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Recipes

Heritage Day recipe

Amarula-mousse tart with gooseberry coulis

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Fashion

Kluk CGDT, inspired by Givenchy

South African fashion design duo Kluk CGDT returns to their home catwalk in Cape Town

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Weddings

A Sparkling Piece of the City

You’ll be able to say “I do” know all about diamonds after visiting this Jewel in the Bo-Kaap

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Music

Woodstock Academy of Music in Cape Town

An inspiring new school for aspiring melody makers 

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Arts & Culture

I Love My Laundry

The dirt on Cape Town’s first and only destination laundromat

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Music

Talking techno with DJ and producer Floyd Lavine

Breaking down the South African electronic music scene

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Recipes

Lemon Meringue Recipe

When life gives you lemons, make lemon meringue pie!

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Shopping

DV Artisan Chocolate - new world chocolate makers

The De Villiers make micro-batches of chocolate from bean to bar

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Shopping

Huguenot Fine Chocolates

Traditional Belgian chocolates with South African flavour

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Shopping

Red Espresso

... talking about the essence of rooibos tea and a Capetonian success story

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Fashion

Paul Smith Shop in Cape Town

Lauded British fashion label launches a vibrant new clothing store on Bree Street

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Lifestyle

The Community Exchange System in Cape Town

We talked shop with the organisers of the city’s only living, breathing trade economy

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Arts & Culture

On the bench

Rock Girl benches are taking our spaces back

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Weddings

Get married, but do things different

The tie-the-knot experts from Wedding Concepts share ideas to help you think out of the box for your big day

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Weddings

'How else am I gonna meet someone?'...Kingdom of Hearts is Working on it

Kate Shuttleworth on being catapulted to success in just four months

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Weddings

'Can I afford a wedding planner?'

You might just be surprised what good value a wedding planner adds, says Cape Town’s Pam Gray

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Weddings

Wedding dress shops and tuxedo suppliers in Cape Town

Where to buy wedding dresses and groomswear

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Arts & Culture

TEDxCapeTown - A powerful event

Ideas worth spreading, proudly South African

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Shopping

Top markets in Cape Town's City Bowl

A selection of the best markets in Cape Town's City Bowl

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Shopping

Atlas Trading Company makes Cape Town even spicier

Visitors to Bo-Kaap shouldn’t miss this Indian spice shop

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