CT diary #5: cocoa wah wah

I was first introduced to the Cocoa Wah Wah Brownie in 2008. It's almost as big as your head, and has large chunks of melted chocolate inside it. This year the Brownie & I were reunited again by Jov & Matt (thanks guys:). If you live in Cape Town, go check this place out.. it's rad.

 jov & matt

 as big as your head! but not really.. {photo by matt}

 julie chowing down. {photo by matt}

 fun wall menu

go orange.

to see more pics or for more info go to:

http://www.cocoa.co.za/wah-gallery.html

CT diary #4: kalk bay

My fourth day in Cape Town - Kalk Bay. Enough said.

olympia cafe (below: organic ice-tea)

kalk bay books

i bought onesmallseed here since it features some people i know

congrats to kevin goss-ross & xavier vahed for the inside cover photo:)

i love the stamp idea.

a seal..

showing off..

 and staring at the strange lady with the camera.

CT diary #3: blue marlin

On my second day I was truly spoilt by Andrei and Daleen, who took me to their favourite Sushi bar - BLUE MARLIN in Lower Main Road, Obs. They treated me to anything on the menu - there's a R99 all-you-can-eat special.. okay so I chickened out of that, but I ate a LOT of great sushi for a LOT less cash than almost anywhere else in the country. For those non-sushi fans, they also sell Chinese, which is included in the all-you-can-eat special. It was such a great experience that I told all my other CT friends about it - and ended up going back on my last night as well ;)

 tempura prawns. yesplease.

 salmon & cream cheese california rolls

 andrei & daleen

 daleen & i

 dee with her coffee // megs & i on my last night in CT

 it's kitsch, it's bright, it has fairylights.

 we didn't enter through the door like normal people..

 our waitress:)

aah, the menu shot.

CT diary #2: muizenberg beach

After the Kenilworth market (see previous post) we took a slow drive to Muizenberg for a late afternoon walk along the beach. Apparently this was the first good weather Cape Town had seen in a while, so as you can imagine, the beach was packed with people. The sand was light cream and the sea was a dark turquoise, there were whales jumping out of the water slightly offshore.. and there were happy children everywhere, splashing around while their parents soaked up the last few rays of sunlight. Not bad for my first day.

 the much photographed muizenberg beach huts (google it;)

liz & meg

CT diary #1: jenna-lea bakes

I love Cape Town. I try to visit at least once a year, to catch up with friends and to soak up the awesomeness that is CT. So I bought a Kulula sale ticket (great airline, by the way) and flew to Cape Town for ten days this month. My fantastic mates willingly drove me all over the place - from Sushi places to Signal Hill to Stellenbosch markets. I also met a lot of new people - some are involved in businesses that I'm keen to promote. Of course I was armed with my camera the entire trip.. so for the next two weeks I'll be posting photos galore.. I hope you enjoy them. :)

{ JENNA-LEA BAKES }

I landed on a Saturday afternoon - a friend fetched me from the airport & we rushed straight to Kenilworth to surprise Jenna-lea, who was selling her delicious food at a market day.

this is jenna-lea

 espresso streusel cake

she's a lover of all things vintage.. like me.

pretty business cards

 3 cheese muffin

served with salsa & butter

the selection of goods for sale.. most of which had been devoured by the time we arrived

fennel & lemon cookies

tea & biscuits. a cultured beginning to my holiday.

check out jenna-lea's blog

http://jennaleabakes.wordpress.com