EXQUISITE VENICE

When Paula Plit recently visited Venice with her husband, Wayne, on their honeymoon, she was overwhelmed with the beauty of this exquisite city, understandable because Venice inspires superlatives. Beguiling and unrivalled, Venice remains an unvanquished star.

ROMANCING THE TAJ

An Imperial Legacy

One of Asia’s finest hotel groups is the renowned Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. It is recognised for its impressive vision for over 100 years in sensitively recreating and restoring many of India’s legendary former palaces to magnificent glory. This vision extends to combining the historical with the contemporary in splendid hotels worldwide. Many of them reflect the tastes and culture of India’s colourful history, distinctive imposing architecture, fascinating art and above all its superb cuisine.

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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’. 

TAJ! NOTHING SHORT OF IMPERIAL

By Hilary Prendini Toffoli

Hilary Prendini Toffoli experiences a high-level degree of pampering at Cape Town’s new Taj Hotel. 

SLAT MY DOOD…

By Hilary Prendini Toffoli

Snoek is a national treasure, a delicious game fish unique to the Cape. Yet it hardly ever appears on local restaurant menus. We talk to some of the city’s top chefs.

SEE! TROISGROS AT IGUERANDE!

With Lynn Chaulieu

Lynn Chaulieu of the Aux Jardins des Thévenets lunches with Marie-Pierre and Michel Troisgros, a famous name in France and son of the celebrated father, Pierre Troisgros, one of the great chefs of France! La Colinne du Colombier’s restaurant ‘Le Grand Couvert’ is a duo of cuisine and design - inimitable inspired French style. 

HEALTHY EATING
Have You Been Super-Sized?

By Sandy Killam-Hall

Are you one of the 64.5 percent of American adults over the age of 20 who is overweight? You could be suffering from portion distortion. 

A few leaves from… LE RESTAURANT

With Lynn Chaulieu

Lynn Chaulieu of the fascinating ‘Aux Jardines des Thévenets’, Espinasse-Vozell in France explains, "We always try and find that rare pearl for lunch, good food and good wine without ruining our pockets. We discovered ‘Le Restaurant’ and settled down in the ‘bas quartier’ of Le Creusot!". 

By Request! 21 THE FOUR SEASONS

By Jane Baxter Lynn

"The Winning Recipe"… how has the Four Seasons, one of the most famous and influential restaurants in America’s culinary history, remained a New York icon for almost fifty years? What keeps the rich and famous and the not so well-known coming back for more? Jane Baxter Lynn sat down with co-managing partner and celebrity in his own right, Julian Niccolini, to discover the secret (…2007). 

THE POWER OF SUNSHINE AND WATER - Part Two

By Mary-Ann Shearer

Why do you need sunshine and water to help you take control of your life? Well, as strange as it may seem, neither your body nor your mind would be able to function at optimal levels without them.