• Start a new family tradition these holidays with a gingerbread house.  No time for measuring cups or whisks? Not to worry we have a fully inclusive, no-bake solution for the holidays. All you have to do is assemble and decorate. All of the fun, none of the hassle. Join the team on Instagram: gbh_kit_sa, Facebook: gbhkitsa to stand a chance to win an amazing kit this holiday. This fully inclusive kit comes with everything needed, Gingerbread pre baked panels, icing, piping bags and lots of candies to decorate. Included in kit: step by step instructions. Presented in a fantastic box,…

    By Dominique Herman Despite having done my fair share of cookery courses, I remain all but useless in the kitchen. And, yet, I persevere – most recently at the regularly oversubscribed Lebanese culinary jolly that my friend Sophia Lindop runs in her home in Bergvliet on Saturday mornings. I wasn’t surprised to be put largely on chopping duty for the tabbouleh (Sophia knows my abilities all too well), but I was rather surprised that the Lebanese ambassador to South Africa turned up a few hours later to eat said tabbouleh. More on that shortly. Instructed to chop the parsley roughly,…

    Wine Concepts’ “Finer Things in Life” International Sparkling Wine & Champagne Affair celebrates this year’s event with the theme of “The Magic of Bubbles” on Friday 23rd November 2018. Join hosts Wine Concepts in celebrating their seventeenth year of staging this prestigious event at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands, in the magnificent Summer Room from 18:00 to 21:00. Numerous cuvées will be on offer for tasting. From premium and boutique Champagne houses of France, and, due to the success of the additions last year, there will also be a selection of sparkling wines from other international producers including Spain, Italy,…

    The Glenshiel Christmas Fair takes place in the stately grounds of ‘Glenshiel’, referred to by many as the ‘Jewel of Westcliff’ on the 25th – 28th October 2018.  Each year, over seventy small business owners ‘set up shop’ in beautiful surroundings to highlight their carefully chosen products. Stallholders travel from as far afield as the Natal Midlands, Plett and Cape Town to offer local Jozi residents some of the most stylish and ‘on-trend’ products only seen on the pages of local style and fashion magazines. The Glenshiel Christmas Fair is not your ‘everyday’ market. Luxury offerings include beautifully crafted bags,…

    From mise en place to astounding your dinner guests, the best steak starts with the selection of the meat, and SPAR STEAK CO. delivers only the best cut for your table. SPAR STEAK CO. prides itself on delivering only the best cuts to you – perfectly matured and expertly selected. The class A meat is sourced from a single farm to make sure that SPAR Steak Co. steaks really are a cut above the best. Knowing where it comes from At SPAR we know that consumers are taking more care than ever about where their food is sourced. That is…

    We’ve given this time-honoured cocktail some fun twists with a bold Sriracha kick and by replacing the traditional celery and Worcester sauce with fennel and balsamic vinegar Recipe…