It has been 1 year since I loaded my first post. I remember why I wanted to start a blog. I remember what motivated me to write that first post and what message I wanted to convey. It is one year later and it looks like March is my decision making month because I have…
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Must Read for all Online Restaurant reviewers
So, while scrolling down my Twitter feed, I found this piece from http://crushmag-online.com. It obviously resonates with me because I love doing online reviews, in fact my blog comprises of a lot of reviews and my opinion on restaurants that I hope are not offensive to restaurant owners. I know I have written a blog…
A Cheese Lover’s Guide to Wine Pairings
As soon as I read this on WineMag, I knew I had to repost this. In a business that can sometimes cultivate pretension, it’s refreshing to meet someone taking on cheese in a fun and relaxed manner. Adam Moskowitz, founder of the Cheesemonger Invitational and owner of Columbia Cheese, wants to do just that, dispelling…
Dieu Donne wine pairing
Starting off the year was the best meet up group on this planet: Wine and Belgium Beer Connect. As usual with this meet up, you meet new friends and catch up with old ones. Sat with my good wine buddy Lindi and she introduced us to some of her partner’s Mexican friends. This made me…
Pink Table Project is back!
What is the Pink Table Project? The Pink Table Project has 2 goals: 1. Raise awareness about the role of healthy eating in cancer prevention and cancer awareness as a whole. 2. Raise as much money for cancer beneficiaries as possible. How does it work? On 4 February 2017, World Cancer Day, restaurants will host…
Bulls in the Bush: Retreat
So let me start off saying that this passed weekend was one for the record books. I thoroughly enjoyed the company, the activities and everything that went right and wrong this weekend. It was one of my best friend’s birthdays, Melissa and she invited us for a weekend away where we’d go to Sun City…
Why is food presentation so important?
So I recently posted about a sandwich I made in less than 20 minutes, with chicken, Parmesan cheese etc and the pic I took was not the prettiest but to my defense, I was exhausted from coming back from holiday and everyone looked at me to feed them. I usually get a lot of likes…
10 Proven Benefits of Green Tea
Let’s steer away from the wine and food for a while so we can focus on what will pro long our lives, according to this blog I just read. So whenever I feel bloated, tired and just down I always revert to this one method to make me feel better. That method is green tea….
The tastiest quickie sandwich
What do you get when you take a tired mother who just got back from holiday, add some leftovers from the fridge, add some thin chicken breasts and a screaming family? A sandwich!! No jokes. We bought this no egg mayo that was on special before our holiday. It was so delicious that I craved…
Little hidden pizza place
Took my daughter to the zoo for the first time today. All day she ran around so excited and impressed other people with her knowledge. I was so glad we ate before because the price of food there was so expensive. I understand they have a lot of tourists coming…
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