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It was cold outside but with a toasty fire at my back, I was warm and comfy and felt extraordinarily at peace in this brand new über chic restaurant on the Camps Bay strip. Janine …

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My Monday started off very well with a 30 minute Skype-chat with my daughter and coffee in the sun but then the spirit of Monday got me and, while she was at it, her sisters, …

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This week was very special to me because my first grandson was born to my only daughter and son-in-law (what a lame name for a child so loved by a family) and they live halfway …

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The first time I heard about these salt potatoes, I thought they were simply overly salted but that’s not quite it. They’re really small, newly harvested young white potatoes that have been scrubbed well and …

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I love Ireland and I love Irish food. It’s a breathtakingly beautiful country, home to one of the most hospitable nations I’ve ever come across with food that’s out of this world. The Irish also …

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It’s cold today and all my children are either out of town or overseas which is a good enough reason for me to be a little down in the dumps. On days like this, good …

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I think island life could be quite a hoot if you’re in a position to have all your family with you – the schools are excellent and there are public, private and Montessori schools; the …

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It’s been a difficult couple of weeks, not least of all because my middle son is on his way to Tortola by yacht. Again. It’s the off season in the film industry. Again. And he’s …

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I became a gran for the second time in the early hours of this morning when Simon Frederic made his, fashionably late, appearance. It’s difficult to explain what it feel’s like to be a gran …

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Whenever I make a new food discovery, I gloat for two weeks before sharing it; sometimes more than two weeks but it pretty much depends on the discovery. This drink was mine for month during …