Cape Etc

Cape Etc showcases the ultimate in entertainment and leisure in the Mother City. The magazine features interviews with award-winning chefs and winemakers, road trips that explore the diversity of the Cape, plus advice from locals on where to go for the best food, wine, art, culture, entertainment and more. Aimed at foreign visitors with a high level of disposable income, Cape Etc also has a loyal fan base of Capetonians who like to be in the know.

Cape Etc

GET OUT THERE

INTO THE WILD WE GO

LEST WE FORGET • SALAAM! NOW, PUT ON YOUR WALKING SHOES AND JOIN KEITH BAIN ON A BO-KAAP TREASURE HUNT

LOCAL IS LEKKER • IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE LEARNT FROM THE PANDEMIC, IT'S THAT SUPPORTING LOCAL REALLY IS THE WAY TO GO. CAPE TOWN IS HOME TO SOME SERIOUS TALENT, FROM ARTISTS TO CONSCIOUS DESIGNERS. ROBYN SIMPSON IS SET ON KEEPING THE MOMENTUM GOING

TO THE MOUNTAINS • EVER SINCE GAME OF THRONES POPULARISED THE PHRASE 'WINTER IS COMING,' IT'S BEEN TAKEN TO SIGNAL IMPENDING DOOM. BUT IF 'WINTER IS COMING' MEANS A TRIP TO A MOUNTAIN CABIN, THINGS CAN'T BE THAT BAD, WRITES ALAN VALKENBURG

EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS • CAPE TOWN IS CONSTANTLY BRINGING US NEW PLACES WHERE WE CAN EAT AND DRINK, AND PLAY, AND THE CITY IS BUZZING WITH CULINARY INNOVATION. THIS SEASON, THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE GOES FURTHER AFIELD, TO PAARL, FRANSCHHOEK, STELLENBOSCH AND BEYOND

HIDDEN GEMS TO UNCOVER • DISCOVER A HIDDEN WORLD OF CULINARY CREATIVITY: A HIGHWAY COFFEE SHOP MADE OF HAY, A BACK-ROAD CAFÉ IN THE 'BURBS, AND FINE DINING IN A FACTORY THAT FEELS LIKE HOME

TRENDY, TASTY AND BETTER IN REAL LIFE • FROM A WINDOW IN A WALL TO A TINY BAKERY, TO A CASUAL DROP-IN JOINT WITH TABLES COVERED IN BROWN PAPER, DON'T OVERLOOK THE SMALL PLACES THAT DELIVER A MASSIVE FLAVOUR PUNCH, WHETHER IT'S A BURGER OR A CUPCAKE

A TIME TO SHARE • BREAKING BREAD AROUND A TABLE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS IS A TIME-HONOURED WAY OF CONNECTING, OF SLOWING DOWN AND CATCHING UP. IN KEEPING WITH AGE-OLD TRADITIONS, HEAD TO THESE PLACES, WHERE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PICK OF SEASONAL DELIGHTS. LORRAINE KEARNEY SHARES LOT

GET YOUR GROOVE ON • PLAN YOUR NIGHT ON THE TOWN TO MOVE SEAMLESSLY FROM DINING TO DANCING. BIANCA COLEMAN TOOK MULTIPLE SHOTS IN THE DARK TO FIND THE GROOVIEST GIGS IN TOWN

HIKE FOR IT • THE LENGTHS WE GO TO FEEL ALIVE. WELL, CAPE TOWN HAS THREE DECLARED WILDERNESS AREAS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE, MEANING YOU CAN REALLY GET INTIMATE WITH NATURE WITHOUT TRAVELLING FAR. DAVID HENNING BRAVES FIELDS OF STRAWBERRIES, AGAMA LIZARDS AND SHAKY LEGS FOR THAT HAPPY ENDING

WALK IT OFF • AS THE WINTER SEASON DRAWS NEAR, MURRAY SWART EXPLORES PATHS THAT LEAVE BREATHING ROOM TO SOAK UP THE VIEW, BEFORE THE DAMP WEATHER SETS IN AND LIMITED DAYLIGHT HOURS ARRIVE

TREASURE TIME • THERE'S TREASURE

BOSJES AND BE YOND • KEITH BAIN UNCOVERS THE ARCHITECTURAL SPLENDOUR OF THE STEYN-DESIGNED CHAPEL AT BOSJES, AN 18TH-CENTURY ESTATE WHERE LAVISH NEW ACCOMMODATIONS AND EVER-EVOLVING GARDENS ARE GROUND ZERO FOR AN ALLURING GETAWAY

BREAKING BARRELS • THERE'S A BRAVE BUNCH OF VINES CLUTCHING ONTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINSIDE OF THE VLAKKENBERG PEAK. THEIR FEARLESS LEADER? WINEMAKER MEGAN VAN DER MERWE, WHO IS FORGING A NEW WAY THROUGH AN OLD-FASHIONED INDUSTRY. KATE WALKER DISCOVERS WHAT SHE ENVISIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN WINE BEYOND THE VINES

IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN • SOUTH AFRICA'S OLDEST WINE GROWING REGION IS SPREAD OUT ALONG THE SLOPES OF THE TABLE MOUNTAIN CHAIN, WITH SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST RENOWNED WINE FARMS STRUNG ACROSS THE VALLEY LIKE EMERALDS ON A BLACK RIBBON. LORRAINEKEARNEYWENT GALLIVANTING

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE • A LOT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN CAPE TOWN AND 380KM OF ROAD. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO PUT CITY LIFE ON PAUSE AND TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE. ROBYN SIMPSON SPENT TWO...