Our favourite gold hippo, Mr. b!, loves to #LiveLarge and is here to remind you that International #ShirazWineDay is being celebrated on 22 July 2021. Now for those of us living in South Africa, there is a pretty good chance that you may have run out of wine (shock! horror!) due to the fourth (or is it the fifth?) alcohol ban.

If that is the case, make sure you save this delicious and hearty Baked Chorizo Gnocchi recipe to enjoy with generous glugs of FAT bastard SHIRAZ once the ban has been lifted, hopefully, sooner rather than later. It’s the perfect winter indulgence!

Following on the huge success of the Support Stellenbosch Restaurant Campaign initiative, which raised just over R1.7 million for restaurants in the Stellenbosch Winelands, the Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourism organization has jump started something similar.

The announcement of the new Covid Alert Level 4 restrictions does not mean you can’t enjoy masterly prepared food from a top tier restaurant. Chef Kerry Kilpin and her team at Tryn Restaurant invite you to enjoy their most popular dishes in the comfort of your own home by ordering from their Steenberg @ Home and Takeaway menus.