The performing arts shouldn’t look for audiences in alienating cultural bunkers like the State Theatre. Try outside rather, writes Brent Meersman.
A younger, more vital Alphen boutique hotel emerged after extensive facelift.
South Africa and France are set to share cutting-edge artwork in a bilateral exchange spanning two years.
Funding shortages, political meddling and a lack of interest and understanding from audiences and government have left SA artists out in the cold.
Paella is one of Spain’s great gifts to world cuisine. It is considered a national dish globally, but it is thought of as a regional dish in Spain.
A seductive production from the United States uses a brotherly relationship to highlight race and class themes with universal appeal.
A Cape Town deli boasts recipes fit for a first lady and for the rest of us.
The scandal surrounding SA’s participation in the Venice Biennale sets the scene for some hard questions that need to be asked about the arts.
The creator of the operetta The Flower of Shembe says it offers a chance to enter a space of hope.
Cape Town has another man linked to the Nobel Peace Prize in its midst — coffee shop owner Muhammed Lameen Abdul-Malik.
A festival in Cape Town is using baroque opera to
bring classical music to local communities.
There is no virtue in starving, which is precisely why nouvelle cuisine failed. But Aubergine in Cape Town is thriving despite this culinary approach.
When it comes to new trendy eateries, it is as if Cape Town inner city almost wilfully ignores the economic reality of the times.
Very few people bake their own bread every day, but Cape Town’s Knead does it terribly well for those who don’t.
It’s a pity the quality of the dining experience often doesn’t match the setting.
There is, of course, more to Dutch cookery than the pancakes, vetkoek and melktert they gave us.
Ethiopian restaurants are enriching South African food culture.
Besides unearthing great finds, you can get a visual preview of what is on the menu.
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The Eat Out Awards are a big deal in the restaurant industry — and for good reason.
An epic Italian feast, accompanied by a classic film, recalled a bygone era.
It was not the first time I had entered the camp playground of Beefcakes restaurant in Green Point’s "gay ghetto".
Cooking holiday food is one of the main ways of passing on Jewish tradition.
Madame Zingara takes the concept of dinner theatre to the max
The fact that it is acted by father and son adds extra punch to this drama about science’s
emotional fallout.
An old favourite in Cape Town has been revamped, but remains as cosy and inviting as ever.
Astra in Cape Town offers employment to those with special needs, and also serves up kosher meals.
Chef Luke Dale-Roberts’s new restaurant effortlessly combines traditional and modern culinary approaches.
An extensive overview of Zapiro’s life and work provides insight into his inspiration and the critical role he has played in South African society.
!Khwa ttu, a San culture centre 70km north of Cape Town, houses a restaurant that is well worth a visit.
French is to fine dining what Italian is to opera or Russian is to ballet. <b>Brent Meersman</b> decides to try out French cookery lessons.
Wine bars are fairly new to South Africa and it seems the public hasn’t yet quite understood the concept.
Vredehoek is gaining reputation as a culinary haven for people of all tastes.