• The President Hotel invites you and your special someone to spend an evening with them this Valentine’s Day. Spoil yourselves with a gourmet sunset picnic and the screening of “Love Actually” in an open air silent cinema under a ceiling of stars while the Atlantic Ocean view melts your heart. WIN! One lucky couple will win a romantic Valentine’s Day picnic at The President Hotel. The picnic basket for 2 contains smoked salmon and cream cheese on ciabatta, chicken satay with satay sauce, melon wrapped in Parma ham, lamb koftas with peppadew and jalapeno relish, crudité with a selection of…

    Don’t know your carbonic maceration from your canopy management? Have no fear! Delve into our glossary of wine jargon for some clarification (yes, that’s a wine word too). Wine dictionary by Food & Home Entertaining Acetic acid All wines contain acetic acid, aka vinegar. Generally the amount is quite small and at low levels it can enhance the character of a wine, but at higher levels it monopolises the wine and is considered a flaw.  Acid Acid gives wine its crisp, sharp character and is found in all wines at different levels, as well as different kinds. There are four…

    We’ve gone off the beaten track to root out the best delis in little towns around SA. By Malu Lambert, Kate Turner and Tony Mills   The Clarens Village Grocer Offering specialised produce from the area; discover the taste of the Highveld at this unassuming town deli. Best for: A unique breakfast spread. Menu: Wild berries of every kind made into jams, sauces and chutneys. A must-try is ‘nastergal’ jam made from a purple berry that “grows like a weed” in the veld. There’s an assortment of cheeses from the region too: the soft-centred Ficksburger comes highly recommended. Expect plenty…

    Come back weekly for up-to-date information of things to do in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town. What’s on this weekend Cape Town Hermanus Country Market – Every Saturday morning at the Hermanus Cricket Club from 08:00 to 12:00. Napier Village Market – This indoor market takes place every Friday from 11:00 – 17:00 and every Saturday from 09:00 to 13:00. Neighbourgoods Market – The market takes place at the Old Biscuit Mill every Saturday from 09:00 to 14:00. Saturday Family Market at Vergenoegd – The market takes place on Saturday, from 09:00 – 15:00. Entrance is free. Please note that your…