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We're all about the fine-dining and drinking high life this week with top stories focusing on food, wine and pampering.

Eugene Yiga interviews Chef Scot Kirton of Foxcroft, Leigh Andrews samples Catherina's new lunch time menu, while I indulge in a treatment at the Lume salon and give you three reasons to explore the Robertson Wine Valley.

We got tickets to give away to Sexpo, the SA Eco Film Festival and next Sunday's Kirstenbosch Concert featuring Just Jinger! Better get entering.

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Behind the Kirton at Foxcroft Restaurant
Behind the Kirton at Foxcroft Restaurant
[Eugene Yiga] For some people, careers are a conscious choice. For Scot Kirton, the award-winning chef behind La Colombe and Foxcroft, the love for what he does made it hard to consider anything else, writes Eugene Yiga... read
Three reasons to discover the Robertson Wine Valley
Three reasons to discover the Robertson Wine Valley

Ruth Cooper

I recently attended the Hands on Harvest festival in Robertson. Taking place over a weekend every year, the festival aims to promote the winemakers and farms of the area with multiple events, hands on activities and, of course, wine tastings. Read

Treat yo'self at new Lume salon
Treat yo'self at new Lume salon

Ruth Cooper

Forget your usual quiet, white space with pan-pipe music and zen gardens, the new Lume Beauty Atelier in De Waterkant, Cape Town is pure glam bling. That's not to say it lacks the peaceful sanctuary vibe. It offers this, just in a highly polished, gold-glittering, glamorous way. Read

The new light lunch options at Steenberg Estate's Catharina's.
Pocket-friendly midday meals at Catharina's at Steenberg

Leigh Andrews

On a windy Cape March Thursday afternoon we chose to seat ourselves outside at a table for two instead of the sheltered inside, lifting the hefty wooden chairs in the hopes of finally spotting the owl family said to flit around the oak trees at Catharina's at Steenberg… Read

Theatre
Savanna Comics' Choice Awards announces 2017 theme
Savanna Comics' Choice Awards announces 2017 theme
The seventh annual South African Savanna Comics' Choice Awards has announced its theme for 2017: The Freedom of Funny. read
2017 Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival lineup showcases 56 productions
2017 Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival lineup showcases 56 productions
From 18 to 25 March, The 2017 Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival will offer a diverse programme with a record number of 56 productions... read
Movies
Jackie – a commanding and introspective journey
Jackie – a commanding and introspective journey

Daniel Dercksen

Films allow us the unique opportunity to share the intimate mindscape of iconic legends, and with Jackie, screenwriter and journalist Noah Oppenheim, probes the most private thoughts of Jacqueline Kennedy, one of the most famed, admired and envied figures in the world. read
Revenge is bittersweet in Nocturnal Animals
Revenge is bittersweet in Nocturnal Animals

Daniel Dercksen

Writer-director Tom Ford spins his magic in the provocative mindbender Nocturnal Animals, a captivating narrative of a story-within-a story where two different worlds and disparate lives collide head-on, where nothing seems to be what it is, and everything becomes twisted. read
Music
#MusicExchange: Brandon October
#MusicExchange: Brandon October

Martin Myers

While some singers have blasted onto the music scene and then faded as quickly as they arrived, others become part of our very existence. Brandon October, who has been around for 15 years, still remains musically and artistically relevant. read
Events
Sexpo 2017
Make sex great again

Mike Sharman

Sex: whether it's taboo, whispered about behind closed doors, joked about or discussed in the doctor's office, it's an integral part of being human... read

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Food & Wine
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#FoodTrends: explore the world of herbs

Janine Fourie

Everyone needs to save water – from landscapers to food manufacturers, restaurant dishwashers to prep kitchens as well as Jane Citizen in her apartment. Starting a herb and veggie garden is one way of saving pennies and water... read
Fans to star in Food Network's new commission Siba's Table: Sibalicious!
Fans to star in Food Network's new commission Siba's Table: Sibalicious!

Issued by Mortimer Harvey

Food Network has launched the #MakeItSibalicious social media campaign, inviting fans to submit recipes to appear in Siba's 2018 series on Food Network... read
Travel
Five safari destinations for first-time travellers
Five safari destinations for first-time travellers

Jarred Manasse

Safaris promise unique cultural encounters, captivating wildlife adventure, and spectacular scenery. Here are five of the best safari destinations for first-time travellers: read
Wellness
How to select the best mattress for back pain
How to select the best mattress for back pain

Issued by Docs.Zone

If you are having back pain, sleeping on the wrong mattress will worsen the pain. If your mattress does not give you enough support you will sleep with the wrong posture... read
Business
Why everyone is afraid of Amazon
Why everyone is afraid of Amazon

Sue Morris

How do we survive in an Amazon landscape? With the inevitable adoption of e-commerce across the globe, Amazon has had a staggering impact... read
Multimedia
Lost&Found - The End Of The Bar
Lost&Found - The End Of The Bar
Lost&Found releases new video for track ‘The End Of The Bar' featuring top SA guitarist Jedd Kossew. The single is the first track from Lost&Found's forthcoming EP, also entitled ‘The End Of The Bar'. - View/Rate
POLITIK - Rage On
POLITIK - Rage On
POLITIK release the music video for ‘Rage On', the second single from their upcoming full length album. - View/Rate
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