Traditional Egyptian Middle Eastern Cuisine dishes include delicious Mixed Dolma, Moussaka, Pita Breads, Tahini and Falafel. Thank you to Viking Ra for providing exquisite meals while on a recent cruise in Cairo!
Tag: Coffee
What’s Better For Creativity: Alcohol vs. Coffee
I read somewhere that creativity is our ability to think of something original from connections made between pre-existing ideas in our brain. These connections are controlled by chemicals called neurotransmitters. One of these neurotransmitters is adenosine, which alerts your brain when you’re running out of energy. When this happens, it reacts by slowing down the connections made…
Inspired By: Victor Matom
Reading this month’s issue of The Coffee Mag, I was inspired by the story of Soweto-born photographer Victor Matom. He was featured because he uses coffee to process film. Here is an excerpt from the article written by Jazz Kushke:
Prices in New York
People have been asking me how expensive it is here in New York. I’ve taken the liberty to snap shots around the shopping isles in supermarkets and general stores here, to show you the prices we are talking! For my South African readers, the exchange rate right now is that R10 will get you 1…
Simon’s In Constantia
I like eating food at nice places with good service, a great wine list and a cosy atmosphere. I recently went to a restaurant here in Cape Town called “Simon’s”. It’s situated at a beautiful wine farm called “Groot Constantia” and during the day, the views of the vineyards are heavenly. My mom and I ordered…
Vovo Telo Coffee Shop at the V&A Waterfront Gets Filmed By Us!
It’s so awesome my work behind the camera takes me all over. One place we filmed that really stands out is this cool coffee shop at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront. I love that it’s right by the harbour. Watch the video we did to get a glimpse into our beautiful waterfront here in Cape Town!
Orange Muffins Are What’s Up!
I have been going crazy for orange anything lately. Papaya, spiced orange hot chocolate, orange muffins, orange cakes! If it has anything to do with orange, chances are I’ll be eating it. Why this sudden obsession? I have no idea. So what I decided to do was get to the recipe books and find the perfect…
Ordering Coffee for Dummies
A friend’s breakfast the other morning made me realise that the average person isn’t so aware of what, exactly, all the different types of coffee on a menu actually mean. What is a “Flat White”? What is an “Americano”? A “Mocha”? We all enjoyed the famous South African Wimpy advert with the tagline; “I love it when you…
Leon Schuster’s Back
Drinking my morning Nescafe, I do the rounds of reading about the latest updates in the SA Film industry. As I click through many articles; two words jump out at me again and again. Leon Schuster. It seems he’s come out with a new film. We all know his most popular movies (Panic Mechanic, Mr Bones, Oh…