• A worldwide collaboration involving 25 countries, 6 continents and hundreds of artists linking people with plants through contemporary botanical art. Enjoy the South African contemporary botanical art exhibition, featuring 82 artists presenting 220 artworks depicting SA’s diverse indigenous flora. View a digital representation of the exhibitions of all 25 participating countries. Guided Walkabouts: 18, 19, 26 May; 2, 9 June or per appointment Painting demonstrations by top South African artists using different mediums:  18, 19, 26 May; 2, 9 June. When: 17 May – 9 June 2018 Where: Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg To book: www.botanicalartistsassociationsa.blogspot.co.za  or email [email protected] Image detail: Barbara Pike…

    Easter is the only time where it is okay to put all of your eggs in 1 basket. Or on a cake, of course. We’ve created this rooibos, honey and vanilla Easter cake as the perfect end to your Easter celebrations! Who doesn’t love a speckled egg? This cake is all of your speckled egg dreams come true. Both adults and kids will enjoy this treat and the bonus of the delectable cream-cheese icing is just the metaphorical cherry on top! Recipe and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube Photograph by Dylan Swart Not a fan of Easter eggs? No worries! Try…

    Five Cape Town readers and five Joburg readers will attend a cooking class hosted by Siba Mtongana to celebrate the launch of her cooking show, Siba’s Table: Sibalicious. Siba’s Table: Sibalicious – which aired on Thursdays from 15 February at 8pm on DStv Channel 175 – has Siba serving up a delectable mix of recipes from fast and fabulous to big deal dishes. She also shares recipes from fans, giving them her own Sibalicious twist! THE PRIZE The Joburg and Cape Town cooking classes will take place on 16 and 17 April respectively, at times and venues that will be confirmed…

    A lovely bunch of coconuts… Add a tropic twist to your summer menu with healthy, full-on-flavour coconut. You’ll be back on the beach with your toes in the sand in no time! How to open a coconut: Remove the fibrous outer husk of the coconut. There will be 3 small indentations at the top end of the coconut – pierce the softest two and pour out the water. Firmly knock the emptied coconut around its circumference a few times on the edge of a step or a hard surface. The coconut will crack evenly in half and is ready to…

    This moreish cake is the perfect dessert. For a halaal or child-friendly version, simply substitute the rum with extra pineapple juice. ALSO TRY: Vanilla, coconut and plum cupcakes…

    It is often said that when two worlds come together, they create something magical, or simply extraordinary.  For us, this is the absolute truth behind the new 12-year-old single malt; The Macallan Double Cask. This is a single malt which tells the story of a journey; a story which brings together different worlds.  To create Double Cask, The Macallan brings new oak from America across thousands of miles to Spain, where oak casks are crafted and sherry seasoned before travelling to the distillery on Speyside to mature for a minimum of twelve years. These whiskies are then harmoniously united with…