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    Eateries to Visit in 2018

    18 February 2018 - By 

    For me, 2017 was a year of discovered foodie gems and even since the beginning of this year, I’ve unearthed a few more restaurants and bistros well-worth checking out in 2018. From elegant Winelands’ bistros and excellent Northern Suburb gems to inner city speakeasy-meet-tapas spaces, there is something on the list for every kind of food lover to enjoy. My best eateries to visit in 2018: No. 1: La Paris Bistro Located at the beautiful La Paris Estate – famed for its weddings and event functions – this still-new addition to Franschhoek is arguably one of the loveliest places we’ve…

  • Restaurant Review: Sampling Cape Town’s Sensational Sentir

    9 February 2018 - By 

    Please note: Regrettably, Sentir is now closed.   My first review for 2018 started off in a fine manner: with a sensational supper at Sentir Tapas and Spirits Space, one of newer arrivals to the Cape Town foodie scene. Situated within a 102-year-old building in Long Street (the street that never sleeps), Sentir Tapas and Spirits Space lies above the famous micro-bakery, Loaves on Long. Indeed, Sentir has something of a secret entrance – and it’s quite enchanting – as one passes through the cosy bakery, almost unsuspecting of what lies just up the stairs… And yet above it all,…