If You Were Wondering What Happened To Those Restaurants Gordon Ramsay ‘Rescues’ – Check This Out

All hail Gordon Ramsay, the man with the Midas touch when it comes to turning around ailing businesses. Hang on, what’s that, they’re all shutting down? Saucy.
HQ’s Fine Wining Evenings Continue And Thankfully So – They Are AMAZING

It’s winter and you need to get out of the house. The only problem is that all you really want is to cosy up next to a fire with a good glass of red and wonderful company. Here – we’ve sorted that for you.
Here’s Your List Of Vegetarian Eats In Cape Town – Pleasure

Vegetarians rejoice! Here is a list of the best places to eat in Cape Town. Also, maybe get onto the #MeatFreeMonday thing, non-veggies?
Cape Town Nails Best Beach In SA, Again [2nd In Africa]

It is no secret that we are proud of what we have here in Cape Town. We brag about the best city in the world to the rest of the world. We truly have it all, right on our doorsteps.
Daughter Of Protea Hotels CEO In Facebook Shitstorm With Duchess Of Wisbeach Restaurant

There seems to be a shitstorm of sorts brewing on Facebook, as one Alexis Gillis has lashed out at famed Sea Point restaurant the Duchess of Wisbeach and its owner, Theresa Beukes.
Would Cape Town’s REAL Restaurateurs Please Stand Up?

There’s no doubt the saying is true – Cape Town really is a village. And with any village, comes a handful of owner-managed restaurants, which the locals support through thick and thin. There aren’t many of these in Cape Town
Three’s A Crowd, Four’s A Party

Having a set of three of anything just isn’t right. It sets off the balance of the universe and causes untold chaos…
Seasonal-Themed Restaurant Menu Trend Taking Over In Cape Town

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. This is your healthy eating treat – silver platter and all…
The Success vs. Failure Stats From Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ TV Show Are Not Great Hey

Even with the revival stories on the show, Kitchen Nightmares wasn’t able to save many of its featured restaurants.
Behold – The World’s Most Expensive Restaurant

What’s it like to dine at the world’s most-expensive restaurant? Well, it’ll cost you and arm and a leg and is filled with some pretty crazy things, for a start.
GENIUS: Local Restaurant Pairs Dinner With World-Cup Countries, As They Play

This restaurant is really putting its hand up as one of the most creative and fresh new venues to complete your World Cup experience in style. Sure, your couch may be comfortable but this fine-dining-cum-bistro atmosphere is unmissable.
Cape Town’s Most Famous Burger Special Just Launched

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.
Has The Michelin Star Food Guide Reached The End Of The Road?

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”.
Forget The Restaurant – The Best Place To Eat Is At The Chef’s Table

Executive Chef Rudi Liebenberg is inviting you into his kitchen. Guests can now come to the Mount Nelson and literally take part in the kitchen’s ambiance. This custom designed and interactive culinary experience gives guests the opportunity to enjoy their meal in the heart of the hotel’s flamboyant kitchen. Now you can enjoy your lunch at an intimate table just inches away from the acclaimed […]
Wine Lists – That Hoary ‘Ol Chestnut

Fear not, I will not be ranting here. I will not spend 1000 words frothing at the keyboard about the abysmal, facile, corporate, lackluster, insulting, sell-out winelists that do not deserve the bad laminating they have.
Eat Out Magazine Reveals SA’s Top 10 Restaurants For 2012

The Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards took place in the grand ballroom at the Westin in Cape Town last night. Apart from the prestigious Restaurant of the Year award, several other accolades were also dished out, including Chef of the Year, Best Steakhouse, and the Service Excellence Award.
Half Man, Half Seal [VIDEO]

This may well be the greatest video ever taken in the Western Cape. Behold the naked half-man-half-seal making his way across the rocks outside Polana restaurant in Kalk Bay, into the water. This fellow might possibly have been doing a little boozin’ that day. Anyone know who he is?
An Idea Worth Tabling
With all the talk of events in London over the past week, I couldn’t help but feel slightly nostalgic for my halcyon days in the UK. Weekends in Europe, snakebites, wild nights at the Met Bar, Pimms, Linen suits, boat races – my, they were good days. Not the weather, mind, but the first world nature of it all.