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  • Cape Town Fish Market

    The first CTFM opened its doors 20 years ago when restaurateur Douw Krugmann purchased a fresh fish restaurant at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Today CTFM is proud to have branches all across South Africa, including Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Rustenburg and Durban. They also have a branch in Tanzania. It is a unique restaurant built […] More

  • ROSTO spruces up its menu for Spring

    Just as sure as any Italian kitchen makes sure its dishes are the freshest it can offer, so too has ROSTO cleaned up when it comes to its offering… As ROSTO nears its first year anniversary since opening its doors in Linden, the imminence of Spring has brought about the inspiration to change up the […] More

  • If you’re after a good story, here’s a small tail Cheers to all malt men!

    Forget what you know about whisky. This is not about doing the normal. It’s about thinking and doing things differently. It’s Monkey Shoulder. Unbeknown to many, there are several lesser-known animal/body part afflictions that affect people of whisky. For instance, there’s Flounder Toe, a condition suffered after dropping a full cask on your foot, very […] More

  • Delicious Porchetta Specials at ROSTO

    PORCHETTA: Wood-fire roasted deboned pork has arrived at ROSTO! We are excited to let you be the first to know that the new PORCHETTA special is available every Thursday and Sunday night at ROSTO. Popular all over Italy, originating from Rome, Porchetta is one of Italy’s most iconic street foods – usually eaten luke warm or […] More

  • WIN: A Ginger Monkey to Get You Through the Month

    The Ginger Monkey cocktail, specially created for those with a modern, minimalism outlook on life. Making an appearance from the famous Monkey Shoulder Cocktail Book, here’s a mix to showcase the zesty orange and spiced oak notes found in this authentic, award winning whisky. This tall refresher enhances both notes with fiery ginger beer and the […] More

  • August Fudge Special at The Counter

    There’s a Fudge special in town! We all love fudge and the hand-made delights by The Counter are just too good and eating one doesn’t really still that hunger – you always want one more. But fear not, because a special has arrived to save us all. Until the end of August, buy five pieces […] More

  • The Counter’s Rocky Road Bars

    Do you love The Counter? Over the past few years, The Counter has grown immensely and their products can now be found all over Johannesburg at various markets selling their delicious home made sweets. One of their favourite products are their Rocky Road and Meg from The Counter was kind enough to make the video available […] More

  • Breakfast is served at Hyde Park’s Social Kitchen & Bar

    Hyde Park’s favourite restaurant for sharing conversations and hand-crafted food, Social Kitchen & Bar, is adding another meal to its extensive offering, breakfast. Served from 08h00 – 11h00 daily, internationally acclaimed Chef Russell Armstrong, and his team, have created a simple, fresh breakfast menu to get your day off to a ridiculously good start. Enjoy […] More

  • Gin Bar opens at Wolves Cafe every Friday & Saturday

    If you know anything, you’ll know that wolves and gin are all the rage right now.* Which is why the new Wolves Gin Bar makes perfect sense to us. Wolves will be hosting a Gin Bar every Friday and Saturday evening between 5pm and 10pm – serving selected molecular cocktails and ‘some of the most […] More

  • Cape Cola is trending on Thundafund!

    Cape Cola is the idea to make a change by changing the most popular soft drink and turn it into a drink still refreshing but locally sourced, ethically produced and made of natural ingredients. The producer’s vision is to give something back to South Africa’s society working together with social NGOs by donating a percentage […] More

  • 10 Ways to get served quickly at a Bar

    We’ve all experienced the pain of standing at the bar, waiting to be served, and just being passed over for the person next to us and we just can’t understand why. Monkey Shoulder sheds some light on the occasion so to avoid standing in a long queue. It’s good to be patient, but it’s even better to […] More

  • Portuguese Wine & Food Festival at SilvaSale

    Join SilvaSale for an event filled with the most delicious food and the finest selection of wines! With this being a Portuguese Wine & Food festival, the focus is heavily on wines from this European nation being paired with authentic Mediterranean cuisine such as pork on the spit, rabbit, sardines and much more. Wine lovers […] More