To mark International Biodiversity Day (22 May), we take a look at how and why Cape Town’s biodiversity is so special. “Biodiversity is a broad concept that incorporates all the variation that is present in life, from the genetic differences between individuals to the differences between biomes.”(* extracted from Cape Nature ‘Western Cape State of [...]
May isn’t yet the depths of winter in Cape Town, but is the start of the storm season. With hindsight and history for guidance and stories of shipwreck disasters, you’d think there wouldn’t be any more shipwrecks along our coast. But alas, the ocean has other ideas. Here are our Top 5 stormy tales from [...]
Google says winter officially starts on 1st June, so we’re beating the impending chill with a super new Dinner Menu in Signal restaurant. With hand-painted fabrics, twinkling chandeliers and easy home-away-from-home charm, Signal really is the perfect place to watch the season unfold. Executive Chef, Malika van Reenen, has yet again pulled out the stops [...]
Billed as, ‘The tastiest date on the SA culinary calendar!” Good Food & Wine Show Cape Town is on 23-26 May. So which famous foodies are going to be in town? You won’t mistake the craggy face of outspoken Gordon Ramsay, but you might not be quite as familiar with celebrity chefs, Eric Lanlard, Master [...]
