Food & drink

UMI (part of the Kove Collection – which also includes The Marly & The Alphen boutique hotels, Paranga, Pepenéro & 5 Rooms to name a few) is a relatively new…

If you’ve been craving some really good pasta, you have to check out The Cousins Italian Trattoria inBarrack St.  Now it’s really nothing fancy, and you will be forgiven for…

So HQ is known for their steaks, and I recently told you about their Date Night special on Tuesday evenings… BUT did you know that they also have a tapas…

So the folks from Nü Health Food Café (which started over in Sea Point) have spread their wings by opening a 2nd branch in Green Point.  You’ll find them in…

The Pigalle SUPPERCLUB series which kicked off on 14 August is now in full swing and I was lucky enough to finally make my way over there last Thursday eve…

Last week I had the absolute pleasure of doing pretty much a full menu sampling over at Kyoto Garden Sushi.  No don’t let the name fool you, this is way…

My girlfriends and I recently popped into Bree St to try out Latin American dining spot, Orinoco. Because I had heard good things about their tapas, I was particularly keen…

I do love a good multi-purpose space and the new Hard Pressed Cafe at the bottom of Bree St certainly hits the mark in that category. Part coffee shop, part vinyl store, this…

Last Sunday I headed out V&A Waterfront way to test drive dining at the Tobago’s Restaurant at the Radisson Blu. Now I knew the hotel well, I had been there…

So on Tuesday evening my friend Melaine and I were treated to dinner at The Clubhouse at the Claremont Cricket Club.  Now I know what you’re thinking… eating at a cricket…