Henry Fancourt White was an enterprising fellow. A Yorkshire man, one time parliamentarian and highly regarded member of the George community, he was the first owner of Fancourt, a home that he built in 1859, inspired by the architecture of the Cotswolds in his native England. Today that same property…
Dining
Can we please just talk about the bread and butter pudding at the new Tiger’s Milk on Kloof? It’s not often I start a review with a dessert dissection but in this case, I feel this particular carb deserves applause. All that oozy bread embedded with raisins and smothered in…
This article first appeared in City Press newspaper, 13 August edition Float into Venezia Why fly into a city when you can float into it? There’s simply no better way to arrive in Venice, the world’s most unique city that lures 25 million tourists to its fragile shores every…
When you’re midway through lunch and make a reservation for dinner, at the very same place for the very same evening. That. At long last Cheyne Morrisby has crossed the border of the Republic of Hout Bay and opened SHIO in the city, his third restaurant (after Cheyne’s and Lucky…
I’m a petit peu France~obsessed and have just returned from a week in Paris, so when I received the invitation to Societi Bistro’s Tour Through France I was très delighted. The annual culinary journey, now in its 9th year, is happening every week (Wed-Tues) until 26 September, showcasing food from ten…
This article first appeared in The Sunday times SA on 25 June 2017 * Venice is gorgeous and can be done in 48 hours if that’s all the time you have > 1. Breakfast and Brunch Venetians don’t do breakfasts the way the rest of us do. They tend to stop…
In Milan for a day? Fret not, you can still get a satisfying sense of the city by visiting these few places, a mix of the old and the new. The Duomo (cathedral) ~ the vast white Gothic wonder that is a must on any traveller’s bucket list. It is the…
These are a few notes I made on this trip to the City of Lights, tips I hope you’ll find to be useful. (If you’re a woman travelling solo, I have a more in-depth post on this to make your journey a little smoother) Apps Make sure you’ve downloaded Google…
There’s an art to a fine welcome. A sincere bienvenue is often all it takes to turn an average experience into a superior one – no matter the star rating – and the owners and staff at Majeka House have got it down. Stylish decor & design Majeka House,…
The blue avenue awaits… Allée Bleue, meaning blue avenue in French is a picturesque wine estate in Groot Drakenstein, about 18km’s outside Franchhoek. It is located in one of the Western Cape’s most glorious areas that was settled by forward thinking French Huguenots in 1688. The valley and surrounds showcases a multitude…