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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 53 of Level 1, 22 April 2021

 

Thursday 22 April 2021, Day 53 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#Grateful for a lovely spontaneous day which just evolved; for a misty start to the day but clearing by midday, cooler at 24C; for preparing for my meeting this afternoon; for a quick power walk before my meeting, gaining a wow 500 Discovery points; for a quick shop at Woolies and a cat treat at Absolute Pets; for a quick shop at Dinkel, fetching my weekly roll order, and for a cold meat shop at Hartlief in the Garden’s Centre; for a good meeting with my client at Utopia Cape Town, enjoying a yummy bowl of ice cream before the meeting; for a tea meet with Charlene Shapiro at Utopia, she giving me good advice; for the surprise pop in of George Sax at Utopia, not having seen each other in a while; for doing a photo shoot at Anatoli for the new website, I standing on a chair to photograph from the top; for the surprise reconnection with restaurant owners Rodney Woodley and his partner Robert, who came for dinner at Anatoli, inviting me to join them for dinner, a lively lovely time, chatting about restaurants in the main; for a further Smarties shop at FreshStop; for my cats being happy to see me again when I got home much later than usual; and for being happy, healthy and free. šŸ™šŸ’™ Continue reading →

New Restaurant openings celebrate Spring in Cape Town & Winelands!

Beerhouse Bottled Beers Whale Cottage PortfolioDespite one of Ā the worst winters ever experienced by the Cape hospitality industry, few restaurants have closed down recently. Ā  A surprise however is the movement of staff between restaurants. This list of restaurant openings and closings isĀ updated continuously,Ā as we receive new information:

Restaurant Openings

* Ā Ā Ā BeerhouseĀ has opened on Long Street, with 16 beers on tap and 99 bottled beers from around the world.

* Ā Ā Ā TheĀ House of MachinesĀ has opened on Shortmarket Street, building motorcycles, offering good Evil Twin coffee, and serving very healthy food.

* Ā Ā Pure GoodĀ has opened downstairs in the Associated Magazines building opposite Parliament, and is owned by Shannon Smuts, the firstĀ MasterChef SA FinalistĀ to have been eliminated.

* Ā  TheĀ Harbour HouseĀ group has openedĀ La ParadaĀ Spanish Tapas restaurant on Continue reading →