Are you aware that you shouldn’t use the same face cream in the summer as in the winter? The reason is not that simple, so we asked Cape Grace Spa Manager, Carryn Todd to explain. A winter face cream is all about exfoliating, polishing, smoothing and anti-aging. It’s the time when you might have peeling [...]
Crayfish (West Coast Rock Lobster) is one of the most desirable seafood in the Cape. This melt-in-the-mouth delicacy was once very cheap in the Cape but is now referred to in the markets as ‘Diamonds and Gold’ or ‘Red Gold’ because its shell glistens a vibrant red when cooked. High export demand means that even [...]
Ask Executive Chef Malika van Reenen what she thinks of when you say summer and seafood in the same sentence and she automatically responds, “braai.” She adds, “there is nothing quicker and easier than seafood on the braai; make sure its fresh, add a squeeze of lemon and fresh herbs and you’re done.” Malika advises [...]
For those cynics who purport that Valentine’s Day is nothing more than commercial hype, they could be right, but it is no modern invention. You could blame Chaucer back in 1382, who connected Valentine (several martyrs of this name around AD 197-269), to the notion of romance. He wrote a poem that talked of ‘Volantynys’ [...]