• Cointreau, the triple sec produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou, France, has launched their Festive Gift Packs just in time for you to host soirees with your loved ones! Sip on delicious Cointreau Fizz cocktails and become part of the Cointreau Creative Crew, www.cointreau.co.za, this festive season. WIN! We’re giving away two Cointreau Festive Packs which includes a bottle of Cointreau and x1 branded goblet, valued at R700 each! To enter, simply complete the entry form below. Terms and conditions apply. Competition ends Tuesday, 20 December 2016 at midnight. This competition is now closed.  More 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways: Day 1: Win a copy…

    This festive season, Darling Brew has launched four speciality drinks that will take you through the holidays and see you off in the New Year. With the Darling Brew Festive Box and a new creation for New Year, you are set to enjoy the holidays with the best of craft beers! Festive box Darling Brew’s 2016 festive box consists of three of their best beers of the moment: their seasonal festive beer: the Red Goblin, a game-changing carbon neutral beer: the Blood Serpent and the award-winning Long Claw which walked away with a gold at the 2016 South African Beer Trophy Awards.…

    “I think flavoured ice is going to be huge this summer, in interesting flavours that people might not expect. I’m talking slushies, ice creams, sorbets, sherbets and frozen yoghurt. I think the rising temperature will fuel the buzz on all things iced or cold. I’m already seeing the trend taking off with the recent opening of Unframed in Kloof Street in Cape Town, as well as of Pierre Jourdan’s Wine Popsicles (PJ Pops). It’s no secret that I love frozen yoghurt and ice cream, so I’m definitely looking forward to this trend soaring.” Zola Nene http://www.zolanene.com/ READ MORE: 6 Summer-time ice…

    Sesame & Spice: Baking from the East End to the Middle East by Anne Shooter (HEADLINE, R649) Anne takes us back to her mom’s kitchen and the recipes she grew up with. Think cakes laden with fruit, scented with exotic spices; honey cakes and cheesecakes; raisin-filled biscuits, sticky baklava and macaroons. Anne tackles not only these decadent desserts, but gives us her mom’s flatbread recipe and shares her aubergine and haloumi tart with preserved lemons and mint. One lucky reader will stand a chance to win a copy of Sesame & Spice: Baking from the East End to the Middle East…