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September 16, 2017 – 2:31 am

In this insightful gem, journalist and life coach Wanda Hennig writes wisely, hilariously and sometimes poignantly about sex and food; living for three-and-a-half years at the San Francisco Zen Center; moving solo from one continent to another; meditation; creative mindfulness strategies and more. Cravings: A Zen-inspired memoir about sensual pleasures, freedom from dark places, and living and eating with abandon (Say Yes Press). Edition Two (Mouth Orgasm edition) published August 2017 (ISBN 9780996820523 paperback; ISBN 9780996820523 eBook).

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Spicy sisterhood stirs gourmet halaal in Durbs

March 28, 2023 – 10:05 am
Chilli Chocolate Chefs

Creativity, passion and their Muslim faith inspire chef sisters Zainab and Faatimah Paruk. Their success is flavoured by Durban’s diversity.

Durban Film Festival 2018: all the winners

July 30, 2018 – 10:10 am
DIFF2018 people.

Kenya, South Africa, Romania, South Africa, Palestine headline with winners at 39th Durban International Film Festival where two documentaries automatically …

On the road from Durban: Nambiti and Qambathi escapes

September 18, 2010 – 10:29 pm
Qambathi Mountain Lodge
We would set off from Durban and drive about three hours to Nambiti Plains Private Game Lodge. We would go on game drives, hopefully see the Big Five, and food-wise, there was a vegetarian focus. Next day we would drive to Qambathi Mountain Lodge, which also has game and where the food was reputedly excellent.
Story and photos by Wanda Hennig

“Dave says I’m Thelma and you’re Louise,” my food writer friend Anne tells me when she pulls up in her car to fetch me. Dave is her boyfriend. Thelma and Louise is the road trip movie. We are leaving on a road trip. We’ve done road trips before. For example, a memorable one where we visited cooking schools and foodie joints through Napa and Sonoma and wrote about them…

Silencing the vuvuzela one plug at a time

June 24, 2010 – 11:07 am
Liesl Heath and Heather Hartmann rear

Blow them? Ban them? Love them? Loath them?
On and off the field and across the world the hammering drone of …

Berlin celebrates currywurst. So what about poutine and bunny chow?

February 25, 2010 – 7:28 pm
A designer bunny.

I thought I knew all about Germany food, sausages included. Bratwurst, bockwurst and leberwurst were on my family’s snack …

Oakland and South Africa connect. So what does Cheetah Outreach have to do with it?

November 3, 2009 – 11:58 pm
Vergelegen Wine Estate — a Cape Dutch picture.

Vicki Gutgesell loves animals and she loves to travel. She goes to see wildlife, birdlife and marine life au natural …