While we all put up a perfect façade of rebellious independence, you would be lying if you said you didn’t love a treat on a silver platter every now-and-then. Eating healthy tends to consume a lot of precious time that would otherwise be dedicated to maintaining your socialite agenda and sipping a glass of something smooth and red, but here’s how it can be simple.

Eating seasonal, local produce has been the mantra of chefs and health experts for quite some time already. While there is definitely an aspect of this that has become a trendy draw card for restaurants world-wide, there is no escaping that the sentiments did not arise out of thin air!  There is some pretty solid evidence as to why we should all eat more seasonal food – apart from keeping up with the latest green trends that is.

Local, seasonal produce that is harvested at its optimal ripeness and eaten at its freshest simply tastes better, has more nutrients, costs less, provides you with greater variety in your diet and has the small benefit of boosting your local economy (find more info about this from The Guardian and Life Hacker)

Local Restaurant Mondiall Kitchen & Bar agrees! Listen to this…

They have just launched their Winter menu and it is full of seasonal treats. All those cravings that your cold little soul has – they will satisfy.  Their red duck curry, for example, could not be more of a winter warmer if it tried! This is of course paired with a phenomenal array of warming red wines, and even a port or sherry to really amp up the sophistication of any evening.

So going seasonal actually means that you get the best quality product for the lowest possible price, all while saving the planet. Is this not the dream of every aspiring hipster?

The best way to combine the mundane (yet vital) benefits of seasonal produce with the ever-important image of trendiness is to find your favourite local restaurant that embraces this green, hipster ethos and take advantage of their winter specials (like the one at Mondiall Kitchen & Bar: 3 Courses for R175 plus a bottle of Warwick wine for R110 – WHAT?) for those quick week-night dinners and indulge in their a la carte menu for your weekend dinner parties.

With Cape Town being the ever-trending place it is, there are secret haunts all over the place that will feed your need for good winter food on a winter budget. Mondiall’s winter special is a sweet deal and better yet, you get the full fine dining experience for an everyday dining cost.

If this is not health and wealth on a silver platter, all hope is lost for you!