Naked Swedes and Aquavit
When you grow up in a cold grey place and have to endure six months without sunshine, it is difficult to resist the temptation to ...
Clutches for a Lady
South African flair for the urban market. Martini Mandate brings you these stylish clutches in four beautful colours. Designed b ...
Water and the Meaning of Life – An AfriCanyon Adventure
Cape Town is running out of water. This is good news for wine drinkers. Droughts usually result in an excellent vintage. I’m going ...
The Cape Town Job – questi giorni quando vieni…
Some time last year I started hunting for a little run about to use in Cape Town (read the story here). The chaps at Crossley & ...
Panama Jacks – My Favourite Shit Hole Restaurant
Authentic unfussy food is trending right now. Food critics pan carefully prepared Michelin star garnering dishes in favour of simp ...
Two Cocktails. One Light, One Dark.
My holiday guests fall into two camps. The first lot will say “I’d love a cocktail, but nothing too strong please”. Normally I w ...
The Aleppo Supper Club
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! Many of us struggle to find reasons to be cheerful about the past year. 2017’s head ...
Happy Thanksgiving – with cocktail recipes!
Americans take the day off to celebrate Thanksgiving today. However, the customers of the two aviation information businesses I ch ...
The Posh Burgers of Chelsea
Is this the best burger in London? The meat is organic from grass fed cows, butchered by virgins on a full moon. The farm that s ...
