Friday: Apartment of the week – Ebb Tide
We offer a 1.5 and a 3 bedroom penthouse apartment at Ebb Tide. These luxury apartments are situated opposite the sea in Victoria Road, Camps Bay and walking distance to the beach and restaurants. Offering breath-taking views and each apartment has a plunge pool, terraces, lift access into the apartment, decorated to international standards, plasma televisions,…
What’s happening this week: THE SECRET MASQUERADE
The Secret Masquerade is the 1st in a series of elite productions bringing you an exclusive, invitation-only experience. Brought to you by SecretEATS and More Than Food. DATE: Saturday, 21st June 2014 TIME: 20h00 DRESS TO ASTOUND: The only rule for tonight is that masks are compulsory. OUR SECRET VENUE Confirmed guests will be notified on the…
Monday Movies – Fading Gigolo
Fading Gigolo with Woody Allen, Sofia Verga, John Turturro, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis and Lief Schreiber. I also loved the soundtrack. Showing at the V&A Waterfront, Cinema Nouveau at 09:15 11:30, 14:15, 17:00
Limoncello
“When life gives you lemons, make Limoncello” As I am trying to get rid of our lemons, I decided I need to make my usual winter batch of Limoncello. I know you should make it with Everclear but it is too difficult to find so I use Absolute Vodka. By the way, I make a…
Friday, villa of the week
The Camps Bay villa of the week: The five star, 5 bedroom villa at Lion’s View. There is a private solar heated rim-flow pool and views, situated a 3 min walk to the beach and restaurants. The villa has wireless internet (1 gig free per day), ipod docking station, HD 3D plasma TV etc. Housekeeping…
Wine tasting with Goblets & Gourmets at Hartenberg Wine Estate
On Tuesday evening, Cobie and Bjorn invited us to Goblets & Gourmets at Hartenberg Wine Estate www.hartenbergestate.com in Stellenbosch. Goblets & Gourmets is part of a wine club that meets once a month for a wine tasting and a three course meal. We received a glass of Riesling 2011 on arrival. I am not a…
Wednesday – What’s happening – Taste of Helderberg
Sample over 100 wines at The Taste of Helderberg, taking place tomorrow evening, 12 June 2014 at the NH Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset-West. Tickets are R70 per person and includes wine tasting and a branded tasting glass. Book on WineRoute.co.za or buy tickets at the door (subject to availability). For more information visit: WineRoute.co.za
Touristy day in Cape Town
On Sunday morning we took the MyCiti bus from Camps Bay to Kloof Street in Cape Town. We wandered through the gardens of the Mount Nelson Hotel and then down the company gardens to the National Gallery and popped in to browse the George Hallett exhibition – A Nomad’s Harvest. www.iziko.org.za We ambled up the…
Monday Movies – Boyhood
Boyhood is written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring Patricia Arguette, Ellar Coltrane and Ethan Hawke. It was shot intermittently over a 12 year period: filming began in 2002 and completed in 2013.
Key Lime / Lemon Pie
We have so many lemons at the moment that I am always looking for recipes to use up the lemons. I have never had key lime pie before. I decided to bake the pie substituting the limes with lemons. Here is my recipe: 300g Tennis biscuits 150g butter, melted 1 x tin of condensed milk…
Winter in Camps Bay
As I am writing, it is drizzling outside. I love winters in Cape Town but saying that, rain has been forecast for the rest of the week and by then, I might have changed my mind. Camps Bay is a great place to be in winter. There is no traffic, you can always get a…
NV-80 Grill/Bar
Last night, Deanne and I went to try NV-80. It is in the shopping centre above the newly revamped Checkers at the end of Seapoint. The restaurant is owned by Naldo and Victor Conçalves from the Pigalle group. The NV-80 reminds me of an old fashioned New York style restaurant. There is a very large…
Friday, villa of the week
Bali Place is available at this moment @ a winter special rate of R5900 per night, a large four en suite bedroom, four storey villa situated opposite the sea and 600 meters to the beach and Camps Bay Village. Offering breath-taking views, a cellar, double garage, unlimited free wireless internet (line speed 2 Mb/s), jacuzzi, private…