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Enjoy a seaside soirée at Brunch by The Ocean

Published on November 21, 2025

Whether you're a local or just visiting the Mother City over the festive season, the V&A Radisson Blu's Breakers Brunch is summer must. 

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4 Viral TikTok recipes we’ll never stop making 

Published on October 27, 2025

From whipped coffee to baked feta pasta, these TikTok-famous recipes still dominate our screens and kitchens for good reason.  Dalgona coffee  Ah, the coffee drink that caught our attention in 2020. Dalgona coffee quickly became our favourite beverage, and for good reason. It was like sipping iced coffee from your go-to coffee shop right at […]

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How to compost at home

Published on October 22, 2025

Composting is when you manage the natural breakdown of organic materials — aka your food scraps that go in the bin  – in order to break it down into the soil. Compost replenishes the soil with nutrients, ensuring new plants get food to grow, which in turn will remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Everybody wins!  […]

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How we make MyKitchen magazine

Published on October 10, 2025

https://mykitchen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Making-of-the-mag-V4-1.mp4 Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of MyKitchen magazine? It’s more than just recipes and pretty pictures – it’s a delicious dance of creativity, flavour, and flair. Think sizzling recipes, drool-worthy photoshoots, and layouts that make you want to taste every dish! Come behind the scenes and discover the secret sauce that […]

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Get to know Chef Vusi Ndlovu

Published on September 16, 2025

In Vusi Ndlovu’s kitchen, fire is an ingredient. It’s a living thing, something that needs to breathe. Most of all, it’s something to have fun with. Christi Nortier asked him about his food and fire philosophy. What to do when there are 50 guests seated outside, hungry for a fine dining meal in Franschhoek, but […]

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Women who are making a splash in the liquor industry 

Published on August 18, 2025

Women are making a splash in the South African liquor industry. We raise a glass to these four game changers.  When thinking about alcoholic drinks, which images flood the mind? Which colours takeover? Who fills the space?   For centuries, the Western world has marketed drinks such as beer, wine and tequila as a drink by […]

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The MK team’s favourite restaurants this winter 

Published on August 16, 2025

From hidden gems to hearty classics, these were the MK team’s go-to spots in and around Cape Town this chilly season.   Busisiwe Rooibaard, Social Media Manager  Upper Union, Cape Town  Upper Union was hands down my favourite restaurant this winter. We went just before my birthday, and it felt like the perfect way to kick […]

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3 Restaurants with fireplaces 

Published on July 30, 2025

Chilly days call for crackling fires and mouth-watering food. These restaurants across South Africa are serving up both.  Cape Town  Ëlgr  Winter in Cape Town is rainy season, and there is no better way than having a cosy meal next to a fireplace to warm up your body and soul. Ëlgr, situated in the Mother […]

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The Wildsprout blueprint for conscious success  

Published on July 29, 2025

How two young entrepreneurs turned their passion for healthy eating into Cape Town’s favourite conscious living destination – Wildsprout!  What started as a tiny café on Loop Street has blossomed into something much bigger than Candice Coles, a young entrepreneur, could have imagined. “There were little to no restaurants available that offered genuinely healthy food […]

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Winter flavours uncovered at De Eetkamer 

Published on July 21, 2025

From hearty recipes to seasonal ingredients, Food Editor Lichelle May sat down with chef Marco Cardoso from De Eetkamer to explore everything that shapes their menu this season.  Marco’s professional culinary adventure began more than 10 years ago, when he started out as a waiter at the Chef’s Warehouse group. Polishing cutlery on the service […]

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