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  • Your food & wine pairing cheatsheet

    Want to be the smartest person at the dinner table this season? Keep this food and wine pairing infographic handy: Ready to take your love of fine dining to the next level, or step up to the plate and advance to management level if you currently work in hospitality? Register for the UCT online short […] More

  • VIP Affair with Bar Ba Coa

    Bar Ba Coa is a celebration of the age old relationship between fire and food. Traditionally Barbacoa is a form of cooking meat over hot coals or fire and was widely practiced by the Gauchos of Argentina. Meat prepared this way is traditionally eaten with Chimichurri (chimi – chur – ri) sauce, a delicious combination of […] More

  • A South African Christmas with Burger King

    Everyone knows Santa Claus. He’s the overweight elderly chap with the big white beard. And during the festive season, we are bombarded with images of him. All of which look essentially identical. This year BURGER KING® South Africa is adding a local twist to the festive season by introducing South Africa’s very own Santa Claus. […] More

  • Heineken® is asking you to #OpenYourCity

    The challenge is simple. Heineken® is asking you, the people of Durban, to #OpenYourCity. We’re talking bars, pubs, taverns, restaurants, clubs – anything and anywhere that makes you proud of The City of Eternal Summer. A secret bar? The city’s best dim sum? An underground restaurant? It’s all about adventure. Durban is the bizniz and […] More

  • Wonderbag Review

    Thanks to the awesome people at PromoteCommunication, we were able to test out a marvelous product called Wonderbag. It was created for developing countries where there is limited access to electricity (*cough *cough Eskom) and water in order to help the rural communities provide nutritional meals to their families. Please watch the video below; it […] More

  • The Top 7 Most Exclusive Whiskies in South Africa

    Whisky has a rich history with its roots in Italy where the earliest records of the distillation of alcohol can be found. But the production of whisky only got refined after the lovely people of Ireland and Scotland managed to perfect the art of distillation. And thus, the modern whisky as we now it today […] More

  • Host your end of year office function at Bar Ba Coa

    Bar Ba Coa have separated  their festive offering out into 3 respective menus. Each menu showcases the great cooking on charcoal experience that is Bar Ba Coa. Bar Ba Coa is a celebration of the age old relationship between fire and food. Traditionally Barbacoa is a form of cooking meat over hot coals or fire and […] More

  • Banting Revolution at Col’Cacchio

    The Banting pizza revolution is here! Col’Cacchio pizzeria is proud to introduce the brand new Banting pizza range on their new summer menu. Col’Cacchio pizzeria has always prided themselves on being innovative and responsive, constantly striving to cater to their customers’ many different dietary requirements. When customers countrywide started asking for ‘low-carb, high-fat’ dishes á […] More

  • About Lucy: CakeLab

    Lucy Markewicz is a foodie who makes things happen. This dynamic culinary entrepreneur has made a name for herself in her home town of Durban and beyond through her infectious love of food and entertaining, and her ability to succeed in having her fingers in many pies, so to speak. Catering Services in Durban Her […] More

  • October Col’Cacchio pizzeria celebrity chef goes back to her roots

    Celebrity Chef Series 2014 enters its second month with a throwback to 2010 when super chef and founder of The Food Design Agency in Johannesburg, Jodi-Ann Pearton, first took part in this Col’Cacchio pizzeria gourmet charity challenge. Her 2014 Basil McBeefy pizza is an expression of her #FoodWithaStory culinary roots. She recalls fond memories of […] More

  • A New Lunch Menu for the Cargo Hold at Ushaka Marine World

    Lunch on the high seas at the Cargo Hold, one of Durban’s favourite and most unforgettable restaurants. Chef Warren Frantz has served up a whole new lunch menu with influences from all corners of the world. You can enjoy everything from the exotic flavours of his seafood to one of the most delicious burgers in […] More

  • Christmas Menus for your End of Year Function at Cosmopolitan Restaurant

    While the trendy Urban Park Hotel & Spa offers the ultimate in luxury for business and leisure travelers in a contemporary urban setting, the onsite fine dining Cosmopolitan Restaurant at this luxury hotel adds to the stylish ambience. Cosmopolitan Restaurant is a fusion of contemporary fine dining sophistication, serving all types of cuisine. During the […] More