Book Reviews: Celebrate Gourmets Or Five For Fooding

Book Reviews: Celebrate Gourmets Or Five For Fooding

  By LISA WITEPSKI & BRUCE DENNILL   The Guilt-Free Gourmet by Jordan & Jessica Bourke Celebrate with Lorna Maseko Food Stories by Lebo and Tebo Ndala Five Give Up The Booze by Bruno Vincent   Having spent a December with a niece and nephew who...

Book Extract: Maye! Maye! – Market Value, Or City Connections

Book Extract: Maye! Maye! – Market Value, Or City Connections

  Maye! Maye!: The History And Heritage Of The Kwa Mai Mai Market by Sipho Sithole lets the reader into the world of migrant workers and how they have used their culture and heritage to reimagine and create a new socio-economic order through the production of...

Film Reviews: Voice Response, Or Dubious Wind

Film Reviews: Voice Response, Or Dubious Wind

  By BRUCE DENNILL   BlacKKKlansman / Directed by Spike Lee / 18LPV Voice From The Stone / Directed by Eric D Howell / 16SV Wind River / Directed by Taylor Sheridan / 18DLSV Armed Response / Directed by John Stockwell / 16HLV In Dubious Battle / Directed by...

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Book Reviews: Celebrate Gourmets Or Five For Fooding

Book Reviews: Celebrate Gourmets Or Five For Fooding

  By LISA WITEPSKI & BRUCE DENNILL   The Guilt-Free Gourmet by Jordan & Jessica Bourke Celebrate with Lorna Maseko Food Stories by Lebo and Tebo Ndala Five Give Up The Booze by Bruno Vincent   Having spent a December with a niece and nephew who...

Book Extract: Maye! Maye! – Market Value, Or City Connections

Book Extract: Maye! Maye! – Market Value, Or City Connections

  Maye! Maye!: The History And Heritage Of The Kwa Mai Mai Market by Sipho Sithole lets the reader into the world of migrant workers and how they have used their culture and heritage to reimagine and create a new socio-economic order through the production of...

Amused Bouche: The Greenhouse, Sandton, Johannesburg

Amused Bouche: The Greenhouse, Sandton, Johannesburg

By BRUCE DENNILL The Greenhouse, Sandton, Johannesburg.   Carte: This is a menu that goes very long on drink options - there are 11 types of tequila alone - which is in keeping with the venue's general dining-meets-nightlife atmosphere (though they're now open...

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Film Review: Avatar – Fire And Ash, Or Thinking Inside The Box

Film Review: Avatar – Fire And Ash, Or Thinking Inside The Box

  By BRUCE DENNILL   Avatar: Fire And Ash / Directed by James Cameron / PGVL   At 197 minutes, it’s clear that one of director James Cameron’s goals in revealing the ongoing Avatar saga (there are apparently two more instalments after this film, which...

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