A markup of up to 300% on wine is common practice in restaurants, but for the average diner it can feel like a ripoff. We spoke with some restaurant owners to better understand the logic behind high wine prices. Glancing at a wine list in an upmarket restaurant can be a stressful experience. The listings…
Thought Catalog hoppers have been searching for weeks for the classic condiment, and breakfasts up and down the country are just not the same anymore. HP Sauce, with its signature square bottle and blue label is a breakfast essential for many South Africans. The label depicts the Houses of Parliament, from where the sauce gets…
Despite thinking about, living for and otherwise being consumed by all things food, Katy Rose, thought it would be interesting to give this vegan thing a go. Here’s her diary, documenting all the ups and downs. Spoiler alert: no one dies. one night, I was thinking about food. This was not particularly unusual as almost…
I started a new Instagram account, and can you guess what it’s about? The account is the story of my garden, which is here in Cape Town where we’re having a really hard time with a two year long drought. Our city is jammed between a booming population, growing industries and the lowest rainfall in…
Tea and Donuts Throughout the anglicised world, tea time is a sacred time. Tea and cake. Tea and Biscuits. Elevenses. It is not a meal time to be messed with, infringed upon or tarted up. That is until David’s Tea and Cartems Donuts of Vancouver showed up at this 11 o’clock rodeo. I found David’s…
One of the many joys of traveling to foreign countries is the confusing and disorienting process of learning the ropes of a new culture and language. (Not one of the joys of foreign countries are taxi drivers, but that’s another story.) Amman is a vibrant, interactive, exhilarating city and yes, fairly modern and liberal when…
