Cape Town has almost exclusively “third wave” coffee, which is the barista art as well as the art of micro-roasting. What makes Cape Town different is that all the main roasters also have coffee shops. So each place has its own character, identity, and coffee. The three big ones in Cape Town are Origin Roasters;…
Month: December 2012
Have Your Cape, and Eat it Too!
Cape Town–all of South Africa, really–is filled with fresh food. You won’t find much in the way of imported produce or processed foods because the country is too far removed from the rest of the world, and too well-endowed with yielding lands to bother messing with what already works. One of the highlights of Cape…
Beyond the Big Five
Leo Oliphant Until just a few months ago, a safari seemed like a dream deferred. It was the thing to do when I turned 60. jackal When we happened upon the inexpensive Emirates flight to South Africa, suddenly a safari seemed immanent–and it was affordable, too. I would soon find out that one does not…
Love and Barley 