matjiesfontein in the 70’s was magical. To ten year old me it was picture perfect, frozen in time. On the short High Street stood an ox wagon straight out of my Standard…
This article first appeared in the Sunday Times (SA) on 4 February 2018 As Day Zero edges closer and the prospect of a Peninsula without fresh water becomes a hard and fast reality, anxious Capetonians are shifting into survival mode and devising contingencies to meet the predicament head on, some…
This article first appeared in the Sunday Times SA on 7 January 2018 Noreen Dunzo, head bartender at Outrage of Modesty in Cape Town, is a liquid therapist. Describe your feelings du jour and she will construct a cocktail using a flavour profile that will banish the blues and take…