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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 26 of Level 4, 23 July 2021
Friday 23 July 2021, Day 26 of Level 4 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a beautiful sunny 14C day but with a cold start and end; for a good night’s sleep; for a good working day, catching up, and...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 27 of Level 4, 24 July 2021
Saturday 24 July 2021, Day 27 of Level 4 Corona Gratitude #grateful for sleeping for 6,5 hours without interruption, my best sleep this week; for having such fabulous clients, one extra-special one...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 28 of Level 4, 25 July 2021.
Sunday 25 July 2021, Day 28 of Level 4 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a beautiful day, peaking at 24C; for a morning treat, after some work, to pick up croissants at Paris Cape Town (very buzzy), an...
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President Ramaphosa lifts alcohol ban, moves SA to Level 3, restaurants...
This evening President Ramaphosa moved our country’s Lockdown to Level 3, after 28 days of Level 4, a tough month for the Restaurant industry. Despite Sit-Down dining being permitted midway through...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 1 of Level 3, 26 July 2021.
Monday 26 July 2021, Day of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for the third beautiful summer day in a row, at 24C, after we had the coldest week in 10 years last week ; for a productive morning,...
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100 million Pfizer vaccines to be produced annually for 55 African countries...
The Western Cape Government and President Ramaphosa have welcomed the announcement by the local Biovac Institute that it is to commence manufacturing the Pfizer-BioNTECH Covid-19 vaccine in Cape Town...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 2 of Level 3, 27 July 2021.
Tuesday 27 July 2021, Day 2 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a good working day, loving the adrenaline and buzz of spending the whole afternoon at Zest Restaurant and newkings boutique...
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Utopia Cape Town launches new Winter Tasting Menu, celebrates serving alcohol...
The Tasting Menu of Utopia Cape Town was launched in November 2020 for the first time, the marketing rationale of offering a five course Tasting Menu at an unbeatable unbelievable R195 beimg to...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal,Day 3 of Level 3, 28 July 2021.
Wednesday 28 July 2021, Day 3 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a busy day, having a lot of writing to do, loving the pressure; for a good sleep; for 2 Discovery Gameboard plays, meaning that...
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Corona Virus : Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 4 of Level 3, 29 July 2021.
Thursday 29 July 2021, Day 4 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #Grateful to Kelly Szabo and Michele Antelme for being my guardian angels when the trolls strike; for good rain today, for most of the day,...
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The Test Kitchen to close down end September, Third Top 10 Restaurant to...
What a shock announcement it was today: The Test Kitchen, South Africa’s best known restaurant internationally, having climbed up (and down) the World’s 50 Best Restaurants ladder over the past 11...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 5 of Level 3, 30 July 2021-
Friday 30 July 2021, Day 5 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a beautiful 19C sunny day and even better weather lying ahead for this weekend ; for an early start to the day, getting all my...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 6 of Level 3, 31 July 2021
Saturday 31 July 2021, Day 6 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for surviving July, not the best month this year ; for a beautiful summery 21c day; for a small but quality turn-out for our Camps...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 7 of Level 3, 1 August 2021
Sunday 1 August 2021, Day 7 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a lovely day, slightly cooler at 17C; for a busy working morning; for a good sleep last night; for an energizing Litter Clean...
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Woman’s Month: Help us to salute the Cape’s Top 10 Women Chefs!
Yesterday was the beginning of Woman’s Month. Last year we saluted the Cape’s Top 10 Restaurant owners. This year we want to salute the Cape’s Top 10 Women Chefs. We have teamed up with award-winning...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 8 of Level 3, 2 August 2021
Monday 2 August 2021, Day 8 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a very abundant day ; for a very busy morning, having a midday deadline to get my admin and client work completed successfully;...
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Restaurant industry badly hit by Level 4 Lockdown in July, but few casualties...
In June I reported how well the restaurant industry was doing, booming since being allowed to serve alcohol again since February, and that two new top restaurants were opening in June: Utopia...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 9 of Level 3, 3 August 2021
Tuesday 3 August 2021, Day 9 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a special day ; for a good nights sleep in my newkings boutique hotel bed; for a spoil breakfast at Zest Restaurant; for an...
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newkings boutique hotel a home away from home, Zest Restaurant crowns the stay!
As the relatively new Communications Consultant for newkings boutique hotel and Zest Restaurant in the hotel, I was invited to spend a night in the hotel on Monday evening, and to enjoy the Zest...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 9 of Level 3, 4 August 2021.
Wednesday 4 August 2021, Day 9 of Level 3 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a night’s sleep, with a far longer deep sleep than normal, waking up to the lovely sound of the waves; for an amazing...
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