• The fresh squeeze  Looking to add extra nutrients and vital vitamins into your everyday life? Look no further than freshly squeezed (or blended) vegetable juices! Don’t stress, we aren’t encouraging you to ditch all the solid food and start a juice cleanse, but we are here to explain how incorporating vegetable juices into your diet can really help your hair, skin, body, mind, all of the good things! Words by Sjaan van der Ploeg Images courtesy of Pexels Before we get into the wonders of juicing, here’s what you need to know Juicing shouldn’t replace proper meals – it’s important…

    Sweet, salty, sour, and bitter are four basic tastes that everyone is aware of. But did you know that there is a fifth basic taste, generally described as…

    This month Sea Point is welcoming its newest dining experience, The Nines, proudly presented by The Kove Collection. This rooftop restaurant and cocktail lounge is set to be this season’s most anticipated hotspot, and is expected to quickly establish itself as a leading Cape Town foodie destination for years to come. Bookings are now open for its launch weekend, 4-6 November 2022. Hosted on the ninth floor of the newly developed Station House at Nineteen Kloof Road, The Nines offers breath-taking two-hundred-and-seventy-degree views over upper Sea Point. Floor-to-ceiling glass provides guests with an immersive viewing experience of the crisp blue…

    Yum Baker started in a home kitchen during the Covid-19 lockdown, when Heidi Dempers’ job in the tourism industry was no longer enough to make ends meet. Today, she supplies vegan treats to over 40 Checkers supermarkets in Johannesburg and has also developed an exclusive vegan festive range for them. Although Dempers didn’t initially start out with vegan-friendly bakes, she soon realised there is a gap in the market for vegan sweet treats – especially South African favourites. The products she supplies are all local delicacies adapted from her grandmother’s recipes and transformed into vegan treats. These treats include rusks,…

    The Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards – South Africa’s most comprehensive and respected restaurant awards, celebrating our best restaurants and chefs – has announced its shortlist of star-winning restaurants for 2022. Comprising 42 restaurants across South Africa, this shortlist highlights the very best of our local industry. Restaurants will be awarded one, two, or three stars in recognition of excellence in all areas that make for a memorable dining out experience. Each of the original 300 restaurants has been rated accordingly, out of a total score of 100. To earn an Eat Out Star, a restaurant had to score a minimum…

    Today is World Vegan Day, and we are breaking down everything you need to know about dairy milk alternatives. For those who are interested in veganism, or just want to cut down on their consumption of animal products, dairy is often a part of their diet that is difficult to part with and substitute. Admittedly, there will always be an adjustment period when switching to plant-based milk. However, we can assure you that there is a milk alternative out there that you will love. Soy milk This is one of the most established and popular milk alternatives on the market.…