On the 1st Of September I was lucky enough to be part of what I think will be something great. As humans, we love being boujee. We love opulence. We love class. We love feeling like every meal we eat has been specifically designed for your tastesbuds. We love finding the needle in the haystack…
Category: Review
[REVIEW] The Boss on 14th
The restaurant has changed names a lot. The last name I remember was Bife. It wasn’t there for a long time so when Boss on 14th popped up, I always said that I wanted to visit it. Well The Boss on 14th has been here for a while so that was a sign that something…
Brandy for the ages
As you many know: 1. I love wine 2. I love gin 3. I love rum 4. I like vodka 5. I like whiskey No where on that list do you see Brandy. What I’ve found is the Afrikaans community in South Africa love their Brandy and coke so getting to know a lot of…
Another anniversary
My plan was to take today off and just relax. It’s a Sunday, my sports teams knew yesterday and my throat hurts so I think I’m getting sick. But then Google reminded me that I have an anniversary today and I knew that I had to post something. Having this blog has provided me with…
Our Stay at Mamagalie Lodge
The Goal: To find a place, not too far from Johannesburg, where you can have a peace of mind but also signal to stay in the real world. I also had a couple of other requirements like: self-catering, secluded, has cool activities etc. Thank you Google After doing a long long Google search and almost…
Chenin Blanc for the win! #WineSnob
Chenin Blanc has had a reputation for being ‘that other white wine’. It’s not as known and loved as Sauvignon Blanc, and it doesn’t have the swagger of Chardonnay. But I have seen the change and I like it! Thanks to the growth of this special white grape right here in South Africa, Chenin Blanc…
#Virtualtasting 19 August 2018
For this women’s month, Steenberg Wines and Glenelly Wines have delivered their flagship wines (and one extra MCC from Steenberg) for a virtual tasting hosted live on Twitter. I am particularly excited for this pairing as I can bring my two loves together, wine and food. I already have an idea of what I’m going…
Something fishy: Fishermans Deli
Just before the Easter weekend, I spent the entire week in Cape Town working and attending a friend’s wedding. Every night we went out to eat and steak or lamb chops was my choice of protein. I got over the whole meat thing when I returned home and started planning how I was going to…
The Hot Skillet, The Cape’s hidden Gem
A Lady Vera year is never complete without popping into the Mother City. Usually, my trip consists of spending my days on wine farms tasting some of the best vino this country has to offer but this time, it went a little different. Two years ago, my friends from the UK sent us an invite…
#Vaalwineroute day 1
Last year we went to the amazing wine route and we decided we’d bring my cousin and her husband this time! A more in depth review to follow!
Its Lady Vera 