Winter is generally not well received by the average summery capetownian. Hibernation, duvets, cheap red wine (because no-one else is there to impress with the expensive stuff) and isolation are usually the order of winter but this tempting little offer may just be enough to coax you into your favourite party clothes, bring out the good red and brave the cold.
A new diet is on the scene and here to cut out all your guilty pleasure and the good stuff you love! But, there are some serious pros to the no-wheat diet, according to top cardiologist Dr William Davis, who believes his new diet can help lean-up your tummy and rewind some years on your skin.
The daily quality of our lives can be dramatically improved by our conscious intake of pure Superfoods, and this can help you strengthen your immune system and ultimately prevent common symptoms of disease from arising.
This week’s diet tip is not an exotic fruit or some weird metabolism booster. It’s something we take sort of for granted really…
The battle against Genetically Modified (GM) foods is only escalating, as a new report has released some absolutely horrifying revelations about our daily staples:
I’ve personally been using Daily Dish for months now and cannot tell you how much easier life has become. No more last minute food shopping and finally I can enjoy cooking meals at home.
How many of us have thrown a fabulous soirée only to end up with way too much booze left over? Ok, admittedly that doesn’t happen very often in the realm of practicing hedonists, but the other frightening occurrence comes in the form of those situations when we don’t buy ENOUGH booze. And that’s terrifying. Non […]
Bacon. The quintessential food of the gods. The guilty little pleasure that most of us simply cannot live without. Alas, it does so happen that our daily dose of this celebrated food can at times be ruined when not prepared correctly. Nothing spells disaster for the remainder of the already mundane-looking day at the office […]
For something that cost me less than R7,000, you need to sit up and listen when you hear it can pay for itself between one and three months. If you eat salad or vegetables or drink green juice or smoothies, I highly recommend you read this.
If you have a jar of minced garlic in your fridge, just do the world a favour and chuck it out. You might go on about how it’s a time saver and it stops your hands from smelling, but simply put, crushed garlic in a jar isn’t worth it.
Peeled and de-veined prawns sautéed in butter until golden brown and then tossed in a red curry, coconut and tomato sauce. Yum! Here’s the recipe you need to make it a reality.
Chemicals make the world run… well the entire world is made up of chemicals. If you had to deconstruct everyday food into its chemical makeup, you would be left with an extremely long grocery list of organic compounds that will take longer to read than to eat said food product. Here are some infographics from the blog Compound Interest, which teach you some of the science behind everyday food.
Things might not look so peachy right now, but Cape Town is doing us a special meteorological favour this weekend for the Taste Of Cape Town. Take a look at these numbers.
Any variety of calendar holiday requires travelling. If you find yourself away from your home base with your progeny in toe this coming easter, you need to hit the Maslow. Actually, that goes for those for those of you hosting family in Joburg this Easter. Do you really want to spend your time cooking food, washing dishes, and removing pieces of lego from a toddler’s mouth?
So most of you have been glued to your screens every evening watching MNET’s MasterChef Australia. And more than a handful of you have probably been watching MasterChef Australia to drool at the pectoral glory of contestant number 16, Mr.Daniel Churchill.
2oceansvibe and Jack Daniels have once again collaborated to make sure your Taste Of Cape Town experience breaks through all previously-set records of gastroNOMic epicness by providing you and the date of your choice the comfort and safe environment that you’ll need to make the most of the Taste of Cape Town.
Brunch: it’s excellent. The combination of bubbly, soft poached eggs and hollandaise sauce is what is commonly referred to as “the holy trinity.” But some of you are doing it wrong, and you need to improve your lives.
The Low Carb version of the famous dish from Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Surprisingly quick and easy, this chicken dish has a creamy garlic, chilli and onion sauce and is accompanied by baby spinach flavoured with garlic, onion and lemon as well as sweet carrots in butter.
I went to the Taste of Cape Town last year. It melted my face off. And by the looks of the line up, this year will repeat the performance without very much effort at all. Coffee cocoa ribs, cured Blesbok and Memories of a Sweet Shop are some of the things you can put in your mouth this year. And you know what else? The ticket prices haven’t changed for the last six years, and they won’t this year. Did you know that? Now you do.
Just when you think Giovanni’s can’t possibly stock anything else, they hit you with this vibe. Surely they are the only deli in SA selling the famous ‘black diamonds?’ As one of the most valuable food ingredients on the planet, it’s no surprise that these rare nuggets are selling at a reassuringly expensive R25 a […]
The latest 2014 Michelin results have come under scrutiny after being leaked a week early. Critics are lamenting over the world-renowned food guide’s ability to uphold its “undisputed jurisdiction”.
Daily Dish is a brilliant new company that is revolutionising the way you look at your weekday family dinners. Every week they deliver everything I need to cook amazing meals. Here is a fresh new low-card recipe they sent through.
Imagine a world without burgers – it’s scary, we now. This documentary created by Burger King features people that never knew burgers even existed trying them out for the first time. Our favourite is the guy who says he prefers seal meat.
Stop Instagramming your food. All this “Food Porn” on the web has French chefs’ aprons in a bunch. Finally – the food industry is getting over hipsters sharing their meals on the Internet.
One of life’s cruellest ironies is finding yourself in Cape Town during January. The summer weather’s still calling you out to go and enjoy the city, but with Christmas bonuses nothing more than a distant memory, there’s that pesky issue of your ever-dwindling bank balance. So what’s a Capetonian to do?
Cameron Diaz has written a book called ‘Her Body Book’ – it’s a guide to how the body works.
Committing indecent acts with dairy products in Northeast Philadelphia is a crime. At least, that’s what we’ve learned today.
This fascinating animation by Dr Nicole Avena for TED-Ed explains how sugar causes your brain’s dopamine levels to spike, creating a sugar rush and causing you to crave more of it. She also reveals how the increasing amount of sugar in food today is increasing our desire for a sugar high, much like a drug addiction.
Daily Dish is a brilliant new company that is revolutionising the way you look at your weekday family dinners. Here is a fresh new low-card recipe they sent through.
Health professionals are getting increasingly more concerned about the content of sugar in everyday food and drink products.