A veritable tsunami of gins has drenched and quenched the thirsty shores of Durban, as the craft spirit rage has swept and sloshed its way throughout the nation's chilled glasses....
Posted by | April 11, 2017
Remember when the Plant (where the Morning Trade Market is) kicked off Durban's first ever burger festival (see our post about it here) ? It was a wall-to-wall celebration of...
Posted by | April 6, 2017
Words: Robyn Nel Images: Shirley Berko & Robyn Nel I defy you not to let out an “oooh” when the sliding doors open to reveal The Village Table. The outside...
Posted by | March 28, 2017
So, what makes a Scotch whisky a Scotch whisky? Well, in a nutshell it has to be bottled and distilled in Scotland, and has to have spent at least three...
Posted by | August 12, 2016
Umhlanga in Durban is heaving. It's packed, to the marbled and gilted brim, with restaurants. Most of them cater to an ever-expanding tourist and moneyed local trade (there are more...
Posted by | April 13, 2016
Something interesting has been happening in the food scene in KZN. It is a generally accepted and acknowledged fact that often the best restaurants in and around Durban, for instance,...
Posted by | April 8, 2016
Durban's got a few micro breweries and roasteries around, but in November 2015 in the Station Drive precinct, Durban's first craft distillery, Distillery 031, opened its doors. It's helmed by...
Posted by | April 5, 2016
I bet you've heard of the 'Green Fairy'. La Fée Verte. And I'm certain you've heard the stories. Banned in Europe. Banned in the US. Hallucinogenic. You're told you have...
Posted by | March 22, 2016
Over 40 (forty!) restaurants popped up and opened in the course of the last 12 months in Durban alone, with two thirds of them being in the North Durban area....
Posted by | March 17, 2016
Shouldering sidewalks, on the corner of streets, facing onto parking lots, Durban is dotted with little pockets of hidden, chef-owned-and-run restaurant gems. One such corner is between Esther Roberts Road...
