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Nando’s new Stellenbosch restaurant combines garden dining, South African design and a striking mosaic by Clive van den Berg in the historic Woodmill precinct.
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Bake Imtiyaaz Hart’s chocolate chip cookies with a simple ingredients list and step-by-step method, plus serving and storage tips.
Discover Neil Ellis Way of Flowers 2026, a dry Cinsaut rosé inspired by West Coast wildflowers and ikebana, with fresh summer food-pairing ideas.
Discover how brothers Stephan and Petrus Bredell grew Platō Coffee from a Centurion container store into a successful South African coffee brand.
Three Thai recipes that will transport you to Thailand, offering you the most authentic taste of Thai cuisine from your own kitchen.
Updated August 2026: A hobbyist whose baking sprouts from books (and one of our regular freelance writers) shares her favourite French Apple Tart recipe (paired
Culture Newlands brings more than 50 wines by the glass, tapas, local cheese and a sunlit deck to Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs.
George Hunter will represent South Africa at the 2026 Diageo World Class finals after winning the national bartending competition.
Discover six affordable ways to start eating more vegetables and support better energy, nutrition and everyday wellbeing.
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Dinner is often the default answer to date night. Book a table, order something expensive enough to justify dessert and hope the conversation carries the
Updated July 2026: There’s just something old-worldly about a venue with a cigar lounge. The scents that linger in the air tell story upon story,
As the afternoon unfolds, familiar classics drift through the speakers, conversations become louder, and the rugby fields slowly transform from a sporting venue into the
Father’s Day Lunch Events in South Africa have a funny way of revealing a family’s true personality. Some dads insist on standing over a braai
Three Hello-approved escapes around Plettenberg Bay, from Crags Country Lodge to The Old Rectory and Lily Pond Country Lodge.
Joburg Theatre Complex, 163 Civic Blvd, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
The Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg, 67 Jan Smuts Ave, Westcliff
The Oyster Box, 2 Lighthouse Road, 4319 Umhlanga Rocks
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