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DON’T MISS DON’T MISS

One Day Jewellery Master Class with Joanna Hardy at Strauss & Co, the brilliant Youth Music Festival, Cape Town Tourism chats, Equinox Spa recharge programme, Italian Cuisine World Summit and a ‘Chef in my Kitchen’. 

By Request! See… FIRE WATER - SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDY

Michael Fridjhon, one of South Africa’s leading winewriters says, "The true pleasure of the brandy distiller’s art takes a lifetime to reveal. It is not a voyage frivolously undertaken, but the world it opens up is deeply hospitable and every staging post is a microcosm of the route."

‘Fire Water’ is a fascinating account by Wendy Toerien of how brandy is created, weaving a compelling tale and one that involves the reader from start to finish - absorbing and thrilling! 

HEALTH! NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OLIVE OIL

With Linda Costa and Sandra van Schaik

Extra virgin olive oil can be classified as either delicate, medium fruity or intensely fruity. These are best used with dishes of similar intensity for maximal synergy. 

DON’T MISS! THE SPIER CONTEMPORARY ART AWARDS

Hilary Prendini Toffoli poses the question…

WHERE’S THE WOW FACTOR?

Dick Enthoven has always believed the arts have a crucial role to play in the African Renaissance, and the Spier Contemporary Art Awards are yet another chance for this challenge-driven insurance mogul to put his money where his mouth is. 

 

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Hot off the Press…

Vanilla Restaurant at the new Cape Quarter Extension is now open and promises relaxed Cape Town-style fine dining in an ambiance of Manhattan glamour. A window on the exuberant art world in South Africa. Celebrate over the festive season with Delaire. Hot off the press with Karkloof and Picnic in Tulbagh. 

SEE! CATURRA COFFEE ON THE RISE

Reaching for Young Stars!

The world of coffee is a seductive one. There is nothing that compares to that heady fragrance of coffee, an aroma and incomparable taste that beguiles you, offering the pleasures of conviviality, satisfaction and adding a lift to each day. 

LONDON LETTER

With Astrid Michelow

Astrid Michelow vividly and philosophically puts us in touch with London’s winter of discontent, only diverted by illuminating visits to some of London’s most illustrious galleries and exhibitions.

SEE! EUROPE - RETOUR À PARIS

MEMORIES & MEANDERINGS 
Part Three with Leslie Back

We were in Paris. This city that draws us back again and again. How we love it and how very quickly it envelops us in its magic. 

SEE! THE OLD AND THE NEW: A Story of Two Vineyards 

Part Two

By Oded Schwartz

Oded Schwartz, food historian, visits Tulbagh, an unspoiled South African town, a gem in the Breede River Valley, home to Twee Jonge Gezellen and Saronsberg, two very different estates, both deeply steeped in the history of Tulbagh and the South African wine industry. 

ST PANCRAS A FIVE STAR STATION

With Nancy V. Richards

Champagne, art, a direct line to Paris and a multi-million pound revamp puts St Pancras on a different style platform.