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  • Reubens One&Only – Master of the Trade Routes

    To be completely honest, it’s not often that I eat a pie unless it is 3am or I’m incredibly hungover. Especially not a R90 one. But off to Reuben’s I went, to try out their fusion dish for the Waterfront’s “Master of the Trade Route Challenge”. Their task was to create a fusion dish, which […] More

  • Primi Piatti Waterfront Review

    “You will gain 20 to 30 pounds” and “No matter how great…there will come a day when it is just a job” were on a list of 25 things you should know before you become a restaurant critic as seen in the Washingtonian (Thanks Dax for sharing. I will put the link at the end). […] More

  • CinCin Review

    The other day I drove to the ends of the earth. I had to take my Passport with me. I needed a map. Padkos. I put petrol in my car and checked the tyre pressure.  Boy, Canal Walk is far away. I’ve lived I Cape Town for 6 years, but I’m still a Durbanite at […] More

  • Den Anker Review

    Last month, the V&A Waterfront approached us with a pretty awesome proposal. They asked us whether we were keen to join a panel of judges and rate fusion dishes that have been entered into the Master of the Trade Routes Culinary Challenge. After thinking about it for a few seconds, we said Yes! As a […] More

  • The Quarterdeck Review

    Move over Gareth – there’s a new judge in town. What, you never knew? Yup, I’m one of the new Idols judges. I’m lying. What I really am is a judge in the V&A Waterfront “Master of the Trade Route Culinary Challenge” – and it’s quite a mouthful, pun intended.  “Yes, I know you think […] More

  • Supper Lounge Cape Town

    “Kayli, do you want to go to a dinner based on the 10 commandments?” “Hahahahhaha!” “I’m being serious.” “What?” “Dinner. The 10 commandments.” “That’s weird.” “There are 10 courses.” “Yes, I’d love to.” Blood. Theft. Adultery. Dinner. The launch of the Supper Lounge at 6 Spin Street was catered by the young and talented, Johnny […] More

  • Narona Review

    The Flatmate came home from work the other night to find on the couch. “Kayli, what’s wrong?” she asked hesitantly. “Nothing” “Umm… Are you sure?” “Yes” “Ok then” she walked towards her room. “I’m hungry but I feel like home cooked food! There’s nothing in the fridge to cook but I don’t feel like going […] More

  • Beluga Review

    Beluga. Beluuuuuuuga. BeLUga. BELUUUUUGA! Just the name has people either scowling in resentment or drooling with desire. For a city that is so laid back, it’s managed to become one of Cape Town’s more controversial restaurants between the Whale Cottage debacle of 2009 and the Shaun Oakes saga of 2012, among other scandalous tit-bits. The […] More

  • Five Flies Mystery Dinner Launch

    “I did not kill that man,” I announced dramatically, with a flip of my hair and a flick of the wrist, “It was obviously one of you!” I live for drama. And attention. And fun. And dress up. Oh and of course, food. So combine them all and you practically have my heroin. As I […] More

  • Delicious Deliveries Review

    “Men think women dream about meeting the perfect man; but actually, we dream about eating whatever we want and not getting fat.” So true. Oh how I dream of lazing about, Bloody Mary in hand, while food is brought to me as I please. Such a wonderful world it would be. However I already have […] More

  • The Upper Eastside Hotel Organic Garden

    IF ANYONE HAS FOUND MY BALLS, PLEASE LEAVE THEM AT RECEPTION. THANKS. I wrote a funny intro but deleted it. It’s because I didn’t back myself. It was current, funny, it linked perfectly to what I was saying in this review, but couldn’t bring myself to say it. Why? Because I was scared it wasn’t […] More

  • Fraiche Food Cook Book

    A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to the ever popular Fraiche Ayres restaurants in Rosebank, Cape Town, for the launch of Fraiche Food – a cook book written by Pam & Kyle Miller. The restaurant is part of the Starke Ayres Garden Centre and I hadn’t been before, so I was very excited. […] More