Wine Concepts will host their 9th exclusive Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration at The Vineyard Hotel on Friday 31 May 2019 from 5pm – 8pm. This annual festival gives wine lovers the opportunity to taste the best offering of these two noble varietals from 40 of the country’s top producers. Some of the names you can expect to see are: Thorne and Daughters, Hamilton Russell, Tesselaarsdal, Radford Dale, Shannon Vineyards, Ataraxia, Kruger Family Wines, Almenkerk, Uva Mira, Lothian, Jordan, Paul Cluver, La Bri, Chamonix, Laarman, Mulderbosch, Glen Carlou, De Grendel and Springfield. Snacks to complement the styles of wine on…
Make a delicate tea-time cake with this easy shortcut Makes 1 cake EASY 45 mins Take 1 box ready-to-mix vanilla cake. Add 5ml (1 tsp) allspice, 2,5ml (½…
Pretoria, it’s your turn! After an incredibly successful Cape Town leg, the Whisky & Gin Live Celebration is turning up the heat at the Menlyn Park Shopping Centre with an impressive selection of Scottish Highland, Irish and American whiskies and craft gins to suit any palette. “Our next instalment of Whisky & Gin Live in Pretoria is promising to be another spectacular three-day event before we hit Durban later in June,” says Ken Varejes, Whisky Live CEO. “For our Pretoria guests, we have a new refreshed look and layout, and we’ve signed up a wide variety of brands including the…
Johannesburg’s not-to-be-missed and highly anticipated Kaya FM Wine & Malt Whisky Affair will once again be hosted at the stylish and sophisticated Hyde Park Corner. When it comes to lifestyle…
Hit the winter jackpot with this fragrant, spicy salad that is frugally low in fat but happily high in taste. By Nicola Basson Photograph by Johan Wilke
A slow-cooked juicy roast is the easiest thing in the world to cook and the most satisfying thing to serve. Recipe by Vickie Crease Photograph by Vanessa Lewis
For a hearty soup, sauté 1 chopped onion in a pan with a little olive oil, together with 15ml (1 tbsp) grated ginger and 15ml (1 tbsp) ground cumin, until the onion is soft. Add 2 peeled and grated carrots, 250ml (1 cup) red lentils and 1 litre vegetable stock. Season generously and simmer for 30 minutes or until the lentils disintegrate. Serve with fresh coriander leaves. For a dip, boil 1 peeled and quartered onion and 175g whole brown lentils with enough water to cover. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30…
Your one-stop, one-shop dinner inspiration for the week ahead. We love that most of these meals make enough for lunch the next day too! Fennel bulb, bacon and…
Just when you thought it doesn’t get any better than good ol’ mac ’n cheese, along comes this oh-so gratifying remix! For a vegetarian version, simply omit the bacon Recipe and Styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube Photograph by Dylan Swart




