While the trendy Square Boutique Hotel and Spa offers the ultimate in luxury for business and leisure travellers in a contemporary urban setting, the onsite Cosmopolitan Restaurant at this boutique hotel adds to the stylish ambience. Cosmopolitan Restaurant is a fusion of contemporary dining sophistication and during the festive season, they invite you to host […] More
27 year old Durbanite and Assistant Food and Beverage Manager at The Oyster Box, Steven Saunders recently participated in the Diageo Mixology Competition – one of the biggest competitions of its kind in the world, allowing bartenders from 52 different countries to compete for the title of the World’s Best Bartender. Saunders, a former Hospitality […] More
While Three Cities Docklands Hotel offers the ultimate in luxury for business and leisure travellers, the onsite fine dining Wodka Restaurant adds to the stylish ambience of this luxury hotel and is a fresh, superbly designed and an inviting place, full of energy. Christmas Functions in Durban | Wodka Restaurant Wodka Restaurant is offering three […] More
Durban fashion leader and designer Carol Clark and The Oyster Box, make this a day to remember for secretaries, PA’s and all those unsung heroes who work behind the scenes to keep our corporate world running like clockwork. Relax on The Ocean Terrace veranda, with tea stands served at your table, as you take in […] More
This year’s Pick n Pay Taste of Durban is back at Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World (Suncoast) from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 July. Chefs from a selection of Durban’s top restaurants will be creating special menus of starter-sized dishes, designed to reflect their individual philosophies, whilst showcasing seasonal and regional ingredients. In addition to […] More
The Pick n Pay Taste of Durban is back from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 July at Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World (Suncoast). Chefs from nine of Durban’s top restaurants will create special menus of starter-sized dishes, including their signature dishes, designed to reflect their individual philosophies, whilst showcasing seasonal and premium ingredients. Taste of […] More
Sanele Madlala, head chef at the St James on Venice Boutique Hotel in Morningside has created a notable eco-friendly hydroponic garden at the hotel. Update: Nomhlophe Gogo has recently been appointed as new head chef but the hydroponic garden lives on as designed by Sanele. Hydroponic gardens are essentially gardens that don’t make use of […] More
During the FIFA World Cup, Aurelias Restaurant will be screening all games live on their big-screen TVs. Enjoy elegant Italian dining under the Umhlanga stars and watch your favourite team in this year’s FIFA World Cup. The restaurant offers a varied menu of delicious simple Italian food, such as scrumptious wood fire oven pizzas, home-made […] More
We knew the day would come when they took a break from their fashion blogs. Today an irony of hipsters hijacked a Garagista Craft Beer truck. The skinny-jeaned mob made off with the entire stock of the new Limited Edition Garagista before it even made it to the shelves. And Garagista aren’t happy. They want […] More
On Thursday the 24th April, Bamboo welcomed over 100 of Durban’s top businessmen, journalists and a couple famous faces to the Re-Launch party of their Umhlanga store. The night was a huge success filled with great people, great sushi and lots of great wine. Bamboo Sushi Lounge in Umhlanga Village, recently opened its doors again […] More
With their revamped menu and value-added dishes, Ocean Basket remains the number one seafood restaurant choice. Ocean Basket’s new menu truly is a labour of love. It celebrates everything South Africa’s favourite chain of seafood restaurants are built on – a variety of delicious food, ethically sourced, freshly prepared and as generous in their portions […] More
Juliet Urquhart joins The Oyster Box as the new Sommelier, fresh from a year’s working experience as the Beverage Director and Delmonico Room Manager, at Relais et Chateaux property, Hotel Fauchere Milford in Pennsylvania, USA. Juliet’s educational trajectory includes a BSc. in Microbiology and Biochemistry from the University of Cape Town, a post graduate diploma […] More