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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 32 of Level 1, 22 October 2020.

 

Thursday 22 October 2020, Day 32 of Level 1, Day 210 of Lockdown. đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a late sleep-in, after getting to sleep at 2h00 this morning, having to Instagram last night’s Homespun dinner; for a more peaceful day at the apartment block, despite some drilling and hammering to repair our electric fence; for a day of interviews about restaurants; for a long walk to Clifton, appropriately rewarded by Discovery, with 200 points, bumping into my nephew Nick Solomon and his fiancĂ© Lauren on the way; for a lovely warm 23 C day; for finding Minsky in a downstairs room, locked in by mistake, an hour of panic when I couldn’t find her đŸ˜»; and for being happy and healthy 🙏😊. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 17 of Level 3, 17 June 2020.

 

Wednesday 17 June 2020, Day 17 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4. đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for another beautiful day, in the mid-20C, sunny, warm, and a joy to be outside; for a walk in Camps Bay, popping in at Absolute Pets to say hello to Bubeka and sharing the Minsky cat escapades đŸ± with her, and buying a replacement alarm battery from Camps Bay Hardware, Jared always offering extra special service and resident prices; for a long Vit D dose on the terrace; for bumping into Linda Ransome and #eyecandy on my walk; for a second walk to Bakoven later this afternoon; for the nice photos which Danish Marlena sent me today, edited versions of those she took yesterday; for a Gameboard play on Discovery Vitality today; for darling Minsky coming back inside when I let her out this afternoon without giving me another heart attack as she did last night đŸ±; and for feeling happy and healthy. 🙏💙

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‘Dark Kitchen’ Restaurant trend grows, enhanced by Corona Lockdown, operating in Cape Town too!

 

I first heard about ‘Dark Kitchens’ when I met Ian Halfon, CEO of Slick Restaurant Group, last week, his company having opened Cape Town’s newest Dark Kitchen on New Church Street in the City centre. Also known as ‘virtual kitchens’, ‘ghost kitchens’, or ‘cloud kitchens’, Dark Kitchens are independent operations creating food for a multitude of brands, such as the Slick Restaurant Group is doing, having opened its operation with five restaurant brands initially, and more planned, all food prepared from one Central kitchen, with obvious cost benefits. Food is ordered online, for delivery to the customer.  Continue reading →