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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 12 of Level 3, 26 June 2021.

 

Saturday 26 June 2021, Day 12 of Level 3. 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a long working day, but a fun and food-filled one; for a good Status meeting at Harvest Culture Eaterie, with Dilmah Tea and a slice of carrot cake baked by Chef Marc Redman, served with Vegan meringues filled with cherry gel, a wow; for a quick shopping visit to Hartlief at Garden’s Cente, luckily with no roadworks on the N1 incoming; for getting to Zest Restaurant ahead of a meeting, interviewing owner Chef Pavel for the Home Improver magazine; for meeting Instagrammer Kim Jacobs for a drink and a light bite at Zest, she teaching me some Instagram tricks, Continue reading →

Paris Cape Town brings French Boulangerie and Pâtisserie to Sea Point – generous prices, great variety!

In only two weeks Paris Cape Town has become such a hit that it was sold out of most of its breads when I arrived at the Boulangerie and Pâtisserie on Sunday.  It is truly French, with French owner Laurent, and French baker Thierry, previously of Cassis.

I have been to Paris Cape Town three times, discovering a new treat each time.

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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 86 of Level 1, 26 May 2021

 

Tuesday 25 May 2021, Day 86 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Gratitude for a day which started out with mist after the rain last night, and cleared this afternoon to lovely sunshine; for a busy working day; for a walk to Woolworths, getting some steps, bumping into Thomas and Haakon, the German swallows whom I haven’t seen in ages, catching up on our restaurant adventures; for a lovely dinner with Greg Loyd, whom I had not yet met, the co-owner of Villa Rosa Guest House in Sea Point, dining at Utopia, arriving as the moon moved over the city centre, a day before Full Moon; and for being happy, healthy, and free. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 83 of Level 1, 22 May 2021

 

Saturday 22 May 2021, Day 83 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for another fabulous day, cannot believe my fabulous luck; for a beautiful sunny day with a slight chill; for fetching another Tourist Guiding certificate, finally available after more than a year; for meeting my newest client Harvest Culture in the Tyger Falls Waterfront, owned by Dale Schreuder, father of Chef Matt of Homespun, who connected the two of us, celebrating our collaboration with a delicious lunch, joined by Chef Matt and his partner Elri; for getting home safely after a massive traffic jam on the N1, due to roadworks with only one lane open; for a refreshing Continue reading →