Food Archive

Wine and Oyster Festival 2013

Over the weekend I was invited to attend the Wine and Oyster Festival at Brightwater Commons. It’s a festival that has been happening for over ten years (I know!!) and this year they sold 42 000 Oysters over 2 days. To give you an idea of how

GweFey Morningside review

A few weeks ago I had the fantastic pleasure of dining at Gwefey, an authentic but contemporary Asian restaurant situated in the ‘World Trade Centre’ building in Sandton. The building also houses The Venue, an amazing function venue 20 floors up. On the evening we were there

Fitness Update | I’m trying to be Healthy

Yesterday I felt inspired because Claire (a fellow Ladyblogger) posted about her fitness and how she was really starting to make some changes in her life with her health. It really inspired me to talk about it as well. For a while I felt a bit scared

Russell Hobbs Lifestyle Club at the Hyatt

On Saturday afternoon I attended on of the Russell Hobbs Lifestyle Club events at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg with Beyond the Dress. This one, themed ‘Organic Easter’ is part of a series of bi-monthly events Russell Hobbs are hosting as a ‘thank-you to their loyal customers. I recognised a few faces like

Fitness Update | Eating habits

One of my resolutions for 2013 was to up my fitness and health levels. I may be within the healthy BMI for a woman and already pretty small but I am not healthy. I eat tons of takeout and have an obsession with Cinnabon. In short, I’m

Food | Brazillian Shrimp Stew

I’m trying to be healthy, but my obsession with food has reached a peak. Last weekend I ended up making two amazing dishes, one of them being the Brazillian Shrimp Stew. This is a fragrant stew seasoned with Coriander and peppers. I used a 80g pack of

Spicy Fried Chicken | Food 101

I rarely post about food, but I am actually in a deep love affair with food at the moment. I am obsessed with creating as many things from scratch as possible. I can do soups, breads and pasta. What I really wanted to do next was Fried

A Taste of the Holidays | Part 1

I am a workaholic. I take one holiday a year, around 14 days during which I force myself to relax. My holiday is this; beach, eat, beach, eat. This year I drove down to Cape Town due to some budgetary constraints and ended up having an incredible