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How to pour the perfect scotch: the experts 'straight up' advice

Pouring a scotch is one of those life skills that is both superfluous and essential, writes Wade Bales
Words: Wade Bales
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Fifa fever: World Cup-winning snacks, drinks and chants

Stay on the ball with what to eat, drink and shout while watching your favourite team
Words: Jessica Brodie
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How one book led to the arrest of an infamous serial killer

Blogger Michelle McNamara’s 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' was instrumental in reopening the case of the Golden State Killer and it may have cost the author her life
Words: Michele Magwood
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Drinks quest: On the hunt for the best old-fashioned in Joburg

Having tasted the cocktail from 35,000ft high, Sylvia McKeown is on the search for the perfect – more easily accessible and grounded – Old-Fashioned 
Words: Sylvia McKeown
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Whacky writer gives us the germs of food ideas

Big cheese Harold McGee’s book explores food through science and history
Words: Andrea Burgener
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High-flying winemaker lands on new luxury label

After plying his craft from the States to Stellenbosch, Martin Smith has set out on his own venture Paserene Wines
Words: Wade Bales
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SUNDAY TIMES | Grei(t) expectations for The Saxon’s new fine-dining restaurant

With chef Candice Philip at the helm, Joburg gourmets can look forward to enjoying a wonderfully inventive six-course menu when they dine at Grei
Words: Catherine Black
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Sunday Best: The Brunch Edition – unlike any other eggs and bakey you've tasted

We chatted to &FRIENDS about the next chapter in their stylish events line up
Words: Mila Crewe-Brown
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Anthony Bourdain: A love letter from a kitchen confidant

South African chef Jessica Brodie met the chef's chef while working at the Edinburgh food studio in Scotland. Read her moving tribute
Words: Jessica Brodie
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Make a wickedly good granadilla gin & tonic this Wold Gin Day

Give a classic G&T a fruity twist with this easy cocktail recipe
Words: Hein van Tonder
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New art and music spaces at the Westcliff

Johannesburg hotel provides a venue for culture in the city
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Everyone’s going crazy for gin

Local artisan distilleries are producing gins that are topping the charts, however, it is the producers of Inverroche near Stilbaai who really put us on the map
Words: Gary Cotterell
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Winter heats up at Ellerman House with an unmissable line-up of curated evenings

The Ellerman Sessions are set to deliver a reformed form of luxury through the art of storytelling
Words: Seth Shezi
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Bill Clinton–James Patterson thriller is all guns and girls and, well, it blows

Great reviews are missing along with the president but the book is sure to sell well
Words: Michele Magwood
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Extracting the fantasies from the juicing fad

Juicing has been touted as a magic bullet but the facts show it’s not such a fruitful exercise
Words: Andrea Burgener
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Westcliff Hotel hots up with new restaurant

Flames brings some much-needed cool to the aloof establishment
Words: Jessica Brodie
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12 must-have whiskies you should add to your collection

Our curated collection of blends and malts is an impressive 12-point tour of the flavour spectrum, from the accessible to the aspirational — these are the whiskies you should be putting on your radar
Words: Wade Bales
Voices / Column

All hail the Monkey 47 gin that deserves 100 points

The cult gin that’s taken the world by storm has just washed up on our shores, and despite South Africa having already enjoyed a veritable revolution in the Mother’s Ruin category, here’s why Monkey 47 is bound to stir things up…
Words: Wade Bales
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SUNDAY TIMES | Neill Anthony on the pros & cons of being a jet-setting 'Private Chef'

The South African TV chef reveals the good, the bad and the ugly parts of his job travelling the globe to feed the rich and famous
Words: Jessica Brodie
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SA’s top bartenders will compete in the KWV Brandy Reimagined mixology competition

SPONSORED | The battle to be crowned the ultimate KWV Brandy Futurist takes place on June 12