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

STATE OF THE ART • (OR JUST A PAIR OF ANGRY MIDDLE-AGED WHITE GUYS?)

DIVE IN TO DE WATERKANT • PRETTY COBBLED STREETS GIVE IT A BIT OF A EUROPEAN FEEL, BUT DON'T BE FOOLED: THIS COOL 'HOOD IS 100% CAPE TOWN. WORDS SUSAN HAYDEN PHOTOS CLAIRE GUNN

LIKE NO OTHER • OUR PICK OF NORM-BREAKING SLEEPING QUARTERS ACROSS THE CAPE

SAVE SPACE FOR THE DESSERT TROLLEY

MEXICAN FORGING NEW FRONTIERS WITH EDGE • FROM FIERCELY AUTHENTIC MEXICAN AT HACIENDA TO THE FINE FLAVOURS AT FYN, SA'S TOP RESTAURANT, KEITH BAIN SURVEYS A FEW FAVOURITES

A KING COMES TO TOWN • IT TOOK CHARLES MORE THAN 70 YEARS TO CLAIM THE BRITISH CROWN; ROME'S LUCIANO MONOSILIO HAS BEEN THE KING OF CARBONARA SINCE HIS 20S. NOW HIS PASTAS ARE BEING SERVED, HANDMADE, IN CAPE TOWN. KEITH BAIN TOOK A BITE

MAKING MAGIC AT MAKER'S LANDING

SHAKEN OR STIRRED • FOR THE COCKTAIL CURIOUS, CAPE TOWN'S MIXOLOGISTS TAKE THEIR CRAFT VERY SERIOUSLY

WINDING UP IN THE WINELANDS • ALAN VALKENBURG PEDALS AND PANTS IN AN ADVENTURESOME DISCOVERY OF THE CITY OF OAKS AND ITS VAST OUTDOORSY SURROUNDS

CHILD'S PLAY • IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE, THEY SAY. IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY, LET THEM PLAY, WE SAY

MORE THAN A PRETTY FACE • BIANCA COLEMAN VISITS THE HEMEL-EN-AARDE VALLEY AND FALLS IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN

A GOLDEN THREAD • MZANSI'S WINE INDUSTRY IS PACKED WITH PIONEERS, AND THE ROBERTSON WINE VALLEY IS NO EXCEPTION. THIS IS CHARDONNAY COUNTRY, WHERE THE CULTIVAR HAS TAKEN ROOT IN THE LIMESTONE SOIL, THANKS TO THE LIGHTNING ROD SPIRIT AT DE WETSHOF ESTATE. LORRAINE KEARNEY DIGS IN THE DIRT

BACK TO THE BEGINNING • LORRAINE KEARNEY HEADS OVER THE HILL AND FAR AWAY, WITH FREQUENT STOPS TO REFUEL, PLAY AND SNOOZE ON THE WAY TO MOSSEL BAY

NORTHERN LIGHT • IN THE VASTNESS OF THE NORTHERN CAPE, MZANSI'S MOST IMAGINATIVE RESTAURANT IS YET ANOTHER REASON TO PUT TSWALUKALAHARION YOUR BUCKET LIST. BY